The Hockey Writers Edmonton Oilers writing crew discuss Jay Woodcroft's first three games, his strategy of using 11 forwards and seven defencemen, Stuart Skinner being sent to the AHL, Dave Manson's impact on the defence, defencemen that have stood out without Duncan Keith, whether the winning will continue, Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl's reduced ice time and more.
Time Stamps
0:00 Intro
2:24 Takeaways From Woodcroft's First 3 Games
7:06 The Seven Defencemen Strategy
7:49 The Dave Manson Effect
9:12 Will the good times last?
12:12 Reaction to Skinner Being Sent Down
16:32 Mikko Koskinen
17:41 Defencemen That Have Stood Out
25:08 McDavid & Draisaitl Playing Less
30:03 Plus-1/Minus-1
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THW Oilers Overtime - Woodcroft Takeaways, Seven Defencemen Strategy, Skinner in the AHL & More