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What We Learned: Are same old problems cropping up for the Edmonton Oilers?

Stephen R. Sylvanie-Imagn Images
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It was very fun that the Edmonton Oilers kept coming back to win their playoff games.

They liked it so much they did it five times in a row.

But that's not winning hockey on a long enough timeline. Especially against a team like the Vegas Golden Knights.

On Saturday night, they found that out the hard way, and that means for tonight's Game 4, they need to look at all available options to get out in front of the Knights and stay that way.

Now, some might say you don't mess with what's working. They have the hockey equivalent of the Death Star, a twin weapon so powerful that, when fully operational, obliterates the competition. The solution for every Oilers coach of the last decade or so is and should be, "Need a goal? Put Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl out there." They've combined to be on t

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