Insider reveals potential roster for Oilers vs Jets

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Finnegan Frost
September 25, 2024 (11:28)

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It's game day in Oil Country - and Oilers insider Jason Gregor has dropped the tentative roster for tonight's preseason matchup against the Winnipeg Jets.

The Edmonton Oilers will be looking for a major rebound tonight after suffering two losses to the Calgary Flames on Monday. The team dressed many of their high-end talent including Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, but ultimately fell short by a score of 6-3.

Jason Gregor, a highly respected Oilers Insider just revealed on X (formally known as twitter) the potential Oilers starting roster against the Winnipeg Jets tonight at Canada Life Centre.

Jason Gregor, who is usually never wrong in these matters suggests that Stuart Skinner will be getting some action tonight as he aims to get into game shape for the regular season home opener against the Jets on October 9th.

As per the NHL, Coach Knoblauch mentioned that none of the team's expected top-three forward lines from Tuesday's main group are expected to compete in Winnipeg tonight as the auditions for role players in the bottom six continues with 53 players (six goalies, 17 defencemen, and 30 forwards) still remaining at Camp.

«We have an idea of what they are and what type of player they are, and we want guys to fill certain roles,» Knoblauch said. «We're looking for our best hockey players, but there's an element of playing a role - whether we need physicality, we need speed or guys who can penalty kill or be on the power play.

«We're probably not looking for power-play guys. I think we're all filled up on those. For guys who are trying out for our team, we are looking for a little bit of penalty-killing because we lost some of those last year. I think that's something we're looking for.» said Knoblauch

You can watch the game live on Oilers+ at 6:00 pm MT or listen live on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630CHED.

source: NHL
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