7 Down, 9 to go, and some thoughts on the forward thinking Fossils versus the one note Arsonists:

the Edmonton Oilers are 1 win away from the conference championships, 5 wins from the Stanley Cup Final and 9 wins from cup #6. Why did Edmonton, which was faring so poorly in games 1 and 2 manage to so thoroughly dominate the Sharks upon their return to the Tank this Sunday? The ability to learn.

San Jose has such horrendous ice that the Oiler's typical fast, hitting style of play was punished instead of rewarded. Shots weren't as valuable as posession. Defense was at a premium as goals were marginal. It was defensive hockey at its best. Edmonton learned to throttle back, much as the Edmonton politician advocates putting 30% of Oil royalites into an education endowment, the Oilers left their gas in the tank instead of wasting their prodigious advantage in free wheeling skating by actually bothering to employ it in San Jose. We will have a squad that is rested and ready after 3 days off to really hammer the Sharks into submission, by playing our style of game, when it is warranted.

Also, if Dylan wants to criticise the violence of the Edmonton Oilers he really ought to start with Mr. Vehicular Homicide himself, MacT.

Oil is a result of work, time and pressure. Flame is fleeting and indicative of lack of control.

TTFN from ISMHWRSD. Have fun golfing Calgary.