Well…that was frustrating.
The Edmonton Oilers, on balance, out-played the Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night. But they were absolutely stymied by Semyon Varlamov, who was nothing short of spectacular in net.
However, I wish I could report that Varlamov was the only reason for the 5-1 loss tonight. There were a lot of factors. Lets count them down, shall we?
9 Things:
9. The Edmonton Oilers lost the special teams battle tonight. The gave up their 1st short-handed goal of the year, on a give-away that I will dissect in a minute. Then, they surrendered a power play goal on a brutal (brutal) call against Benoit Pouliot.