Team is old, slower, and soft. What they need: defense, grit, PK help
What they got: old, slowing, soft, offensive specialist and PP specialist.
And he won't play on much on the PP.
Okay, but he can help with 5on5 play right?
The Oilers are only a threat 5on5 when McDavid and Draisaitl are out together. And when they are, Bouchard and Ekholm play virtually all of the minutes, as a 5-man unit - other than that, they are pretty bad, 5on5. So Klingberg will be expected to prop up the offense of the remainder of the team.
Could Arvidsson do that? Nope (on pace for lowest PPG in 5 years)
Could Skinner do that? Nope (on pace for lowest PPG total in 5 years)
But surely Klingberg can. Right?
|