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[ULF_55]

Edmonton Oilers Kris Knoblauch on Travis Dermott: 'He’s made a very positive impression' | TSN

As NHL opening night rosters have to be submitted by 5 p.m. ET on Monday, there is a good chance that defenceman Travis Dermott will remain with the Edmonton Oilers.

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Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said Sunday that Dermott has made an impression on management and the coaching staff throughout camp.

“Before Wednesday, we’ll see what happens with Travis,” Knoblauch told reporters, pointing to the team's opening game roster. “But I think he’s made a very positive impression with management and the coaching staff on just the way he plays.

“He’s tenacious, he’s quick, he moves the puck really well, he does everything fairly well so we need that and also the flexibility of him being able to play left defence and right defence.”

Dermott is 15 months older than Rifai. Has played 329 NHL games.
Oilers have $170k in space and 7 defense already under contract.

If signed wonder if it will be a two-way, and if he's waived right away?

 

[ACC1224]

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[Peasy]

Only 2 fanbases that I think suffer more than us are Blue Jacket fans and Sabre fans.

 

[weems]

Love this... "f*** the plays, pound their f***ing D!"

This is such an underrated aspect of winning playoff series.
Getting pucks in deep, forechecking and finishing checks on opposing D.
Once you get to game 5-7, these defencemen are mush and don't want to retrieve pucks anymore.
They also start to handle the puck with less poise and the turnovers starts to increase.

 

[ULF_55]

Love this... "f*** the plays, pound their f***ing D!"

Somehow that rings a bell.

"f*** the plays, shoot the f***ing Puck!"