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and again...
Let's actually look at the stats over the past 3 seasons (+ the first 8 games of this season) to see which Oilers players seem to actually help their team the most on the PP:
These players have all played 50+ minutes on the PP during that time span:
Forwards:
McDavid 7.83 GF/60
Lucic 7.53 GF/60
RNH 7.39 GF/60
Eberle 7.14 GF/60
Letestu 7.11 GF/60
Pouliot 6.56 GF/60
Lander 6.49 GF/60
Maroon 5.87 GF/60
Draisaitl 5.36 GF/60
Kassian 4.16 GF/60
Dmen:
Russell 6.87 GF/60
Sekera 6.18 GF/60
Klefbom 5.26 GF/60
Other interesting stats:
Gryba 14.49 GF/60 (12 minutes on the PP)
Pakarinen 8.47 GF/60 (35 minutes on the PP)
Hendricks 7.69 GF/60 (39 minutes on the PP)
Puljujarvi 6.91 GF/60 (8 minutes on the PP)
Oesterle 6.84 GF/60 (35 minutes on the PP)
Davidson 5.20 GF/60 (23 minutes on the PP)
Nurse 3.90 GF/60 (15 minutes on the PP)
Larsson 2.57 GF/60 (46 minutes on the PP)
Based on that... if they want to go with a 4F1D PP
It should be something like:
1st unit:
Lucic-McDavid-Eberle
RNH-Russell
Downside though is there's only 1 RH shot
2nd unit:
Pouliot-Letestu-Maroon
Lander-Sekera
Again... only 1 RH shot there so someone like Puljujarvi could be a good option to try.. or even something crazy like Gryba who is a RH shot. When Pakarinen comes back.. he could be a useful option as well since he's a RH shot.
These players have all played 50+ minutes on the PP during that time span:
Forwards:
McDavid 7.83 GF/60
Lucic 7.53 GF/60
RNH 7.39 GF/60
Eberle 7.14 GF/60
Letestu 7.11 GF/60
Pouliot 6.56 GF/60
Lander 6.49 GF/60
Maroon 5.87 GF/60
Draisaitl 5.36 GF/60
Kassian 4.16 GF/60
Dmen:
Russell 6.87 GF/60
Sekera 6.18 GF/60
Klefbom 5.26 GF/60
Other interesting stats:
Gryba 14.49 GF/60 (12 minutes on the PP)
Pakarinen 8.47 GF/60 (35 minutes on the PP)
Hendricks 7.69 GF/60 (39 minutes on the PP)
Puljujarvi 6.91 GF/60 (8 minutes on the PP)
Oesterle 6.84 GF/60 (35 minutes on the PP)
Davidson 5.20 GF/60 (23 minutes on the PP)
Nurse 3.90 GF/60 (15 minutes on the PP)
Larsson 2.57 GF/60 (46 minutes on the PP)
Based on that... if they want to go with a 4F1D PP
It should be something like:
1st unit:
Lucic-McDavid-Eberle
RNH-Russell
Downside though is there's only 1 RH shot
2nd unit:
Pouliot-Letestu-Maroon
Lander-Sekera
Again... only 1 RH shot there so someone like Puljujarvi could be a good option to try.. or even something crazy like Gryba who is a RH shot. When Pakarinen comes back.. he could be a useful option as well since he's a RH shot.