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Originally Posted by KootenayFlamesFan
The Oilers can be better.
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Honestly, I'm not sure they can. They scored 6 goals in game 1 with McDoofus and Draisaitl contributing to pretty much every single one. Normally that would end up as an Oiler victory. But their D zone play and goaltending is just so atrocious, they still ended up losing. I'm just not sure they have the horses to compete with a team like the Flames who can roll 4 lines and smother you with their forecheck.
There's no doubt that the Oilers are gonna throw everything they have at us in the 1st period tonight, which obviously means they'll be double-shifting McDrai right off the hop, since that's really all they have. Flames can either sit back and try and weather the storm, or they can do what they did in game 1 and dictate the pace themselves right from puck drop.
The 1st period will be absolutely crucial tonight. If the Flames can get on them early again and make Smith's life miserable, I think we'll end up heading to Dumpsterville with a 2-0 series lead.