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Evan Bouchard is far from perfect. But, he remains one of the most talented defencemen this franchise has ever had. Using stats and video, here is an in-depth analysis of Bouchard's game in all three zones of the ice, and what makes him so valuable:

An in-depth analysis of Evan Bouchard’s game using stats and video

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2 months

This Oilers season in a nutshell:

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2 months

Exactly 200 days ago, the Oilers were 31st in the league. Today, they're only a win away from the Stanley Cup Finals. This feels surreal.

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incredible how we're in year 9 of mcdavid and draisaitl and this team's game plan is still to simply hope and pray they can average 3+ points every night and outscore the team's issues

Daniel Nugent-Bowman

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3 months

McDavid played 29:42, Draisaitl played 29:04 and Bouchard played 31:24.

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1 month

Lots of talk about Edmonton’s offence, and rightfully so of course, but a big shoutout to Skinner. This save while they were up 2-1 was an absolutely massive one, as the Oilers would score to make it 3-1 less than three minutes later. This is the type of big save they *needed.*

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@NHL_Sid

3 months

Tonight, McDavid, Draisaitl, Ekholm, and Bouchard played 19 minutes together at EV. Shot attempts were 35-6 and scoring chances were 19-2 in favour of Edmonton, as they scored 3 goals and owned a 86 percent xG% in those minutes. What an absolutely phenomenal performance.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

It's scary to think that Leon Draisaitl turns 27 in about 7-8 months. Connor McDavid turns 26 next year. Meanwhile, Edmonton is *still* a fringe team that has a legitimate chance of missing the playoffs this season. What a phenomenal display of organizational ineptitude.

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@NHL_Sid

9 months

Woodcroft and Manson had a .643 PTS% with the Oilers. 13 bad games is enough for them to be fired. In 5 years, Ken Holland has yet to find a starting goalie. He's paying Campbell and Nurse over $14M. None of his draft picks are impact NHL players. But, he gets to stay. :)

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@NHL_Sid

3 months

Since the All-Star Break, Cody Ceci is tied with Nikita Kucherov in 5v5 goals.

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2 years

Genuinely curious. What is the major difference between these plays? How is one ruled offside and the other isn't?

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@NHL_Sid

3 years

I wonder why Jim never asks Holland or Tippett those type of questions

Tim and Friends

@timandfriends

3 years

Watch Leon Draisaitl get into it with HHOF reporter Jim Matheson 😬 #Oilers

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

I'm going to replay the hell out of this celly

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@NHL_Sid

3 years

Suspend Schiefele for the rest of the series at minimum

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@NHL_Sid

3 years

Some fun facts: Since May 1st, Connor McDavid is: - 135th in Penalties Drawn - 289th in Penalties Drawn/60 - 203rd in Penalties Taken/Drawn Differential/60 Just let that sink in

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

Nuge and Holloway have been fantastic tonight. You absolutely keep this top-six together moving forward.

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26 days

In the past three seasons, Jeff Skinner has scored 1.25 goals per hour at 5v5. That ranks 10th among all NHL players, and it would rank first on the Oilers, a team with Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, and Zach Hyman on it. What a fantastic addition.

Pierre LeBrun

@PierreVLeBrun

26 days

Jeff Skinner, one year, $3M with the Edmonton Oilers

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@NHL_Sid

26 days

I can't tell you how incredible it feels to finally watch the Oilers have an aggressive management group. On a day notorious for teams making massive overpays, what a July 1 for Jeff Jackson.

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@NHL_Sid

6 months

The final minute of Edmonton's 16th win in a row.

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16 days

Cale Makar is the best defenceman in the league. But, I find it fascinating how often people downplay Bouchard because he plays with McDavid, while not mentioning how his results away from McDavid (and Draisaitl!) are considerably superior to Makar's results away from MacKinnon.

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@NHL_Sid

1 year

This perfectly sums up my emotions throughout that game

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Ever since Woodcroft's hiring, Puljujarvi has a 71% expected goal share, and a 73% high danger chance share. Edmonton has outscored the opposition 15/1 (94 GF%) with him on-ice. That's insane.

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

Skinner *has* to save that fourth goal, but what an atrocious move by Knoblauch to reunite Nurse and Ceci. Some very baffling decisions made by the coaching staff tonight.

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@NHL_Sid

3 months

Draisaitl has now been on-ice for 18 of Edmonton's 22 goals playoff goals thus far (82%).

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@NHL_Sid

22 days

The Oilers 100% won the trade in my eyes, but I will miss McLeod. Say what you want about his offence, but he was on-ice for the second fewest goals against/60 on the team at 5v5. There's value in a defensive F who pushes play in the right direction. Wish him the best in Buffalo.

