Fantasy Hockey Podcast: 31 Beats – Edmonton Oilers ft. Allan Mitchell (Lowetide)
Elan Dubrofsky
2020-07-07
In the Keeping Karlsson Fantasy Hockey Podcast’s 31 Beats series, Elan and Brian are on a league-wide odyssey to explore the fantasy present and future landscapes of each of the NHL’s 31 teams, gathering info by interviewing the people who know them best: beat writers!
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In this episode Elan is joined by Allan Mitchell, AKA Lowtide to talk about the Oilers’ exciting 2019/20 season and what to expect moving forward. Topics discussed include:
- What changes did Tippett employ to help the team improve?
- Will Draisaitl continue to be a perennial Art Ross contender?
- Are the Oilers better off with McDavid and Draisaitl together or apart?
- Was Yamamoto’s production sustainable?
- What caused Nugent-Hopkins’ gear change half way through the season?
- Can Athanasiou get back in the top 6?
- What’s going on with Puljujarvi?
- How long will Klefbom hold the PP1 job?
- Will Bouchard join the team next year?
- Can the Oilers rely on Koskinen?
- and more!
Follow Allan on Twitter @Lowtide and follow all of his content at The Athletic.
Players discussed on this episode include Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl, Kailer Yamamoto, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Andreas Athanasiou, Jesse Puljujarvi, Oscar Klefbom, Evan Bouchard, Ethan Bear, Mikko Koskinen, Mike Smith and more.
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UPCOMING GAMES
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HOT PLAYERS
| Players | Team | GP | G | A | P | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EVGENI MALKIN |
 PIT
| 5 | 4 | 7 | 11 | |
| ADAM FOX |
 NYR
| 4 | 1 | 6 | 7 | |
| JAKUB VORACEK |
 PHI
| 6 | 0 | 10 | 10 | |
| NATHAN MACKINNON |
 COL
| 5 | 2 | 6 | 8 | |
| MIKA ZIBANEJAD |
NYR
| 29 | 25 | 19 | 44 | |
| NIKITA KUCHEROV |
 T.B
| 24 | 16 | 20 | 36 | |
| KEVIN FIALA |
 MIN
| 11 | 9 | 7 | 16 | |
| EVANDER KANE |
 S.J
| 7 | 5 | 5 | 10 | |
| KYLE CONNOR |
 WPG
| 7 | 8 | 2 | 10 | |
| RYAN NUGENT-HOPKINS |
 EDM
| 17 | 8 | 16 | 24 | |
LINE COMBOS
| Frequency |
 VGK Players
| |
|---|---|---|
| 21.8% | WILLIAM KARLSSON CHANDLER STEPHENSON MARK STONE | |
| 16.2% | JONATHAN MARCHESSAULT REILLY SMITH PAUL STASTNY | |
| 15.6% | WILLIAM CARRIER TOMAS NOSEK RYAN REAVES | |
