Tag: Edmonton Oilers
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NHL Playoffs: First Round Predictions
Image Credit: (Perry Nelson /USA Today Sports) The NHL Playoffs are almost here and my goodness it came quick. You know what they say, there is nothing like playoff hockey. The competitive edge, the stakes, and the level of skill couldn’t be higher. So does your favorite team have what it takes? My fellow writer…
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Goal Tending Crisis: A look at goalie struggles amongst playoff teams ahead of the trade deadline
The Florida Panthers started the year red hot. Despite having no history of franchise success and a first-round exit last year, the Panthers became many people’s pick to make it out of the East and win the cup. They were my pick to meet Colorado in the Stanley cup finals. The Panthers had only one…
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What’s Wrong with the Edmonton Oilers?
Last year in the first round of the Scotia Bank North Division Playoffs, the Edmonton Oilers were slated to play against the Winnipeg Jets. Everyone and I mean almost every hockey pundit, picked the Oilers to advance, and why shouldn’t they? The Oilers have two of the top ten players in the league in Leon…