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

Watch this play by Broberg. First, he wins a puck battle against the Florida forechecker to help Edmonton regain possession. A few seconds later, he fires a gorgeous stretch pass leading to a Henrique breakaway. I think he’s already the team’s third best defenceman at breakouts.

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

Broberg has more goals in the conference finals than Zegras and Boldy combined. Makes you think.

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@NHL_Sid

1 month

Ekholm ranked 3rd among Edmonton's defencemen in PK TOI/GP in the reg. season - he now leads the team in playoff PK TOI, and it has clearly paid off. I don't think enough people are appreciating just how good Ekholm has been on the PK. Such an intelligent player in his own zone.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Mike Smith performs at either a Vezina-worthy level or as an ECHL backup, there's no in-between

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@NHL_Sid

1 month

From starting the season 2-9-1, to making the playoffs. From 3-0 down in the cup finals, to forcing a Game 7. What a season. That said…

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

Mattias Ekholm appreciation post. Watch these goals closely. He makes two retrievals & zone exits leading to the 2-2 goal, and then a zone denial on Heiskanen/Robertson’s transition attempt leading to the 4-2 goal. Didn’t get a point on either, but made key subtle plays on both.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

I have no words for McDavid's brilliance tonight, my god

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

With Bouchard on-ice, Edmonton has allowed 1.74 5v5 goals against per 60. Without him, it jumps up to 3.32, nearly twice as much. The offence is obviously spectacular, and playing with Ekholm absolutely helps, but Bouchard deserves a lot of credit for his defensive improvement.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

There is absolutely *no* reason to sign Virtanen to a PTO over Milano

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

I love Draisaitl lmao

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

I'm shocked that starting a 39-year old goalie both nights on a back-to-back after coming off an extended injury break hasn't turned out well. Who could have predicted this

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Stuart Skinner has a 0.913 SV% this season. If the Oilers replaced Smith's last eight starts with a 0.913 SV% goaltender, they would have allowed 8 goals less. In just 9 games. Edmonton is repeatedly shooting themselves in the foot by choosing Smith over Skinner.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Fun Fact: Derek Ryan's hat-trick tonight is the first hat-trick from a non Top-six Oilers player since Lauri Korpikoski on December 11, 2015

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Tonight, 5v5 shot attempts were 18-2 in favour of the Oilers with the Broberg-Bouchard pairing on-ice. They had a 92 xG%, and were the only two players not on-ice for a high-danger chance against. Yet another strong game from that pair.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Some very encouraging things said about Puljujarvi here, from Brad Holland 👀

Daniel Nugent-Bowman

@DNBsports

2 years

My interview with new Oilers AGM Brad Holland ahead of free agency. We discussed (among other things) analytics, the now-retired Duncan Keith, and Jesse Puljujarvi. “As far as the specifics on the numbers (with Puljujarvi), I see it; I know it.”

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Edmonton was -12 at 5v5 when Tippett was fired. As of right now, they're +11 under Woodcroft in just four games. 👀

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

He didn't get any points last night, but I continue to be very fond of Ryan McLeod's play. Played most of his TOI against either Calgary's 1st / 2nd line, and posted a 57 xGF%, 63 SCF%. His defensive abilites at age 22 really impress me. I think the offence should come soon.

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

Draisaitl is now the third fastest player to hit 100 career playoff points, only behind Gretzky and Lemieux. With two 5v5 assists tonight, Draisaitl ranks first all-time in career playoff even-strength points per hour ever since TOI was officially tracked.

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@NHL_Sid

1 year

I sincerely apologize for ever saying a bad word about Mike Smith

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

I still think the Oilers can win this series. Never count out McDavid and Draisaitl.

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@NHL_Sid

1 year

With 29 goals in 44 career playoff games, Draisaitl has now passed Gretzky in playoff goals per game. Regarding the "PP merchant" narrative, Draisaitl has the highest even-strength points per 60 in the playoffs of all time (since the NHL started tracking TOI).

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Since 2017, out of all 350 players that have played at least 200 5v5 minutes in the playoffs, Johnny Gaudreau ranks 346th (!!) in 5v5 Points/60. The only four players he's ahead of are defencemen, as he ranks *dead last* among forwards.

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@NHL_Sid

3 years

Alex Chiasson has played 42 minutes on the power play with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl this year. He has 0 points and 6 shots. How does this guy keep on getting power play time?

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@NHL_Sid

9 months

When Holland arrived in Edmonton, the team needed a starter, a top-four D, and scoring depth. Nearly 1650 days later, the team needs a starter, at least another top-four D, and scoring depth. His only impactful draft pick in five years is Reid Schaefer because he traded him.

