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The Edmonton Oilers are on a two-game winning streak, but they aren't satisfied with how their forward lines have been deployed.
On Tuesday, goaltender Stuart Skinner was the star performer for the Oilers by making all 30 saves to pick up his eighth career shutout, which included nine on the penalty kill that went 3-for-3 to keep the Rangers off the scoreboard for the third straight time on home ice.
I hope Canadian readers enjoyed their Thanksgiving weekend. Fans were more relaxed after Saturday night than they were after Wednesday night. During the game, however, there was a sense that maybe the Edmonton Oilers would be robbed of a win for the second straight time.
The Edmonton Oilers are three games into the new season, and nobody quite knows what to make of the goaltending so far.
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Three games into the season and already Edmonton Oilers fans have freaked out about an opening night loss to Calgary, goaltending, the schedule, line combinations, injuries, roster spots and whether McDavid and Draisaitl should be playing together or apart.
Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch is overseeing a pivotal moment in the franchise’s transition from an older team to a more normalized group with the aged sprinkled into the roster in specific roles.
The Oilers are shaking up their postgame traditions this season, and they're taking inspiration from blue-collar workers in the city.