If it were any other team than the Oilers, I would be almost glad this he isn't behind the bench yet - a chance to see which players want to make a statement all on their own.
But it IS the Oilers. And it's Saturday night. And two weeks ago tonight they beat us 7-1. And these points are HUGE in the standings: we can be tied with them tomorrow night, or we can be 6 back after tonight.
It is the most important game of the year so far BY A MIL, and if Darryl could be there on the bench, glaring down at the boys, it would be the closest thing to an automatic win that we could hope for.
Hopefully the boys can accomplish that on their own.
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