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@NHL_Sid

1 year

The Oilers win against the best team in the league without a single point from McDavid 👀

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@NHL_Sid

1 year

The GWG by McDavid tonight all started from a clean dump-in retrieval under pressure and a zone exit by Ekholm.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

I think I screamed way too hard for that Puljujarvi goal

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

The Oilers have a 67% goal share without McDavid and Draisaitl in this playoff series

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1 year

lol

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@NHL_Sid

7 months

Bouchard played a career-high 29:01 TOI tonight, leading Edmonton's defencemen with a 76 xG% at 5v5, while also picking up an assist on the PP. He has been excellent.

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins tonight: - 1 goal (eventual GWG) - 1 assist - Led all Fs with 21:09 TOI - 58 xGF% at 5v5 - Played 3:16 on the PK and was on-ice for just 1 shot against

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@NHL_Sid

3 years

Before Tippett and Holland were hired, Edmonton needed: - A Top 4 D - A Goalie - A 3C The team was outscored 98/131 (42.8%) without 97, 29, 93 Today, Edmonton needs: - A Top 4 D - A Goalie - A 3C The team has been outscored 67/127 (34.5%) without 97, 29, 93 🤔

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Part of me wants to make fun of the Leafs, but I'm going to wait until after the Oilers game lol

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Edmonton has allowed six 5v5 Goals against in their past six periods. Darnell Nurse has been on-ice for all of them.

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@NHL_Sid

5 months

The issue I have with Holland is not just the moves he's made; it's the moves he doesn't make, and the holes he hasn't addressed. Henrique is a good add. But, this team still doesn't have a bonafide 2RW. Or a 2RD. Or, a proven backup if Skinner struggles in the playoffs again.

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@NHL_Sid

3 years

Auston Matthews is the 2nd best player in the league right now. His shot isn't even fair anymore.

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@NHL_Sid

3 years

Throwback to this Ethan Bear goal, which remains one of my favorite moments of the season.

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@NHL_Sid

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I was firmly against trading McLeod because I did not want the team to become even slower and older. But... wow. I did not expect them to get even younger with a McLeod trade, and I *definitely* didn't expect them to get Matt Savoie back. That's a hell of a return.

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2 months

The Oilers have more short-handed goals than power-play goals in this series thus far - that’s a sentence I never thought I’d ever say

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2 months

if brown scored there, he would have been worth the $3.25M bonus tbh

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

In Game 4, Knoblauch: - Split up 97/29 and the 25-5 pair - Reduced 25’s TOI (he ranked last among the 6 D in EV TOI) - Gave 29’s line equal minutes with 14-2 and 25-73, unlike prior games (and Bouchard scored the GWG off a Draisaitl assist) Very, very good adjustments from him.

Sid

@NHL_Sid

3 months

For me, the rest of this series will be a massive test for Knoblauch. Draisaitl’s line *cannot* spent most of their TOI with Nurse/Ceci. If that continues, it means Knoblauch is either ignoring the data, or isn’t aware of it at all; either way, I would be concerned.

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4 months

congratulations to Hyman for being the first NHL player to come from a wealthy family lol

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@NHL_Sid

7 months

On November 9, the Oilers held a record of 2-9-1, tying the worst start in franchise history, and tying with the Sharks for dead last in the league. In less than two months later, the Oilers are now officially in a playoff spot for the first time this season.

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@NHL_Sid

1 year

One of the major reasons for Edmonton's victory was their NZ defence. All night long, they were fantastic at defending the blueline and limiting space for Toronto to attack off the rush. Here's one nice video example of Bouchard and Ekholm denying consecutive entry attempts.

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@NHL_Sid

1 year

There's no way this team can't be going all-in with the year McDavid's having. This is a season you simply cannot waste.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Biggest positive of that loss was definitely Skinner's performance. He made 31 saves on 31 shots, which included 7 high-danger shots, and saved a whopping 3.6 goals above expected.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

If the Oilers lose this series, McDavid should be *undoubtedly* last on a list of people to blame

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@NHL_Sid

1 year

Lots of talk about Evan Bouchard and his 14 points in 8 playoff games. He's been fantastic offensively. However, I want to highlight an area of his game that's underappreciated; his entry defence and ability to defend 1v1. Here's a couple of examples of his zone entry denials:

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@NHL_Sid

3 years

Building the 19-20 Red Wings, trading 2 2nds for Athanasiou, signing Turris as 3C, the Kassian extension, and now this Keith trade. At what point will we admit Ken Holland is not a good GM? At all?

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Even when coaching a different team, Todd McLellan finds a way to screw over Jesse Puljujarvi smh

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2 months

Wishing nothing but the best for Brock Boeser. Blood clots are no joke.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

The fact that Draisaitl came on-ice and got an assist after *all* of that is insane. What a warrior.

