The Edmonton Oilers' Jay Woodcroft should bring out the full line blender for tonight's game against the Vancouver Canucks.
The Edmonton Oilers need to win tonight's game. They are in tough against an opponent that already has two wins against them this season - the Vancouver Canucks.
We all know this isn't the start the Oilers expected or hoped for. They need to do something now, tonight, to turn this boat around and pursue a playoff position.
On the latest episode of the Striking Oil Podcast, I discussed what I would do with the line combinations and how I would deploy brand new defense pairings (start at 10:42 of the video below):
With some new lines they can hopefully break out of whatever is ailing this team. The Oilers practice at 12:30 Mountain Time today, so look out for a lineup update from me after then.
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