Oilers players see progress, but not taking recent success for granted
It might be stretching it a bit, with 76 games left on the schedule, to suggest that wins in Calgary and Vancouver saved the Edmonton Oilers season, but at the very least they saved their sanity.
Imagine the mood inside the dressing room, in the stands and on the streets, if the Oilers were 0-6 right now, sitting 30th overall again and trying to convince everyone that it was progress.
Instead, they’re one more solid effort — tonight against the visiting Detroit Red Wings — away from a three-game win streak, and further validation that everything that happened in the off-season is really making a difference.
“Those were two really good games for us,” said centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. “Something we’ve been working on this year is consistency in our play and we showed that the last two games.
“Against two rivals like that, getting wins in their building is big for us.”
Edmonton also turned in strong performances in three of its first four games, but it’s ha
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