As much as our first impressions of Jarry were anything but spotless, you won\u2019t count me in the camp of folks who have already given up on him. The guy is a quality goaltender and has been for a long time, and over his last two opportunities, he\u2019s given his team two straight quality starts on nights when Connor Ingram deservedly got the night off. We can\u2019t do anything about the trade, Jarry\u2019s contract, or how Kris Knoblauch plans to use him, but what I can do is cheer for the guy to keep giving his team a chance when he does get to play. We\u2019re at where we\u2019re at with the player and how things started, but I also think Jarry has the skill to climb out of the hole and give Edmonton that always important second layer of support in net. Dare to dream?<\/p>\n
TIED FOR FIRST IN THE PACIFICIf you had told me two months ago that the Oilers would be tied for first place in the Pacific Division<\/a> with six games left, I\u2019m not sure I would have believed you. This team was truly unpredictable for months on end, and it felt like they were going to limp into the playoffs rather than heat up at just the right time. Winners of five straight, the boys pushed their way up the Pacific Division standings and into a situation where a division title is well within reach. Yeah, I know the Ducks still have a game in hand, but they\u2019ve also slowed down over the last week, whereas the Oilers have started to put the hammer down.All of a sudden, the Oilers<\/a> have closed the gap on a team that had a chance to build a seven-point lead just last weekend. And with only six games left on the schedule for Edmonton and seven for Anaheim, the math is pretty simple. The boys are going to need to win four or five of these final games and keep the pressure squarely on the Ducks. That kind of run won\u2019t be easy, but it\u2019s exactly what this group has been building toward over the last couple of weeks. There\u2019s no more room to wait for help or hope for someone else to do the job for you. If they want that banner, they\u2019re going to have to go take it themselves.The Nation Playoff Draft Party \u2014 Team Sign-Up Now Open![\"\"](\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/1775292726_382_image.png\"\/)
<\/a>Edmonton hockey fans \u2014 think you and your crew know playoff hockey? Prove it at the\u00a0Nation Playoff Draft Party\u00a0on\u00a0Friday, April 17th at the River Cree Resort & Casino.\u00a0Build your playoff roster, compete against other teams throughout the postseason, and battle for\u00a0$2,500 cash and Nation bragging rights.\u00a0Team entry is\u00a0$1,000 for groups of 8, which includes dinner and your first bevy. The night will be hosted by\u00a0Ryder & Lisa from The Sauce\u00a0and\u00a0Tyler & Liam from ON Everyday, so expect plenty of energy, competition, and chirps.\u00a0Spots are limited \u2014 sign your team up now at\u00a0nationgear.ca<\/a>.\u00a0All proceeds from the event support\u00a0KidSport Edmonton, helping ensure local kids can stay in the game.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Adam Henrique on the board, Tristan Jarry solid, and the Oilers are tied for first in the Pacific…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":539984,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5125],"tags":[198,146,5300,5,4,24],"class_list":{"0":"post-539983","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-edmonton-oilers","8":"tag-edmonton","9":"tag-edmonton-oilers","10":"tag-edmontonoilers","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-nhl","13":"tag-oilers"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116345592466752617","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539983","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=539983"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/539983\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/539984"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=539983"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=539983"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=539983"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}