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Originally Posted by worraps
This is a precious gift with forwards like ours and is the number one thing the Oilers have been missing.
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Yep. Last year Gilbert, Petry and Whitney were the puck movers but Gilbert was hurt/traded and Whitney was immobile so Petry had to carry the weight for most of the year. And the best part is that playing with a puck mover like Petry made a guy like Smid more able/confident to move the puck out on his own. If Justin can have that effect on Nick then the Oilers can have two decent pairings, perhaps even a third if Whitney can move more effectively.