The view from Edmonton

Edmonton Sun

Oilers can’t stop depleted L.A. team from dominating

“Alas, they couldn’t beat backup Peter Budaj in the L.A. net and didn’t have any answer for the rest of the Kings, especially L.A.’s No. 2 centre Jeff Carter, as they fell 4-2 and have now been outscored 42-15 since Nikolai Khabibulin shut the Kings out 3-0 at Staples Nov. 3, 2011.”

Edmonton Journal

Same old same old as Oilers lose fifth straight overall, tenth straight in Los Angeles

“Once again the club came out playing tentative hockey, was burned for a goal in the early going, then gave up a second before the game was 8 minutes old.”

SportsNet

Video: McLellan not whining about officiating or physical attention on McDavid

OilersNation

GDB 18.0 Wrap up: King nothing

“The Oilers started this game looking like a team that was waiting to lose. They made too many mistakes and it cost them their fifth loss in a row.”

Yahoo!Sports – Puck Daddy

Milan Lucic searches for Oilers fit after ‘great year’ with LA Kings

“They wanted his big voice in their locker room to help guide their younger players, and wanted to add his physical style on ice to compete with some of the bigger Pacific Division teams.”

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