The Day After 42.0: Oilers breakup kid line after loss to Flyers
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06.01.2026
There wasn’t much that went right for the Edmonton Oilers on Saturday afternoon.In their 5-2 loss to the Philadelphia Flyers, the team moved to 5-10 in matinee games over the last two seasons. They came out flat, once again, and while the Oilers had their moments that included a nice play that sparked a Connor McDavid breakaway goal, it was nowhere near the performance they needed.The struggles were apparent up and down the lineup. The Kid Line of Matt Savoie, Isaac Howard and Quinn Hutson were outshot 7-1 and outscored 1-0 in 7:42, while the second line — which saw Jack Roslovic moved back up alongside Leon Draisaitl and Vasily Podkolzin — was a black hole, getting outshot 7-3 and outscored 2-0 at five-on-five.And when the Oilers hit the ice Sunday morning for practice, all but the top line had a new look. Draisaitl centred Vasily Podkolzin and Kasperi Kapanen on the second........
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