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20 Fantasy Thoughts: Oilers aiming for Canucks-type run after firing coach

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February 13, 2022

Make it seven.

This past week, the Montreal Canadiens and the Edmonton Oilers became the sixth and seventh teams to make a coaching change in the NHL this season.

Just like that, Ottawa’s D.J. Smith is the longest-tenured head coach in Canada.

While the Canadiens remain destined for the draft lottery, the Oilers are hoping to make a playoff push following their decision to oust Dave Tippett and hire Jay Woodcroft. In essence, they’re looking for the Vancouver Canucks bump.

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— Nick Alberga (@thegoldenmuzzy) February 13, 2022

Coincidentally enough, Week 17 in the fantasy schedule is a huge one for the Oilers. They’re slated to play five times in seven days.

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1. Needless to say, look for Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl to take off once again.

Furthermore, I view this as a solid buy-low opportunity for the likes of Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Zach Hyman and Darnell Nurse.

2. New coach or not, the Oilers still have a big-time goalie problem, so I’d continue to steer clear of that crease at all costs. A trade has to be coming, right? Keep close tabs on that.

3. Put Evan Bouchard on your watch list. The 22-year-old blue liner thrived under Jay Woodcroft in the AHL, let’s see if that can transfer over to the NHL now. Bouchard’s been quarterbacking the first power-play unit lately.

4. Over in Montreal, Cole Caufield should firmly be on your radar. The 21-year-old has scored in back-to-back games under interim bench boss Martin St. Louis. Watch out.

5. Pick up Petr Mrazek. The 29-year-old has won four of his past five appearances and with Jack Campbell struggling, the door is open for an increase in playing time.

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6. As for Campbell, now’s a good time to execute a buy-low on the Toronto All-Star. Even though he’s struggled recently, his body of work over the past year suggests he’ll return to form eventually. Make an offer; this is just a blip in a long season.

7. Scoop up Jeremy Swayman. The 23-year-old is back in the mix for good now that Tuukka Rask has officially called it a career. All things being equal, Swayman’s had a pretty good year so far for the Bruins (9-7-2, 2.22, 0.919, 2 SO).

8. With Patrice Bergeron day-to-day with an upper-body injury, Erik Haula has been centering Boston’s top line alongside Taylor Hall and David Pastrnak.

Externally, Nico Hischier, Anton Lundell, Dylan Strome and Mikael Backlund can also help you fill the short-term void.

The good news is that it sounds like Bergeron will be able to return at some point this week.

9. Barring a reduction in suspension, Brad Marchand won’t be returning until Feb. 24 in Seattle. While he sits, Tanner Jeannot, Clayton Keller, Jakub Voracek and Alex Tuch are a couple solid replacement options.

10. Wild rookie Matt Boldy is another excellent left wing option worth plucking off waivers. He has four goals and 10 points in 12 games to start his NHL career. Love the chemistry that the Fiala/Boldy combo has been building in Minnesota.

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11. Add Jake Oettinger. Over the past two weeks, the Stars blue-chipper has really started to emerge as the team’s number-one option in-between the pipes. The 23-year-old is 4-0-1 over his past five outings with a 2.24 goals-against and 0.922 save-percentage.

12. Meantime, the consistency continues for Ottawa’s Matt Murray. In 10 appearances since his recall from the AHL, the 27-year-old has notched a 5-3-2 record with a 2.18 goals-against, .937 save percentage and one shutout. Be mindful.

13. Once the Panthers return to action on Wednesday, you should absolutely jump back in on Mason Marchment. Aided by a six-point night, the Florida winger had 12 points in five games before the break. Heat check.

14. It’s buy-time on Patrik Laine. The Jackets sniper has seven goals and 12 points in his past six outings. This dude’s as streaky as they come.

15. Full transparency, the window to acquire Elias Pettersson for less than market value is closing fast. The Canucks centre has seven goals and three assists in his past 12 contests. Petey’s back.

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16. Flip Mark Stone immediately. With Jack Eichel’s debut imminent, there’s whispers that Stone, who’s been dealing with a nagging upper body issue, could be placed on LITR and miss the balance of the regular season. Act quickly.

17. Need some help on the back end? Oliver Ekman-Larsson, Chris Tanev, Noah Dobson and Esa Lindell have all been providing some legitimate value lately.

18. Let’s wrap with the upcoming schedule (Feb. 14 – 20).

Monday: 4 Games
Tuesday: 9 Games
Wednesday: 4 Games
Thursday: 10 Games
Friday: 4 Games
Saturday: 7 Games
Sunday: 8 Games

Total: 46 Games

As mentioned earlier, this is the week to be all over Edmonton’s depth. They’ll play five games.

