Dec 26: Edmonton at Vancouver, 8 PM, SNET

Game Story

Damn

Oilers fight 'The Man'

Look at that win. 

Then look at every single one of those losses.

The Oilers started excellently, beyond excellently. In fact, people were even saying this team had enough to make it into the playoffs Then, of course, reality happened.

Now, according to the Canucks page and various NHL sources, we're the bottom of the league.

Time to stick it to the man? I. Think. So.

Lines/Injuries

Musta been an awful Christmas for poor Hemsky - he was sick, and well, being sick stinks. He's still sick, so Hordichuk is in.

Ryan Whitney is out. Not because he's not doing well, which is a valid reason, but because HES INJURED AGAIN OMG OMG ZOMG.

Plante has been called up to replace him.

Hall-RNH-Eberle
Smyth-Horcoff-Jones
Eager-Belanger-Gagner
Hordichuk-Lander-Petrell

Peckham-Potter
Smid-Gilbert
Petry-Plante

Khabibulin
Dubnyk

Predictions!

Glorious Prediction - OILERS WIN WOOT. The Canucks continue their poor play of late and let in an early goal to Jordan Eberle, and find themselves chasing and trailing the speedy Oilers. Goals from Ryan Jones, Alex Plante, Ryan Nugent Hopkins and Lennert Petrell means the Oilers win 5 - 0.
Realistic Prediction - My hunch? Oilers are better than they showed in November. Here we go, time for a win streak.

Oilers take this one in a shocker 5-4 in OT. Hall scores.

ELPH Prediction - Hah. Oilers.

Mason Raymond's natural hatter destroys the back of the Oilers as we drop yet another game 4-1. Ebs scores.