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The Nation Roundup

Apr 26, 2019, 07:00 EDTUpdated: Apr 26, 2019, 09:45 EDT
Oilers GM search continues; A deep dive on Yzerman’s tenure as GM; Babcock has Toronto riled up; Flames ousted early; finding a President in Van; one call didn’t cost Vegas the series and more in this week’s Nation Roundup brought to you by Sumo Jerky.
In the Roundup, we go around the Nation Network and give you some of the best articles of the last couple weeks. Every once in a while it’s good to know what other teams are doing, or maybe you find an interesting article you wouldn’t have found otherwise.
LEAFS

The Leafs version of Money-Ball (Ryan Fancey)
Reasons why you shouldn’t cheer for remaining playoff teams (Scot Maxwell)
It looks like Jake Gardiner is as good as gone (Cam Lewis)
Pointing blame, Babcock goes out with a bang (Thomas Williams)
It’s time to talk about Mike Babcock (Thomas Williams)
CANUCKS

Finding the right team President (Jackson MacDonald)
Why the focus should be on Jake Virtanen (Always904)
RED WINGS

A deep dive into Yzerman’s 9 year tenure in Tampa Bay (Cameron Kuom)
Yzerman preaches patience but big moves need to be made (Nick Seguin)
Ken Holland’s run as Wings GM (Alex Drain)
FLAMES

What should the Flames do with their UFA’s (Ari Yanover)
Some musing’s on the worst way to lose in the playoffs (Ari Yanover)
OILERS

Kelly McCrimmon: The pitch (Robin Brownlee)
Hunter vs McCrimmon (Tyler Yaremchuk)
Where do the best General Manager’s come from? (Christian Pagnani)
How many wingers do the Oilers need to acquire? (Christian Pagnani)
What can the Oilers get for the 8th overall pick (Christian Pagnani)
Hockeyfights.com – Scrap of the year
More from around the Network:
One call didn’t cost Vegas the series (Jason Gregor)
Islanders – Hurricanes preview (NHL.com)
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Breaking News
- GDB 71.0: Shorthanded Oilers will need to bring their best against the Lightning (8PM MT, CBC)
- Draisaitl receiving treatment in Germany, hopeful Oilers can ‘keep playing long enough’ so he can ‘step in’
- Oilers game notes: Will Edmonton show up against the Lightning?
- Oilers Prospect Update: Järventie gets deserved recall Bakersfield continues to gear up for playoffs
- Pre-scout: Oilers look to simplify in battle against Lightning
