Speed and size difference between the 2 teams is seriously unbelievable. Not only are the Oilers much bigger, but 90% of their lineup is faster as well. They skated the puck with ease into our zone and we couldn't do the same nor could we manufacture a decent scoring chance. They outskated us, were stronger on the puck, back checked better and contested every shot and every rush we had.
As good of a job as Treliving has done, certain players on this team aren't quick enough to play or think the game at that pace. We need to inject speed into the line up with the likes of Jankowski. Guys like Stajan, Brouwer, Versteeg and even Monahan and Tkachuk struggled to keep up and make plays. Treliving really needs to put an emphasis on speed or we'll never beat the Oilers at this rate.
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