The Hockey Writers Edmonton Oilers writing crew get together to discuss the 5-1 loss to the Minnesota Wild and whether or not they are a bad matchup for the Oilers in the playoffs, the ongoing Jesse Puljujarvi debate on his lack of scoring versus the other intangibles he brings to the lineup, choosing between him and Evander Kane if they could only have one, and finally another edition of plus-1/minus-1.

Time Stamps

1:15 Takeaways From 5-1 Loss to the Wild

2:35 Wild: Bad Matchup for the Playoffs?

7:57 Making a Statement

11:42 "I wouldn't want to play us in the playoffs"

13:28 Jesse Puljujarvi Debate

20:13 Pick One: Puljujarvi or Kane?

29:13 Plus-1 / Minus-1

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