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Scenes From Morning Skate: The Oilers lines just got weirder

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02.01.2026
So, let’s get this straight.

The Edmonton Oilers are about to face the Boston Bruins tonight on New Year’s Eve, and Andrew Mangiapane — yes, the same Andrew Mangiapane who was a healthy scratch literally one game ago — is now skating on the second line with Leon Draisaitl.

I’m sorry, what?

Look, we’ve all watched Mangiapane get shuffled around this season. At first, it made sense. Everyone was getting moved around as the coaching staff tried to find chemistry. Then it looked like he’d finally settled in as a third-line winger with

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