The Oilers have to stop tinkering with their bottom-six
The Edmonton Oilers may have figured out their ideal lines ahead of the 2026 trade deadline.After Adam Henrique went down with an injury on January 6th, Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch put together a makeshift third line of Isaac Howard, Jack Roslovic, and Matthew Savoie. In that time, the Oilers have also seemingly figured out which three players for their fourth line work, as Trent Frederic, Mattias Janmark, and Curtis Lazar have found some chemistry.I’ve already written about the Howard/Roslovic/Savoie line recently. Since the injury to Henrique, they’ve gone on to play three full games together, where they have 76 percent of the expected goal share, while out-shooting teams 16-7, and having more high-danger opportunities than the opposition during five-on-five action, according to Natural Stat Trick.Knoblauch turned away from the trio over the last two games after a tough one against the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday. In that game, the trio played