[return to the red]

If that was the best the Oilers could muster it is going to be a long year for them. Shoddy goaltending and a couple poor calls at crucial times sank the Flames. Even when they were down 6-3 with 5 minutes left I still couldn't turn it off because the way the Greasers were playing still made me think it could be done.

Best part of the night was when Mclean suggested McDavid was the best player in the world and Friedman looked right at him and told him it was a little early to make that proclamation.

I wonder how the extended pregame love-in played on Elliott