The Edmonton Oilers were not themselves on their five game road trip, which saw them win two games but lose three. Edmonton was lucky to have that solid a record, given the Grade A shot differential overall in the five games.

Edmonton gave up 14.2 Grade A shots per game, while creating 9.2 per game. This from a team that usually averages giving up just 12 Grade A shots per game, while creating about 15. They went from a +3 Grade A shots per game team these past few seasons to a -5 Grade A shots per game team so fr this season.

That’s not OK. That’s far from OK.

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What is going wrong? Some says it’s the slog of two long seasons dragging into late June chasing the Stanley Cup. Others point to slumps from the top players, such as Co

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