Oilers Erase Cushion in Wild 9-7 Barn-Burner, DarkHorse Pick Sinks

So much for the cushion. The Oilers torched Vancouver 9-7 in a game that made beer-league defense look structured, and our Canucks +1.5 never had a prayer. We leaned on back-to-back fatigue and home-ice sentiment after Vancouver's opening-night win, banking on that spread to survive the chaos of a skeleton-crew roster…