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 CrusaderPi
Messages: 8140
Registered: December 2003
Location: Downtown Edmonton
6 Cups
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Last month the Oilers were gifted by Gary the softest 2 week schedule in NHL history and, to their credit, they made a lot of hay while the sun was shining going 12-1-5 between the LA loss and the 2nd CBJ loss. That streak included very good wins against VGK, Seattle, TB, and Pitt. There was some concern that the Feb / March schedule would not be as kind. The good news is the Oilers are mostly doing alright.
Following the baffling second loss to CBJ they lost but played well against the Bruins, beat the snot out of Toronto, played one good game and split against the Jets, and played well and won against the Buffalo Tages. 3-3 is alright considering 2 of those losses are … goalie related.
Over the next two weeks I suspect we'll learn a lot about the post-deadline Oilers and if they're a contender. Their next five games are against 4 playoff teams (Boston, Toronto, Dallas, and Seattle) and the fringe Senators, who are playing well right now.
After the game next Saturday against the playoff bound Kraken (which feels weird) the Oilers enter the butter soft southwest only portion of the season where nothing of value will be learned as 9 of 13 games will be against California or Arizona based teams. Plus 2 against VGK, 1 Colorado, and a bonus Dallas game.
The next two weeks should be very interesting.
Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.
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