The Edmonton Oilers have survived that ugly eastern road swing we all spotted when the season schedule first came out. Article content

.500 may not seem like much to you. But especially considering how the year had started out, this most recent road stretch could have buried them had it gone terribly wrong. And some had predicted it might. Article content Article content

Now, however, while there are still miles to go…you can squint and see the light of day in the Oilers’ prospects.

That and more in this edition of…

9 Things

9. A stick tap, for Bakersfield Condors Captain Seth Griffith who just played career AHL game 700. Griffith is a reminder of all the solid hockey players who just miss out on an NHL career but who are nonetheless good pros and foot soldiers.

8. Leon Draisai

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