Good morning, everyone, and a happy Monday to you all. As per tradition, I’ve got a brand new mailbag set to go after taking your questions and sending them to the crew for their takes. This week, we’re discussing Leon Draisaitl’s injury, Tristan Jarry’s appearances, Matt Savoie’s scoring, and more. If you’ve got a question you’d like to ask, email it to me at baggedmilk@oilersnation.com or on Twitter at @jsbmbaggedmilk, and I’ll get to you as soon as I can.

I’d guess it will be Vegas based on standings, but is winning boring? If the Oilers play consistently, they can beat either team, but LA would be an easier opponent.

I don’t think the Oilers should be scared of any team in the Pacific Division, so as much as I want to just say that the Oilers fans shouldn’t really care, I still think the Kings are a bit of a better matchup. Their blueline is very slow and doesn’t move the puck well, and even with the addition of Panarin, I still think their offence is pretty limited.

I don’t actually mind either way. Gotta beat ’em all to win the Cup.

I don’t think it’ll happen, but the best Oilers matchup is the Kings. Vegas is a graduated version of the Kings this season, as each team drags games into overtime. I don’t care to watch that series with how the Kings play. There’s also the aspect of playing with fire. A fifth time in a row? The Hockey Gods must hate the Kings for that to happen.

Not really. They would like six top-nine wingers, and they have those four plus Hyman and RNH. Kapanen won’t cost a lot as he doesn’t have big numbers. I like his speed, skill and ability to kill penalties. Roslovic’s contract will depend on what he does in the playoffs. A good playoff could earn him the contract he was looking for last summer, when no one agreed to it. And that might price him out of Edmonton.

I think the Roslovic decision is more tied to how they feel about Ike Howard and how they feel about their chances of landing an impact top line forward in a trade. If they believe in Howard’s ability to be a full-time NHLer next season and they have dreams of making a big trade to add to the forward group, then it probably doesn’t make sense to re-sign Roslovic. So in a indirect way, maybe the way that Savoie has developed this year will give them confidence that Howard could take a similar leap next season.

I’m the worst at these kinds of questions. BUT to give you an answer, I would go with Kasperi Kapanen as a reasonable bet to come back. He was banged up a lot this year, so I doubt that he’d cost much. My guess is that Roslovic’s season will probably price him out of Edmonton.

The Oilers need to find good, cheap talent. But it’s a difficult balancing act in this team’s “win now” window. Mid-level contracts can be tricky, and the Trent Frederic contract still concerns me greatly for its term. Roslovic is 8th amongst pending UFAs in goals, and he’s been searching for money for a while. I’m not sure the Oilers will be his forever home. I would presume one of Isaac Howard or Quinn Hutson sticks around next year. To me, Kapanen is not a priority right now and is replaceable internally.

Exactly as expected for me. They filled two glaring holes at 2RD and 3C. They have been very good, and their competitiveness has been a welcome addition.

Really well. I love the way Dickinson competes and values being strong in his own end. His comments after the game the other day after he was on the ice for a few goals against really showed how much pride he takes in his end of the ice. Murphy has been better than advertised honestly. He’s physical and great at stopping the cycle, which we knew he’d be, but he’s also been good defending off the rush and moving the puck.

I love them both tbh. These two dudes may not have been the sexiest deadline pickups, but they look to be exactly what the team needed. The Oilers got the steak instead of the sizzle.

Pretty, pretty, pretty, pretty good.

I’m sure he already has, but I doubt much gets done until the playoffs are over. Ingram, Murphy, Roslovic, Dickinson and Kapanen are all players they’d like to return, and I’m sure the players’ interest in returning will be high as well, but like most UFAs, it will come down to money and term. A shallow UFA pool could mean more money for those who opt to go that route.

If they’re going to move into the playoffs with Connor Ingram as their starter then they should probably talk to him about an extension, because if they go a playoff run with him as their goalie the cost will likely shoot up. Outside of him, I’m totally fine with them waiting on everyone else.

I would probably start with Ingram and Dickinson based on fit and age. I love Connor Murphy very much at this point, but I would worry about what the term looks like relative to his age.

I believe the Oilers should try and extend Ingram ASAP to keep his AAV down, along the lines of recent extensions to Alex Nedeljkovic, in the $2.5-$3 million range. Jarry, despite one good start, is a massive issue moving forward. Having some idea of your long-term goaltending past this season makes other decisions easier.

It is a one-year outlier. I can tell you no East team would rather play EDM or VGK over BOS, DET, CBJ, PIT and NYI. I don’t put much stock into it other than it being an odd year.

The bottom two teams, Calgary and Vancouver, have been brutal all season. So having the worst two teams in the league will hurt your total numbers as a division. Other than that, I thinl it’s just a weird one off year. Both Edmonton and Vegas have had disappointing regular seasons and when that happens to both of the projected two best teams, then this is what happens.

A lot of good teams are having really weird years. Edmonton is better than its record.

Just one of those seasons, especially with how many East vs. West games there were at the front half of the season, with little practice time. EDM, VGK, LAK, are all older squads, too. The Atlantic was far less compelling the last few seasons. Like seasons, it’s cyclical.