Well, Edmonton managed to drop their 7th straight game last night, losing to Colorado 5-3. While it's not 7-1, what is probably more disturbing to the Oiler's faithful is the manner in which Edmoton found a way to lose...consider:
- Edmonton was winning 3-2 with roughly 5 minutes left in the third period.
- Colorado was assessed 4 minute major for a high-stick on Raffi Torres.
This surely should have set the stage for an Oiler victory. However, their advantage was erased by 2 minor penalties of their own. Then, during 4on4 play, Dvorak managed to tip a Tanguay pass into his own net. Thus begun the implosion. After the fortunate tying goal by the Avs, Edmonton seemed to deflate utterly. Colorado scored 2 more goals in the last minute of play to seal the deal.
Of course, as a Flames fan who suffered through years of similar ineptitude by various Calgary teams, I felt a strange, glowing, guilty kind of pleasure watching Edmonton commit Hari Kari last night. Baha! BAHAHA!!
That's cruel and rude and I apologize...
Anyways, at least Oilers fans can be glad they didn't lose by 6 goals. Plus, the play of Smyth and Torres should be encouraging. Of course, the Edmonton path doesn't get any easier since 10 of their next 11 games are on the road! Ouch. It could be a long season for the Oil this year. Expect some major changes should this losing slide continue much longer.
...Speaking of slides, Pittsburgh managed to lose AGAIN last night. They are now 0-4-5...Of course, if they could just manage to get past overtime, the Penguins have a huge number of players what would be deadly in the shoot-out. It's bound to happen eventually I guess. Of course, if it doesn't happen soon, look for Eddie Olczyk to get his walking papers from Mario...
...And is anyone surprised Nashville beat the Blues last night?
