Did anyone else read that article by Terry Jones after the Pens loss? There's certainly a weird vibe to Edmonton media. It's like they're nervously typing as if Oilers management is reading and will punish them if they don't pump the fans up during tough stretches. What a crazy article, as he waxes poetic about old performances and hockey in general.
http://www.edmontonsun.com/2017/03/1...ainst-penguins
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After Friday night’s greatest hockey game in Edmonton since June 17 2006, going to Rogers Place Saturday morning prior to Sunday’s game against the Montreal Canadiens seemed like going to practice between playoff games.
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Friday night’s 3-2 shootout loss to the Stanley Cup champion Pittsburgh Penguins was definitely the greatest game, yet, played in the new arena and quite possibly was the best game played this entire season in the NHL.
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Your correspondent went to practice Saturday to take the temperature of the team to see if a theory I developed overnight might be accurate.
First of all, in terms of proceeding to the playoffs, I saw that as a win, not a loss.
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Yes the Oilers lost in the shootout. But there are no shootouts in the playoffs. And if they kept playing that game, the way Edmonton grew into it, the Oilers almost certainly would have won it.
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