The Edmonton Oilers were a very different team, on Thursday night, than the one we had (sadly) become used to seeing in St. Louis over the past few years. Too bad the final result (a 3-1 loss to the Blues) was ultimately not much better, at least when you look at it in the standings. 9 Things:
9. I had been worried about the Griffin Reinhart pairing with Eric Gryba, coming out of training camp. But the pair was very solid in it’s own end, and moved the puck surprisingly well out of the Edmonton Oilers zone.