As the regular season approaches, the urgency to improve is increasing for the reigning Stanley Cup finalists.

At least the pre-season is over. View the original article to see embedded media. That's the best news out of Friday night's loss to the Vancouver Canucks. There were very few positives to come out of the Oilers' final tune-up before the regular season starts on Wednesday.

The Vancouver Canucks capped off their preseason play with a 4-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers. Vancouver had four different goal scorers, solid goaltending from Artūrs Šilovs, and saw solid performances from their special teams' units.

In their eighth and final pre-season game, the Oilers lacked finish, had a disjointed power play, defended no better than OK, and generally looked like a team playing to about 50 or 60 per cent of its potential.

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