Inside the Nation: Zack Kassian’s next contract, Jujhar Khaira’s heater, and Defensive Pairings

The @Edmonton Oilers are rolling right now and there’s a lot of excitement around the city right now, but some folks are wondering if the team is for real. Fortunately, Dusty Nielson is back with a fresh episode of Inside the Nation to answer all of the Oilers questions you never knew you had.

To start off today’s broadcast, Dusty jumped in with a look at last night’s dominating win over the @San Jose Sharks, which was an incredible turnaround after last week’s gong show. Not only did @Connor McDavid put in another dominating performance, but the Oilers also won the special teams battle with another fantastic showing on both the power play and penalty kill. Changing gears, Nielson dove into Zack Kassian’s fine play and what that might mean for his next contract. Would the Oilers be willing to do $10 million over three years? Too much? Too little? Next up, the conversation turned to @Jujhar Khaira and how he’s really heated up over the past few games. Lastly, Nielson looked at the Oilers’ defence and wondered how the pairings will shake out now that @Adam Larsson is set to make his return after missing 22 games with a fractured fibula. As always, it was another jam-packed episode of Inside the Nation and the free learning opportunity you didn’t know you needed on a Wednesday afternoon.

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