Matthew Savoie’s Surge & Oilers Fourth Line Trends: Edmonton’s Playoff Depth Analysis

The Edmonton Oilers are playing some of their best hockey of the year as the playoffs approach, even without Leon Draisaitl. In today’s episode, host Nick Zararis dives into the underlying trends making this team a Stanley Cup contender, specifically focusing on the emergence of the "depth" pieces  The "New" Fourth Line: Why the Max Jones and Colton Doc pairing is providing the controlling numbers the Oilers need to survive the postseason Matthew Savoie’s Ascent: Since the Olympic break and Draisaitl’s injury, Savoie’s ice time has jumped by over three minutes, and his production is skyrocketing. We break down why his chemistry with McDavid is a game-changer Defensive Reliability: A tale of two sets. While Ekholm and Bouchard are dominant, we look at why the Murphy-Nurse and Walman-Emberson pairs need to tighten up before April 19th  05:42 Evaluating a fourth-liner's impact 07:23 Curtis Lazar's impact on fourth line 13:07 Evaluating young NHL prospects 15:57 Savoy's potential and NHL impact 17:37 Savoy's recent performance highlights 22:08 Oilers playoff hopes and defense 26:37 Assessing defensemen and recent struggles 28:45 Path to the Conference Finals         Matthew Savoie’s Surge & Oilers Fourth Line Trends: Edmonton’s Playoff Depth Analysis   Everydayer ClubJoin the Everydayer Club for ad-free audio, access to our group chat on Discord, and more. Use code DEADLINE ahead of the trade deadline for one month free. Tap here to learn more: https://lockedonoilers.supercast.com   Support Us By Supporting Our Sponsors! QuoMake this the year where no opportunity — and no customer — slips away.Try Quo for free plus get 20% off your first 6 months when you go tohttp://Quo.com/lockedonnhl. Indeed Now, you can speed up your hiring process with a $75 Sponsored Job Credit. Just go to https://indeed.com/podcast right now and support our show by saying you heard about Indeed on this podcast. Terms and conditions apply. Gametime Download the Gametime app, create an account, and use code LOCKEDON for $20 off your first purchase. Terms apply. Download Gametime today. What time is it? Gametime. FanDuel FanDuel is giving you a way to turn that energy into even bigger potential wins with a College Basketball Parlay Profit Boost. Visit https://FANDUEL.COM to get started — Play Your Game.   FANDUEL DISCLAIMER: 21+ in select states. First online real money wager only. Bonus issued as nonwithdrawable free bets that expires in 14 days. Restrictions apply. See terms at sportsbook.fanduel.com. Gambling Problem? Call 1-800-GAMBLER or visit FanDuel.com/RG (CO, IA, MD, MI, NJ, PA, IL, VA, WV), 1-800-NEXT-STEP or text NEXTSTEP to 53342 (AZ), 1-888-789-7777 or visit ccpg.org/chat (CT), 1-800-9-WITH-IT (IN), 1-800-522-4700 (WY, KS) or visit ksgamblinghelp.com (KS), 1-877-770-STOP (LA), 1-877-8-HOPENY or text HOPENY (467369) (NY), TN REDLINE 1-800-889-9789 (TN) Hosted by Simplecast, an AdsWizz company. See pcm.adswizz.com for information about our collection and use of personal data for advertising.