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The Hockey Writers
Oilers’ Yamamoto Has Shown He’s Not a Top Six Forward
- In 27 games this season, Yamamoto has five goals and one assist: That’s 20 fewer points than he had over the same number of games in 2019-20.
- He has only 21 points in his last 72 regular-season games and went a stretch of 32 games spanning the 2020-21 and 2021-22 seasons with just one goal.
- Yamamoto’s latest slump finds him with only one point over Edmonton’s last 10 games, and incredibly he hasn’t recorded a single shot on goal in the last six contests.
- There could be a valuable role for Yamamoto on this team, but right now, that can be only in the bottom six, perhaps as an energizer on the third line, checking and chipping in with the occasional goal. It’s certainly not playing 15-plus minutes a night with uber-talented linemates on a line that needs to generate goals, of which he so rarely contributes.
BLH’s Thoughts: But he draws penalties…
Oilersnation
Oilers Prospect Report: Bourgault and Munzenberger are heading to Edmonton
- Edmonton Oilers fans will get a good look at two of their prospects at the upcoming World Junior Championships. Xavier Bourgault will represent Team Canada, while Luca Munzenberger was named to Team Germany’s final roster.
- A couple of prospects missing out on the World Juniors are the University of Denver forward Carter Savoie and North Bay Battalion forward Matvey Petrov. Petrov is a big surprise from Team Russia. Every week we talk about his dominance in the OHL. I guess Team Russia couldn’t see the value in him having 44 points in 27 games as a rookie.
BLH’s Thoughts: I really don’t know what to expect out of Munzenberger. I don’t think the German team will be great this year and there’s a good chance he’s going to get lit up, but he’s a big dude that moves well. We’ll see how it goes.
As for “Go-Go” Bourgault, it sounds like he might be one of the utility guys that bounces around where the coaching staff needs him to go depending on the circumstance and he’s definitely got the chops to play the role. Oilers fans probably shouldn’t get too excited for him to play a central role anywhere on the team though as those have been doled out to the likes of Kent Johnson, Mason McTavish, Shane Wright, etc.
Watch out for the Slovaks because they’ve got a handful of REALLY good prospects on their team. They’re my pick to surprise this year.
- Simon Nemec, D (2022 draft eligible)
- Juraj Slafkovsky, LW (2022 draft eligible)
- Filip Mesar, F (2022 draft eligible)
- Dalibor Dvorsky, C (2023 draft eligible)
- Martin Chromiak, F (2020 5th round/Los Angeles)
There are some NHL bloodlines on this team too.
- Oliver Stumpel (Jozef Stumpel, former Boston Bruin)
- Raylen Petrovicky (Ronald Petrovicky, former Hartford Whaler)
- Maxim Strbak (Martin Strbak, former LA King)
- Jan Lasak (Jan Lasak, Former Nashville Predator)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_6C2zU-5BR8
Spector’s Hockey
- Discussing the slumping Edmonton Oilers needs later in the conversation, Friedman felt Chychrun could help address their need for a left-shot defenseman. Marek suggested the Montreal Canadiens Ben Chiarot or the Coyotes’ Shayne Gostisbhere but Friedman believes Chychrun would be the better add because of the three years remaining on his contract.
- Staple believes the Isles’ priority would be adding a left-shot defenseman and a top-nine winger. Blueline options could include Montreal’s Ben Chiarot, the Chicago Blackhawks’ Calvin de Haan, perhaps the Seattle Kraken’s Mark Giordano or the Ottawa Senators’ Nick Holden.
BLH’s Thoughts: The Oilers already have Tyson Barrie, why in the world would they go for Gostisbehere? Chiarot is probably the more realistic option and Chychrun the ultimate option, but there’s going to be a massive bidding war for the latter two. How far will Ken Holland go to keep his promise to Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl?
