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Edmonton Oilers: 6th Conference Finals berth
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OKAY—OKAY—OKAY—CAN WE JUST—
CAN WE JUST TALK ABOUT WHAT JUST HAPPENED HERE?!?!
THE Edmonton Oilers DID NOT JUST WIN A GAME 7…
THEY NUKED THE Colorado Avalanche OFF THE FACE OF THE EARTH!!!
ELEVEN. TO. THREE.
GAME SEVEN!!!
THIS ISN’T A GAME 7 SCORE, THIS IS A “WE ACCIDENTALLY LEFT THE DIFFICULTY ON ROOKIE MODE” SCORE!!
AND RIGHT OUT OF THE GATE—FIRST INNING—
WAYNE. GRETZKY.
OF COURSE IT’S GRETZKY!!!
THREE-RUN BOMB—BOOM!!
Before you can even SIT DOWN, it’s 3-0!!
And then Colorado’s like “okay okay, settle in—”
NOPE.
FOUR-NOTHING.
GAME. BASICALLY. OVER.
IN THE FIRST.
IN A GAME SEVEN!!!
AND THEN—AND THEN—
ADRRRIEEEEE SIJTSMA!!!
THIS GUY!!!
SERIES MVP?! YOU’RE DAMN RIGHT HE IS!!
.542 AVERAGE?! WHAT IS THIS, A VIDEO GAME?!
.633 ON BASE?! HE’S BASICALLY STARTING ON FIRST BASE EVERY AT-BAT!!
AND HE’S LIKE—“hey you know what would be fun?”
CRUSHES A 400-FOOT HOME RUN.
JUST FOR FUN!!
BUT WAIT—IT GETS WORSE!!!
MANUEL. HERNANDEZ.
TWO HOME RUNS.
FOUR RBI.
ABSOLUTE CHAOS.
This man saw a Game 7 and said “yeah, I’m ending this myself.”
AND COLORADO’S PITCHING??
OOOHHHH NOOOO.
JESUS HERNANDEZ—DOESN’T GET OUT OF THE FIRST!!
ZAPATA—GETS LIT UP!!
LEE—GETS LIT UP!!
EVERYONE—GETS LIT UP!!
It’s like the Oilers had the cheat code sheet taped to the dugout!!
Meanwhile—Juan Ramos?
Not perfect.
Didn’t need to be!
Because his offense gave him an ELEVEN-RUN CUSHION!!
You could pitch underhand at that point!!
AND LET’S NOT MISS THE BIG PICTURE HERE:
THE OILERS—
ARE GOING BACK—
TO THE CONFERENCE FINAL!!!
BACK-TO-BACK YEARS!!
SIXTH TIME IN FRANCHISE HISTORY!!!
THIS TEAM IS NOT A FLUKE.
THIS TEAM IS A PROBLEM.
And now?
They’re facing the Kansas City Scouts…
Who are WAITING.
RESTED.
WATCHING THIS.
And thinking—
“…oh no.”
Because if THIS Oilers team shows up?
If THIS offense shows up?
If SIJTSMA keeps doing WHATEVER THAT WAS—
GOOD LUCK.
JUST—GOOD LUCK.
GAME 7.
AT HOME.
AND THEY DIDN’T JUST WIN—
THEY SENT A MESSAGE.
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