At least you can beat up your younger brother...

A 5-1 win over a weak cousin team is exactly the kind of thing last year's Edmonton Oilers would have blown. Especially at home.

This team is teaching me that a reliable goaltender is worth more than any other player on your team. You simply can't get by with someone erratic and inconsistent. Right now I'd say the Oilers are having success beacause of the following ordered reasons.

• Roloson's consistent and often spectacular play
• Ryan Smyth and Petr Sykora's consistent clutch goal scoring (meaning we finally have more than just one player who takes advantage of breaks)
• Everyone else is at least buying in and working hard to do the little things.

If some of the others get hot we'll be beating good teams 5-1. But tonight the Edmonton Oilers beat a lousy hockey team, and they need to prove a lot more to me before I'm confident they'll be ready in April.