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The day after the Edmonton Oilers’ latest and most demoralizing loss to date, all is quiet on the western front. For most of the day the top of the squad’s Twitter feed simply said: “The #Oilers eight-game win streak against the Sharks was snapped with a 3-2 defeat at @SAPCenter” — about as gentle an interpretation as possible of the NHL’s top offensive team of a season ago mustering just 2 goals against a hapless squad that allowed 10 in back-to-back games just last week. Or allowing 3 against a club that had reached that not-so-lofty total just once all season. With the loss, their fourth consecutive in regulation, the Oilers crashed into a tie for last overall with the Sharks with 5 points, though technically still in 31st due to a game in hand. Read More
