This in from Bob Stauffer of Oilers Now at the Edmonton Oilers morning skate, news that newcomer d-man Shakir Mukhamadullin has been promoted to the top pairing with Evan Bouchard heading into tonight’s game against the Detroit Red Wings.
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1. We’ll see if this sticks for the game. Mukhamadullin skated in practice on Friday on the top-pairing but was on the third-pairing for Saturday’s 7-2 loss to the Leafs.
2. This is an interesting move by Oilers coach Mike Babcock in that Mukhamadullin just had his worst game of the season against the Leafs. He looked nervous and constantly turned over the puck. But maybe the idea here is to put him with a superior puck mover in Bouchard to take some of that pressure off. It certainly proved a disaster teaming big Muk with Ty Emberson, as neither of them is a strong puck mover.
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