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Next Day Reaction after the Edmonton Oilers fall 9-6 to the Calgary Flames
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By Zach Laing
May 19, 2022, 18:00 EDTUpdated: May 19, 2022, 18:22 EDT
So yeah, that wasn’t great.
Edmonton put up a stinker in game one, but we’ve got to keep the vibes good, right? This is, after all, a long series. We felt many highs and lows in the opening-round series against the Kings, so let’s try and keep even keel here in the second.
So this morning, Woz and I jumped on the YouTube machine to talk some hockey.
0:00 GAME BREAKDOWN & INTRO
2:25 GAME 2, WHATS NEXT?
5:28 MATT TKACHUK LEAVES BOX EARLY
7:27 MARKSTROM IS BAD VS EDMONTON
10:11 BLACK ACES ON THE WAY?
2:25 GAME 2, WHATS NEXT?
5:28 MATT TKACHUK LEAVES BOX EARLY
7:27 MARKSTROM IS BAD VS EDMONTON
10:11 BLACK ACES ON THE WAY?
There was lots more to talk about across the Nation today, too, so let’s recap all those pieces here.
Zach Laing is the Nation Network’s news director and senior columnist. He can be followed on Twitter at @zjlaing, or reached by email at zach@oilersnation.com.
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