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The Roundup

Nov 3, 2018, 07:00 EDTUpdated: Nov 3, 2018, 15:06 EDT
The Leafs D is ass; Pacific division is Oilers to lose; worrying about James Neal in Calgary; hockey reporters have wasted a lot of time not learning about hockey; Elias Lindholm, Kadri, Puljujarvi and more in this week’s Nation Roundup brought to you by Dailyfaceoff.
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

Does a bridge deal for Nylander benefit the Leafs? (Thomas Williams)
Checking in on Leafs prospects (Jon Steitzer)
Should the Leafs make Sam Gagner official? (Jon Steitzer)
Matthews out 4 weeks minimum (Jon Steitzer)
Kadri won’t be traded (Jon Steitzer)
The D is ass (Jon Steitzer)
JETS

RED WINGS

Rasmussen to play 10th game burning a year of his ELC (Thomas Williams)
Andreas Athanasiou finally realizing his potential (Cameron Kuom)
FLAMES

It’s much too early to worry about James Neal (Bill Tran)
Leaking defensive play early on this season for Flames (Pat Steinberg)
OILERS

Photoshop: Tom Kostiuk
A weak Pacific division could be all the Oilers need (Christian Pagnani)
At random: The first 11 games (Robin Brownlee)
Jesse Pul-please-play-me (Dustin Nielson)
Yamamoto versus Puljujarvi (Matt Henderson)
Jesse Puljujarvi: Playing the long game (Robin Brownlee)
Hockeyfights.com – Scrap of the week
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Breaking News
- Oilers Thoughts: Savoie should stay on the first line, teammates are stepping up for each other, and the Nurse–Murphy pairing is steadily rising
- Monday Mailbag: How often do the Oilers play Tristan Jarry down the stretch?
- Ask Dubey: Did the Oilers need to name Connor Ingram the starting goaltender?
- Sunday Scramble: Connor McDavid’s frustration, the ‘pillow fight’ Pacific Division, and the NHL’s playoff format delusion
- Losing Trent Frederic for any period of time is a bigger problem for the Oilers than meets the eye
