Who will the Edmonton Oilers play with Connor McDavid? Will we see the Dynamite Line? Will James Neal be in the line-up? And how will the Blackhawks use Patrick Kane and Jonathan Toews? Bruce McCurdy and David Staples of the Cult of Hockey dig in.

Which teams won the at the NHL's weirdest trade deadline and playoff run? Who should RNH play with in the playoffs? And what do you think of Mikko Koskinen's contract now? Bruce McCurdy and David Staples of the Edmonton Journal dig in.

NHL.com writers pick Draisaitl as MVP, Edmonton's merit as an NHL hub city, online betting odds on Oilers in playoffs, and who will fill out Oilers expanded playoff roster. Bruce McCurdy and David Staples of the Cult of Hockey dig in.

The Edmonton Oilers vs the Chicago Blackhawks in late July it is, with the losing team have an outside shot at getting Alexis Lafreniere in the draft. Bruce McCurdy and David Staples of the Cult of Hockey dig in.

The NHL playoffs are taking shape, but some fans of the Edmonton Oilers are decidedly unhappy that the team has to face Patrick Kane and the Chicago Blackhawks. David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of The Cult of Hockey dig in.

David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey dig in to trade scenarios for Jesse Puljujarvi, the NHL's proposed playoff set up, what the Oilers might do on the right side of the defence, and the evidence showing tht Allan "Lowetide" Mitchell is one the best raters of NHL top prospects.

The NHL’s Class of 2020 is packed with attacking talent, more so than any other NHL draft this century.

It has as many as 13 forward prospects who in any other year would most likely be Top 10 picks in the draft.

Which might the Oilers get? David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of the Cult of Hockey dig in.

Ace major junior talent evaluator Sean Patrick Ryan and David Staples of the Cult of Hockey dig into three dynamic attackers who might fall to the Edmonton Oilers in the coming entry 2020 entry draft.

Jack Quinn? Dawson Mercer? Dylan Holloway? Rodion Amirov? Noel Gunler? Seth Jarvis? Hendrix Lapierre? The Edmonton Oilers will get a dynamic attacker in 2020 draft, but which one? David Staples and Bruce McCurdy of The Cult of Hockey dig in.

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What made the Edmonton Oilers' penalty kill so strong this year?

Strong goaltending, strong personnel, and consistent and aggressive tactics designed and executed to funnel attackers away from the middle of the ice and into the corners and behind the net, where defenders could then engage and more easily strip away the puck in one-on-one battles.

That's the summary I got in a lengthy interview with Edmonton Oilers associate coach Jim Playfair, who generously agreed to take on the job of educating one mystified fan (me) about the nature of Edmonton's PK success in 2019-20.