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Inside the Nation: Leon Draisaitl, the second line and PLAYOFFS?

Feb 11, 2019, 17:11 ESTUpdated: Feb 12, 2019, 09:46 EST
The Oilers haven’t been able to “put together a second line that could piss a drop”.
It’s that time of the week again, every Monday and Thursday at 2:30pm MT we go live on Facebook with Dustin Nielson of TSN1260 fame? infamy? Lots to discuss so let’s have a look at some of the talking points from this one:
- The playoffs and the Oilers chances.
- Hitchcock’s comments post-Sharks game.
- Comments on John Shannon’s shots fired at Nugent-Hopkins “I’d like to see more out of Nugent-Hopkins, but what can you do?”
- The line combos coming soon with JJ – Nuge – JP with an extended look at Jesse.
- Leon Draisaitl criticism?
- Speaking of a critic, Spector getting shelled over the weekend is discussed.
- Dusty asks, what is an untouchable player, really?
- Much much more.
QUESTION OF THE WEEK:
Gretzky had so many assists in some seasons, he would have won the Art Ross trophy on assists alone. How many of those such seasons were there?
Watch this week’s episode below:
Check out the live edition of Inside the Nation on the Oilersnation Facebook page every Monday and Thursday at 2:30 pm MT.
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