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@NHL_Sid

4 months

there’s something poetic about Sean Walker scoring his first two goals for Colorado with Ceci on-ice for both lol

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@NHL_Sid

6 months

The streak was bound to end eventually, but it is frustrating it had to end against Vegas w/o Eichel & Theodore. If Edmonton wants to beat a healthy Vegas team in the playoffs, they need another top-six winger with finishing talent, and Cody Ceci cannot be in the top-four.

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@NHL_Sid

5 months

On Nov. 19, McDavid had 13 points in 14 GP, 91st in the league. He was under PPG for the first time in his career since Nov. 2015 in his rookie year. Today, McDavid is just 8 points behind Kucherov for the scoring lead with 5 GP in hand, and leads the NHL in points per GP.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Now that Nuge is extended, we need to start #KeepPuljujarviForever

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Very safe to say a Puljujarvi trade is inevitable, and is simply a matter of when, not if. I wish him nothing but the best, and I hope he thrives wherever he goes.

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@NHL_Sid

2 months

Edmonton was 0-5-1 at the start of the year when recording 40+ shots. They held a 56% chance share against VGK last playoffs. After *years* of heartbreaking losses where the team controlled play all night long, just to lose due to goaltending... they deserved a win like this.

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2 months

This was not a good hit by Draisaitl, and I hope Barkov is OK. But if the NHL wants to keep things consistent, Draisaitl probably shouldn’t even get a phone call after all the things the Panthers have done throughout these playoffs.

Hockey Daily 365 l NHL Highlights & News

@HockeyDaily365

2 months

Aleksander Barkov went to the locker room after taking this high hit from Leon Draisaitl #TimeToHunt | #LetsGoOilers

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The incredible thing about McDavid is that if anyone else scores that goal, it would be the highlight goal of their career, but for McDavid? Would it even crack the top-thirty list of goals he's ever scored? It's amazing that we just feel used to him doing stuff like that.

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2 years

Puljujarvi has looked very good tonight

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3 years

It's been 2775 days since Edmonton hired Bob Nicholson. It's also been 2397 days since drafting McDavid, and 2761 days since drafting Draisaitl. One playoff series win in that timespan. They're currently on pace to miss the playoffs this season. How is Nicholson still here?

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@oilygifs Their faces aren’t visible but you can see them hugging and sliding in the background behind the group huddle lol

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@NHL_Sid

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Actually, it’s proof that a lot of people outside of Edmonton underrate just how good Ekholm and Bouchard are. There’s a very valid argument that the Oilers currently possess the second best defensive pairing in the entire league, only behind the Toews - Makar pair.

LeafsFanMd

@LeafsFanMd

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If the oilers win a cup with this D core it’s gonna be proof nothing matters except pure offense and the leafs are actually building their team the right way.

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3 years

Damn Nuge is on pace for 0-117-117 so far this season

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Keith might be the worst rush defender in the league

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

Frustrating loss, mostly due to a poor 1st period, weak goaltending by Smith, and a terrible call, but good comeback effort by Edmonton. I know the 4th line scored, but I'd still scratch 44/15, play 14 or Holloway, and run 11 F / 7D. Play Kulak more, and decrease Nurse's TOI.

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6 months

In the first two periods of the game, the Oilers held a 22 percent xG% at 5v5, being out-chanced 11 to 21. In the third period, they were at 99.6%, out-chancing Columbus 9 to 0. what on earth did Knoblauch tell them in the second intermission

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1 year

Ever since 2007, no Oilers goaltender with over 10 GP+ has a lower save percentage than Jack Campbell. That includes every single goaltender that played for the Oilers in the decade of darkness. Does the defence magically become worse than the DoD Oilers in front of Campbell?

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2 years

It was a fun ride. Defintely exceeded my expectations of this season from January. Still, I can't stop thinking of McDavid and Draisaitl's (on one leg) historical playoff runs, and how they deserved so much more. Don't have words to describe how much Smith has frustrated me.

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@NHL_Sid

3 years

Tippett is 0-11-2 in the past 13 games he's coached. He has a 1-7 playoff record in his tenure with Edmonton, and a career .415 playoff point%. Must be nice for him that he gets to keep his job though, because the team also fired a bunch of bad coaches before him. :)

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@NHL_Sid

1 year

Skinner mightily struggled, and it hurt the team. There's absolutely no debate there. That said, I don't know how I feel about placing all the blame on the rookie goaltender who wasn't even meant to be the starter heading into this season.

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@NHL_Sid

2 years

My god, Jay Woodcroft really has fixed Devin Shore

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2 years

Puljujarvi is one of those players who impacts goals in a significant way without always getting points on them. He's just so good at creating space for 97 and screening goalies.

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2 years

Nuge is on pace for 97 points this season 👀

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