Walman Remains Out of Lineup as Oilers Host Rangers

Edmonton Oilers head coach Mike Babcock spoke after the morning skate on Monday and confirmed that defenseman Jake Walman will not be playing for the Oilers as they host the New York Rangers. It's his fifth scratch in the last seven games.

On how Walman can get back in the lineup. 

"I just think the bottom line is: what do you do without the puck? What chances are you involved in? What do you do when you have it? And it's a hard, hard league, and so each and every night, we evaluate the whole situation, and unlike you guys who watch it once, we watch it over and over again with five people, and so we got a pretty good handle on the thing.

"Then, lots of times, the analytics from the outside aren't what we have on the inside, and so what we do is we just try to make the best decisions to help the team be successful. At the same time, we're trying to build everybody up so they can be the best version of themselves. And sometimes it's hard when it's not going your way."