Last game of the season for our Oilers. Out are Hemsky (knee) and Brodziak (finger) and in is Sanderson, who will at least be playing his last game as an Oiler and possibly his last game ever.
Oilers play the Canucks and they have a good chance to play spoiler tonight. Canuckleheads are one point behind Nashville so a loss to the Oilers could seriously hurt their playoff chances. And I’m on board for that!!!
Anyways, even though the Oilers are out of the playoffs, I couldn’t be any prouder of them. They battled to get into the race and that was nice to see. They played Oilers hockey finally: grit, speed and skill. It was nice to see that again. It had been awhile.
Oilers win tonight with Roli stealing the show (is this his last game as an Oiler as well?)!!!
UPDATE: Wait one minute folks, there is something more to tonight’s game (if my calculations are correct. Preds win tonight and need one more win to this scenario to work, I think). Calgary is minutes away from losing to the Wild, which would keep them at 92 pts. Let’s say Vancouver wins tonight and then beat the Lames on Saturday (in regulation), they would be tied at 92 pts. BUT….Vancouver would have one more win. Who would you rather miss the playoffs??? Calgary or Vancouver? That’s an easy answer for me.
I hope our boys play hard tonight but if they happen to lose, I sure won’t be too sad about it. The chance to take the Lames out of the playoffs would be soooooooo awesome!!!!
GOILERS!!
It’s too bad the Oil didn’t get to play St. Louis and Columbus 25 times this season like the Preds, they probably would have been in if that was the case.
Regardless, great end to the season. Nice to see a strong finish.
No kidding. It’s just like Washington. Sure they had a nice run but they played Atlanta, Florida and crap teams down the stretch. If Edmonton had been in any other division, they’d be in the playoffs. They really need to realign the teams. Edmonton has the toughest division!
I can’t remember a time when I was this hopeful for the next season! It’s going to be great!