Sean Solbak

That top line and d pairing 😩 Last year the Oilers were able to take over large periods of play. This year, so far, thats not the case. Maybe they rebound here but the combo of McDavid hurt and ineffective from 93/18/2/14 is too much.

Unblock Whit and the Oilers win. Change the series with the touch of a button Spec. Do it for Oil Nation. Be the bigger man.

Iirc the kings went up in every series they played Edmonton. The Oilers arent done yet - although they will need the return of high end performances from 97/2 and a goalie to have a chance

Sick bragging rights for Alberta and Saskatchewan this week... Outside of Antarctica, we have the coldest temperatures relative to normal on the entire planet! 🌎🥶

@bcurlock Id bet 50/50 they put 29/97 together on the road

FWIW when I send out my post game later this morning, it's going to reflect that I really liked the Oilers at 5v5 last night. Also there is a path to three scoring lines now. Chat later!

Sunny Mehta on blending analytics and the human nature of hockey: "I'm actually glad you brought up the analytics thing. The 'A' word. So, I totally understand why I get kind of put in that analytics bucket, labeled as the analytics guy. But it's really funny. I think, if you actually look at my path, my background, even my own path to analytics, is considerably different than the typical analytics person in sports, in the sense that I never really ever set out to be in academia or be a mathematician or anything like that. "Even though I ultimately kind of went back and got a Master's in data science, just to fill in gaps, but truly, where I learned statistics was on the job, like at the poker table, on the trading floor and in the hockey front offices. To me, the reason that I ever even cared about analytics, statistics, probability, is 'cause it helped me win. "It helped me win in poker. It helped me win on the trading floor. And it's helped me win in hockey. So that's why I care about it. And the blending is, of course, that's important, in the same way that in poker, it's not just numbers. "You have to have a feel for your opponent. You have to understand the subjectivity of bluffing; you have to understand the psychology. And the same thing was true in trading, right? You have to have a feel for markets. "You have to understand how news affects things and subjectivity. Human emotion affects things. And, of course, it's the same. "Yes, data does undoubtedly give a huge advantage in hockey, in terms of projecting future performance of players. But you have to understand all those same things: the character, the locker room, the culture, the intangibles. All that stuff matters." @NJDevils #NJDevils @sportsology

@BrendenEscott Checking in on his spa most likely

Vinnie Damphousse in the house at Rogers Place for Game 1. #Oilers

Forgot this contract doesnt start till next year. Gonna be a nice signing!

^They were talking OT penalty shots (0 for 5)

@BobaTHEFett4 😜 know a guy?!?

@frozenpools Maybe you should ask someone thay knows computers/interwebs

Anyone else’s internet/tv feed complete dog shit that game?

Pronger scored on a shootout in 06 vs Carolina. Its happened before!

Savoie seems to have a case of the jitters

@RonoAnalyst Same. Still love him though.

I respect and understand why many Oilers fans really like RNH. But for me, I’ve never really liked his game. In my opinion, his career (and reputation) was largely saved by playing on the PP with McDavid and Draisaitl.

@Teddy3838123 Appreciate it!

@frozenpools Bravo, well written.

Is this as good as last year? My first blog since 2019 but the TLDR is I think its close! puckdonkey.blogspot.com/2026/04/are-oi…

@KevinMcCurdy Thanks! I almost forgot I had that old account

@frozenpools Welcome back, Sean

@whenamidointhis Easy to forget that Ekholm didnt play till 3rd round and wasnt effective too

@frozenpools Nurse and Murphy (by my eye) have been tremendous together which is a huge improvement over the last couple of playoff runs

@JFreshHockey St Louis owes us one after the Broberg/Holloway gift

If this guy is available, empty out your wallet. #STLBlues hockeystats.com/cards/player-c…

Connor McDavid won his 6th Art Ross, tying Mario Lemieux. Only Wayne Gretzky (10) has won the Art Ross more times Crosby, Ovechkin, and Malkin have won a combined 5 Art Ross trophies. McDavid has played in 11 seasons and won the Art Ross 54% of the time. He's not even 30 yet!