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Now or never for Oilers, says Hall

Taylor Hall

Edmonton Oilers’ Taylor Hall waits during a stoppage in play against the Vancouver Canucks during the first period of an NHL hockey game in Vancouver, British Columbia, on Tuesday, Jan. 24, 2012. (AP Photo/The Canadian Press, Darryl Dyck)

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With just two wins in their last nine games, the Edmonton Oilers (6-6-3) need to turn things around soon if they want to accomplish what forward Taylor Hall calls their “ultimate goal,” which is to make the playoffs.

“It’s now, kind or, or never,” Hall said Thursday morning ahead of tonight’s home game against Minnesota, per the Edmonton Journal.

“If we don’t start winning games now, we’re going to put ourselves in a really hard spot come the end of the year.”

Hall thinks making the postseason is a realistic goal for the Oilers.

“I think everyone in this room realizes that we can make the playoffs,” he said. “It’s not like in the past years where we had to play out of our minds. This is a group that can do it.”

Edmonton hasn’t qualified for the postseason since it went all the way to the Stanley Cup finals in 2006. The team’s fans have largely stayed patient during the rebuild, but patience is starting to run out.

Also looming for the Oilers is a nine-game road trip, which starts next Monday against the NHL-best Blackhawks in Chicago.