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If the best revenge is living well, then consider the Edmonton Oilers even for whatever score they had to settle, real or imagined, with the Vancouver Canucks. The Oilers are Stanley Cup contenders one point out of first place in the Pacific Division while the Canucks are a middling soap opera currently outside of a playoff spot.

On Thursday, the Edmonton Oilers play the Vancouver Canucks for the final time during the regular season. Unlike last year, when the Canucks finished first in the Pacific Division, their spot in the postseason is far more precarious,

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The Oilers are ready answer with a more physical approach against the Canucks on Thursday but won't let the occasion take away from what makes them successful as a team