Are the Edmonton Oilers For Real?

October 9th, 2010 by Kyle W. Brown Leave a reply »
Alright, so the Edmonton Oilers are only one game into the season. Butttt, did they ever look good in that first game.

Now I don't agree with the CBC analysts saying that there could be an Edmonton-Toronto Stanley Cup (before you comment, yes I know they were joking!), but these Oilers could make a lot of noise this season and help bring back some of that old Edmonton tradition.


First off, Taylor Hall looked very, very confident. One of the toughest things for rookies to do is feel comfortable stepping up in the NHL, but on a team as young as Edmonton, Hall fit right in during the game, starting plays and making some brave moves.

But, it was Jordan Eberle who really brought the crowd into the game, scoring a goal that will surely be on the season highlight reel when June rolls around.

Ales Hemsky and Sam Gagner concerned the Flames defense as solid scoring threats, while the older, grittier Oilers set the tone with big hits.

Between the pipes Nikolai Khabibulin looked like the Bhulin Wall of old, recording his first shutout of the season while making 37 stops.

Though the Oilers looked to fall asleep in the second period when they a ...

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