Huge roster battles ahead of tonight's game against the Seattle Kraken
As we reach the midway point of the NHL preseason, the Oilers will be taking on the Seattle Kraken for an epic showdown.
Out of all the preseason games so far, this one is by far the most crucial one for prospects trying to cement themselves on the Oilers roster.
According to Davis Staples of the Edmonton Journal, There might be one or two jobs open for Edmonton Oilers forwards, and there are most definitely one job open on defence, most likely two.
1. Travis Dermott, Troy Stecher, Ben Gleason, Phil Kemp, Josh Brown, Connor Carrick are all in the running for those jobs on defence. I'd suggest there's also a job open in the Top 4 on defence, but d-man coach Paul Coffey has now openly talked about Ty Emberson having that spot, and based on his play against Winnipeg, Emberson is ready for this test.
2. At forward, Derek Ryan is the likely player to win the the fourth line centre job but Noah Philp is making a hard push. If the carry an extra forward, Philp and James Hamblin would be the front-runners, though it's likely the Oilers would prefer to have Philp playing regularly, which would mean the job of 13th forward isn't best suited to his development path.
The Oilers will also be blessing the fanbase in attendance tonight as the Oilers are rolling their top line regading McDavid, Hyman, and Nuge. In addition to that, Ekholm and Bouchard will be playing tonight as well. Hopefully the Oil will be playing la bamba tonight!
source: Edmonton Journal
Fierce battle for final roster spots as Edmonton Oilers face Seattle Kraken tonight
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Will the Oilers win tonight? | ||
| Yes | 25 | 86.2 % |
| No | 4 | 13.8 % |
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