It is a stinging indictment on how the Edmonton Oilers have played so far that three wins in a six game span represents the best stretch of their season. Article content

That’s a pretty low mid-season bar for a team that believes its Stanley Cup window is still open. Article content Article content

But it is also a beacon of hope, the first real evidence that the Oilers might claw their way out of another early season funk and re-establish themselves as contenders.

They took three of four points out of Tampa Bay and Florida at the end of a seven-game road trip. They pounded Seattle 4-0. They gave the hottest team in hockey everything it could handle in a 1-0 loss to Minnesota. And they rolled over Seattle again, this time 9-4 Thursday night at Rogers Place.

For a team that hasn’t w

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