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Originally Posted by 4oh3
TSN Edmonton journal CBC: the oilers have really turned it around they are looking really good closin the season on a huge 1 game win streak they're gonna be a dangerous team next year
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remember it was only 15 months ago, after they had their good run to end the previous season
and all their young guns got to play together in the AHL that sports illustraded had them 3rd in the league power rankings to start the season
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Check with me in a month or two, but it says here that they will get off to a great start -- which really ups the odds of getting into the playoffs. Why the reason for Oil optimism? Because Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle and newcomer D-man Justin Schultz all played regularly during the lockout in the AHL and will be that much further along than the players who were limited to informal skates or shinny matches for charity. Eberle had 51 points in 34 games for Oklahoma City, while Schultz had 48 in 34. Granted, big questions remain in goal and defense, but what an offense this should be.