Oilers and Islanders in same sort of struggle
Photo credit: David Pokress | Matt Moulson of the Islanders and Corey Potter of the Oilers battle for the puck. (Dec. 31, 2011)
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A rare visit from the Oilers was a bit of a look in the mirror for the Islanders, who have had similar recent seasons to Edmonton.
The Oilers have missed the playoffs the last five seasons, the Islanders four. The Isles had the 2009 No. 1 pick (John Tavares), the Oilers have had 2010 (Taylor Hall) and 2011 (Ryan Nugent-Hopkins). Both teams have had trouble attracting free agents, particularly...
