Three games into the season and already Edmonton Oilers fans have freaked out about an opening night loss to Calgary, goaltending, the schedule, line combinations, injuries, roster spots and whether McDavid and Draisaitl should be playing together or apart.

In other words, life is normal around here.

Asking people to pace themselves emotionally when it comes to the Oilers is like asking kids to pace themselves on Halloween night — you can try, but there is no avoiding the uncontrollable frenzy that comes from a good sugar buzz.

Now, imagine that sugar buzz lasting nine months. That’s an Oilers season in Edmonton.

Anyway, here are some tips to help level off the psychological peaks and valleys of an 82-game season and beyond:

Stop freaking out about Stuart Skinner

Sometimes he posts

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