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Will the Edmonton Oilers make a comeback

The Edmonton Oilers need to catch up to two games in their series against the Florida Panthers, who have nothing but dominated the two games played this far. I will discuss what the Oilers will have to do to win.

By Kuljit Parmar |
The Edmonton Oilers will have to revamp their style of play and come stronger with their respective gameplay by playing at Florida's aggressive level.
The Edmonton Oilers will have to revamp their style of play and come stronger with their respective gameplay by playing at Florida's aggressive level. / Codie McLachlan/GettyImages

The Edmonton Oilers find themselves in a hole that has a big void in it at the moment. Will they turn their fortune around in the next two games to tie the series, or will this be the Florida Panthers' year? The Panthers have the advantage because of their rugged, aggressive approach to the game, which might come back and haunt them.

.This will be something to watch for both teams as the Oilers may have an advantage of wearing out the Panther's offense. However, it may haunt Edmonton if the team does not take the necessary steps to combat Florida's tenacious play. Not to mention, the Panthers' goaltender is dominating the crease against Edmonton's highly octane offense.

What are the main ingredients needed to elevate the Oilers' gameplay, and how will they overcome the problematic scenario of not winning against the Panthers? This is where we will lay out a few options and get dirty with the gameplay.

The Edmonton Oilers must get down to the Florida Panthers' level of gameplay

This is the perfect time to unleash Corey Perry as he plays his best type of hockey with his aggressive approach and antics that usually result in the opposing team making costly mistakes and losing control of their concentration. Perry is an excellent agitator and will know how to get under the skin of the Florida Panthers' defense.

Evander Kane is taking charge, leading the way in physical play, and making the life of Florida's goaltender Sergei Bobrovski's life miserable around the crease during tough fore-checks in the Panthers' defensive zone.

Leaving it to the defensemen to play a more physical game and letting the offensive side of the Edmonton Oilers forwards to score goals at certain vantage points of the game, thus unleashing a side of the Edmonton Oilers the league has yet to see with their prime offense.

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The Edmonton Oilers may have taken a gamble in the first two games played to let the guard of the Florida Panthers down, but the war to win the Stanley Cup is far from finished, and the setting might be in Edmonton's favor with a new type of tenacious gameplay the hockey world is looking forward to seeing.

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