Edmonton Oilers: Mon (@SJS), Tues (@LAK), Thurs (ANA), Sat (@WPG), Sun (MIN)
Waiver Looks: Jesse Puljujarvi, Evan Bouchard, Kailer Yamamoto
SN Fantasy: Connor McDavid 4, Evander Kane 2, Evan Bouchard 1

19. Meantime, there’s five four-game teams (BUF, CHI, MIN, OTT, WPG).

I like these two schedules the best:

Chicago Blackhawks: Mon (@WPG), Thurs (CBJ), Fri (DAL), Sun (FLA)
Waiver Looks: Dylan Strome, Brandon Hagel
SN Fantasy Pool: Alex DeBrincat 3, Patrick Kane 2

Minnesota Wild: Mon (DET), Wed (@WPG), Fri (FLA), Sun (@EDM)
Waiver Looks: Joel Eriksson Ek, Matt Boldy
SN Fantasy Pool: MIN Goalies 3, Kevin Fiala 2

20. Conversely, there’s a bevy of teams to stay completely away from.

2 Games: ARI, DET, MTL, NSH, PHI, VAN, WSH (7)

1 Game: NJD, TBL (2)

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KAMLOOPS, B.C. — J.R. Avon scored the game-winning goal 10:54 into overtime and the Peterborough Petes beat the Kamloops Blazers 5-4 on Thursday, earning a semifinal berth at the Memorial Cup.

Connor Lockhart, Brennan Othmann, Samuel Mayer and Brian Zanetti had the others for Ontario Hockey League champion Peterborough. Michael Simpson made 43 saves.

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Logan Stankoven, Olen Zellweger, Harrison Brunicke and Logan Bairos replied for host Kamloops. Dylan Ernst stopped 25 shots.

The Petes will next meet the Western Hockey League champion Seattle Thunderbirds in Friday’s semifinal for a chance to face the Quebec Remparts in the final on Sunday.

The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League champion Remparts earned a berth into the final after opening the tournament with wins over Kamloops and Seattle.

Quebec later fell to Peterborough — which staved off elimination and forced Thursday’s tiebreaker with the victory — 4-2 on Tuesday in both teams’ final round-robin game.

Lockhart opened the scoring 7:52 into the first period. Chase Lefebvre sent the puck across the end boards to Jax Dubois, who found Lockhart with a slick pass into the slot and he beat Ernst five-hole.

Stankoven evened it up 11:20 into the frame, sending the Sandman Centre crowd into a frenzy. Connor Levis took a point shot and the rebound came out to the Blazers captain, who scored his second of the tournament.

Zellweger put Kamloops ahead 12:45 into the frame on the power play. The CHL Defenceman of the Year nominee saved the puck from getting out of the Petes’ zone, moved into the slot and wired one past Simpson for his first.

With 2:27 remaining in the first, Brunicke piled it on for the Blazers. Peterborough’s Konnor Smith attempted to clear it from the end boards but the puck ended up with Brunicke at the point, where he got around a defender and beat Simpson just over his right shoulder with little room to spare.

Bairos gave Kamloops a 4-1 edge 4:23 into the middle frame. He fired a point shot that ricocheted off Simpson’s blocker, then over him and in.

Just over three minutes later, the Petes began to swing the momentum back in their favour.

Othmann stripped Bairos of the puck as the Blazers defenceman tried to skate out of his own zone. Othmann then turned around and roofed it past Ernst as he fell to one knee.

Mayer made it a one-goal game on the power play with 2:23 left in the second. He took a pass from Lockhart and fired in a one-timer from the point.

Zanetti knotted the contest just over a minute later. He tipped in a pass from Tucker Robertson while streaking toward the net and beat Ernst five-hole.

Both sides struggled to capitalize on prime scoring opportunities leading to a scoreless third period and extra time to settle the winner.

Following a dazzling effort by Zellweger that just missed, Owen Beck took the puck up ice for Peterborough and dropped it off for Avon, who put it past Ernst to seal the win.

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Kamloops defeated Peterborough 10-2 when the two last met on Sunday. But with 7:05 remaining in that game, Othmann laid a hit on Blazers defenceman Kyle Masters, who fell awkwardly into the boards.

Masters had to be stretchered off the ice and was taken to Royal Inland Hospital. Head coach and general manager Shaun Clouston said Monday that the blue liner was out for the tournament with a lower-body injury.