The Oilers feel like they are closing in on the form they've been searching for all year.
The last eight games might have even saved their season. Sometimes, lessons come hard if you are deaf to them.” When we give the other team easy layups, that’s where we fall behind. “This homestand got us back to what our identity is and being a hard team to play at home. This group in here has paid the price for thinking that way in the past.” Article content
There is an old saying, “if you are not learning, you are losing.”
But the AHL is (or, at least, should be) a development league. But not backing off the line in a situation like that is not a physical mistake. Perhaps better known for his pre- and post-game work, Reid’s radio magazine Inside Sports drew an audience of 28,854 in his M-F 6pm-8pm time slot. While most of my focus is on the Oilers, I do try to look in on the Bakersfield Condors regularly. I do not know how many caught the host radio broadcast from Friday’s game, but Evander Kane joined Cam Moon and Bob Stauffer for a period in the guest color-commentator chair. And I omit many other Oilers players and spouses who also put real and caring effort into making the Edmonton even better. Here is a name, even though the fact he is in the same division is problematic: Luke Schenn. He is 8th in games (747), 10th in points (561), 8th in goals (210), 9th in assists (351) and 6th in shots (1,777). But The Nuge is quietly becoming one of the franchise’s all-time greats. The Jesse Puljujarvi interview will not make it easier for Ken Holland to find the Finn a new address. It will be interesting to see what Hamblin can do beyond the 6-game mark. Article content