It's amazing how bad the Oilers have been. The Canucks are up 2-1 and I think you could make a good case that they've outplayed the Oilers in 6 of the 9 periods so far this series despite the following:
-having to play their 3rd string goalie
-their soon to be highest paid player in Pettersson being basically MIA
-a near $5M forward in Mikheyev being completely invisible
-Hughes playing well below his capabilities
-Cole playing like the Oilers bribed him
Sure Skinner has been bad, but their defense has been just as awful. And their 5-on-5 offense has been basically non-existent since midway through game 1.
Given the Canucks' issues, there's still a decent chance the Oilers can win the series. But for a supposed "cup contender" to be struggling so much given the context is frankly embarrassing.
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