Should I stay, or should I go? (photo: Bridget Samuels/flickr)

Edmonton Oilers General Manager Steve Tambellini announced that his club has extended qualifying offers to the following RFA’s: Devan Dubnyk, Sam Gagner, Linus Omark, Theo Peckham, Jeff Petry, Alex Plante and Chris VandeVelde.

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Oil Kings goaltender Laurent Brossoit talking about today's loss to the St. John's Sea Dogs. (photo: screencap/oilkings.ca)

The Edmonton Oil Kings started off their Memorial Cup run on a high note when they beat the Shawinigan Cataractes. Goals from Kristians Pelss, Griffin Reinhart, Martin Gernat and Henrik Samuelsson, coupled with the 30 saves Laurent Brossoit made were what carried the Oil Kings to a 4-3 win over Shawinigan. Today’s opponents, the St. John’s Sea Dogs, were coming off a 5-3 loss to the London Knights and were looking to even out their record. They did.

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I'm not under the impression that this is a good quality photo. But can't we ignore that and enjoy watching Captain Mark Pysyk hoisting the Cup? (photo belongs to me)

Goals in the first and final two minutes of the opening period were the exact motivation the Edmonton Oil Kings needed to get their momentum going for Game Seven. Add two more second period goals and a stunning goaltender who only allowed one himself, and what do you get?

The Ed Chynoweth Cup and a trip to the Memorial Cup tournament.

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