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“The biggest thing that has changed is our commitment to playing within our structure; playing within our game.” In the early part of the season, EdmontonOilers have proven to themselves that patience can be rewarded. (via SportsnetSpec)

would believe in Dave Tippett’s system any more or less than they believed in Todd McLellan’s, or Ralph Krueger’s.

The Oilers trailed with 10 minutes to play in their opening two games, wins against Vancouver and Los Angeles. They trailed four times against the Kings and won in regulation, then rolled on to Long Island and pounded the Islanders 5-2. They were only ‘OK’ in Newark, and trailed by scores of 1-0, 2-1 and 3-2.The old Oilers would abandon their structure in search of game-tying goals, and more often than not, a one-goal deficit became two, and then three.

“We’ve shown over four games that we can win any type of way,” Nurse said. “You look around the league at the really good teams, they win all types of ways too. They don’t fold up their tents and leave when they get down late in the game.”

 

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