Game 3

After game two, I was, and still am, pissed-off at the poor performance of the Oil.

Not that I'm their biggest fan or that I think they can absolutely beat the Hurricanes, but simply because I'm a hockey fan and to see a team play that badly in such an important game is frustrating.

I shared much of the same frustrations as Sacamano: "Quite simply, the Oilers played like a bunch of dickheads. They tried to be too cute instead of just shooting the damn puck at a goalie who was giving out rebounds like a trampoline. They took idiotic penalties. They gave up odd-man rushes on stupid pinches. They refused to direct anything towards the net on powerplays."

Seriously, the Oilers allowed more 2-on-1's than Debbie did when she was doing Dallas. The only positive thing that came from that game was that it made the goalie contreversy irrelevant. The problem is not with the goaltending.

Now we're here and we've been here before. The Oilers are home and they're down 2 - 0. We all know the clichés. Their backs are against the wall. It's a must-win situation. They have to give 110%. Have I forgotten any?

It's simple really. The Oilers have to play like they did for most of game one and not collapse. In order to do this, some players will have to return to their 3rd round form. Peca and Horcoff especially. The "skilled" players will also have to make an appearance (that means you Samsonov!).

Game on!