With a new-look third line, the Oilers have gained more balance across the ice, which should serve them well come playoff time. ✍️: SportsnetSpec
But dig deeper. Why were the Jets a better team? What made them better?
The two major factors that have left Edmonton wanting in the post-season are depth at forward, experience on defence, and the lack of a proficient third-line centre. Their third line in that playoff series last spring opened the series Ryan McLeod between James Neal and Zack Kassian, and by the end of the series had morphed into Devin Shore between Jujhar Khaira and Alex Chiasson.
Kassian should never be in your Top 6. He’s a Bottom 6 winger, and teams that have players in their proper positions are always the best ones, by season’s end. “We play the same game,” Kassian said of Foegele. “When we’re at out our best, we’re direct and chipping pucks — and we can get it back because we have speed. Then, once we get down there, we have the ability to make plays, bring it to the net and create havoc.”
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