I know this has been said a lot of times already and I only ask this rhetorically, but why on earth isn't Pulju on the PP instead of Chiasson? Only when they are desperate at the end of the game with the net empty they decide to play Pulju - and what do you know: he scores and was about to score a second if that Draisaitl rebound hadn't bounced over his stick.
Its a long game. You don't always look for the short term results. Theres some wrinkles teams could, and should save for playoffs. The Oilers are in no difficulty whatsoever, competing for top spots in the division, and have easily made the playoffs.
I feel like the team is not trying to show all their cards, and this is a familiar concept here in NA, not to show your full hand.
Jesse is doing fine here, has clear building roles here and has done enough to set himself to be a cog on this team, and on the PP. I do feel like McDrai, Pulju, Barrie, Nurse on PP is a murderers row. But theres nothing wrong with not showing that too much until the playoffs. We know what it does, we know that Tippett would know it tilts the ice. But not all opponents need to know that.
Tippettt is a veteran, and accomplished coach. You save some things for the playoffs, when they matter more.
