Oilers Have to Get Back to "Boring" Hockey vs Run-and-Gun Ducks
The Ducks' speed is overwhelming the Oilers. Edmonton must ditch "firewagon" hockey and embrace defensive responsibility to survive this series.
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Who is the starting goalie?
What is the goalie situation, Ryan?
What is going on with Edmonton there?
I, I think you have to go with Connor Ingram.
You know, you dance with the one that brought you.
Mm-hmm.
the Oilers really stabilized with him between the pipes, so I think he's kind of the, the best option you have right now.
It might be not ideal, but we've seen Edmonton succeed with, you know, less than Vezina goaltending before.
Fair.
Yeah.
I, I gotta believe it's Connor Ingram, but I also gotta believe that that leash is very, very short.
Yeah.
And, you know, last year they went from Cal Pickard to Stuart Skinner in a heartbeat- and I could see them kind of doing the same thing with Ingram and Jari this year.
The, the real X factor for me is the health of Leon Draisaitl and, you know, he's been skating- Of course a little bit more and more, and, you know, obviously adding him to the roster is gonna be a huge, bonus.
And then the other one I'll just mention is Matt Savoie.
had a first ever hat trick and- Ooh he's playing with McDavid.
Oh.
He's finally proving Well, finally, he's still young, but- proving that he can be a top six guy.
if he continues that in the, postseason, then Edmonton's got a little bit more secondary offense and, you know, may be less reliant on 97 and Draisaitl.
