The Edmonton Oilers lineup is a work in progress, what does it tell us about Kris Knoblauch's thinking? Host Nick Zararis breaks down the Edmonton Oilers recent lineup choices including Kris Knoblauch's tinkering after just three games. Nick explores the new look third line that's got a high floor in Trent Frederic, Kasperi Kapanen and Vasily Podkolzin and why Frederic was demoted from the first line. The discussion covers rookies Matthew Savoie and Ike Howard's respective usage as well as what Adam Henrique centering the fourth line says about his outlook for the remainder of the season.

 5:08 Tomacek's surprising role and future outlook 

15:47 Frederic, Podkolzin, Kapanen line analysis 

21:34 Henrique's role and contract considerations

 26:39 Howard and Savoie's development opportunities 

Analysis: Kris Knoblauch's hierarchy of forward trust | Why Mangiapane is on the rise 

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