The way most teams figured out on how they can beat the Oilers is through hard, aggressive physical play. Just make life miserable for them. If Ference tries to change momentum at that point, you beat him down then. Won't look so bad when McDermid grabs him by the scruff of the neck if it comes to that.
Just make life miserable for their top 6 - you send the message, and you get a win. Really hope McGrattan plays - not so much because he will tune anyone on the team, but I love the times he just starts skating hard and lines guys up with crushing checks against the boards. They are all clean (which is part of the reason I love them - not late, not dirty, and not intent to injure type of plays, but just really hard), but I swear you can see the panic in their faces when they see him coming.
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