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The Day After 31.0: Lineup continuity has Oilers rolling

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14.12.2025
There are three constants in life: death, taxes, and the Kris Knoblauch line blender.

And boy, was it out in full force early on this season. As the early parts of the Edmonton Oilers’ season slogged on, amid a myriad of injuries, it seemed as though every game brought a new lineup.

It was exhausting for fans to watch, and was likely the case for the players, too.

But for the first time this season, the Oilers have found some continuity in their lineup — and it’s paying off.

When the Seattle Kraken rolled into town last Thursday night, Knoblauch went back to something old, and something new. Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, Connor McDavid, and Zach Hyman on the top line as The Old, Vasily Podkolzin, Leon Draisaitl, and Matthew Savoie the second line, The New.

Since then, the........

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