{"id":752865,"date":"2017-10-09T16:36:47","date_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:36:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/?p=752865"},"modified":"2017-10-09T16:36:47","modified_gmt":"2017-10-09T20:36:47","slug":"oilers-gamesday-vs-winnipeg-bounce-back","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thesportsdaily.com\/news\/oilers-gamesday-vs-winnipeg-bounce-back\/","title":{"rendered":"Oilers Gamesday vs Winnipeg: Bounce Back?"},"content":{"rendered":"

After dropping Saturday night’s game 3-2 to the Vancouver Canucks, the Oilers look to bounce back against the Winnipeg Jets. A win today would bring the Oilers win total to 2, matching that of Pacific Division powerhouse – the Vegas Golden Knights. (No, really….) \"OilersToday’s game marks the first in a 3 game, 9(!) day homestand, one which *should* bring the Oilers some success.<\/p>\n

After only 2 games, the Oilers have shown flashes of brilliance (most of the game against Calgary) and mediocrity (most of Saturday in Vancouver). After getting the lead early off Kris Russell, the Oilers gave up the next goal (also off Kris Russell) and couldn’t seem to find their rhythm after that. They spent far too much time in the penalty box and had Eric Gryba out for far too many minutes (read: more than zero was too many), and despite having one of the best scoring tandems in the league couldn’t manage to get another past Jakob Markstrom (who isn’t even that good!).\u00a0The Oilers lost to the Canucks, the same Canucks I made fun of for not having a real NHL roster in the last preseason game and who decided to sit Brock Boeser in favour of someone. I don’t even know. As my dad would say “that’s why they play it on a slippery sheet of ice”.<\/p>\n

Keys to the Game<\/h3>\n

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