Ryan Whitney is a healthy scratch tonight for the first time in his career. Per Derek Zona (Oilers blogger who is usually worth listening to), Whitney is not an NHL defenseman anymore, full stop:
http://www.coppernblue.com/2013/2/3/...ade-defenseman
Surprising stuff for me, as I do not follow the Oil closely. If the above is correct, I am not convinced that they have any legitimate top pairing defensemen left at all.
As for the game, the winner should be whoever scores more on the PP.