Props to Gilbert for scoring his 1st NHL goal tonight, with 20 seconds left in the game to force overtime, earning the Oilers 1 pt. Meanwhile, the Senators continued to up their win streak to 4 games by winning in the shoot-out while the Oilers continued to flirt with disaster by earning 1 loser pt. to bring the brutal road-trip record to 0-2-0-2. Yes, a mere 2 pts. so far; 4 games into the 7 game road trip. AWESOME JOB BOYS.
In other news, the holder of the 8th and final playoff spot Minnesota Wild won tonight. (Memo to the Oilers: the media may talk about there being more teams in the playoffs eventually, but as of this season nothing has changed; it's still just talk; 10th place does NOT get you into the playoffs!) Colorado started the night 1 pt behind the Oilers, St. Louis 2 pts behind. Both these teams won as well. Colorado is now tied with the Oilers for 9th, but by virtue of having one more win than the Oilers, the Oil drop to 10th.
(Oil drop, haha, funny).
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Updated (bottom of the) Western Conference standings:
7. Dal: 73 pts
8. Min: 71 pts
9. Col: 62 pts
10. Edm: 62 pts
11. Stl: 61 pts
The playoffs are slowly slipping away............................
My hope for another long Oilers playoff run is slowly dying................
*Insert heavy, sad sigh here*
We must NOT give up, but hell, I just don't feel it anymore.
Mike Comrie, that little S.O.B, actually said it best in the Edm Sun today:
"It's just that Edmonton is a tough place to play. I grew up watching hockey players do the same thing, that if you weren't winning games, you feel the pressure.
"I remember sitting there in the mid-'90s when things weren't going well. The Oilers are such a big part of the community that your mood depends on how they're playing."
FUCK.
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I wish this road trip would end already. With every game that's gone by since we started it, the playoffs have gotten farther and farther away...
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