Dominic Sramaty

There were games where they would have a comfortable lead.

Not necessarily killing anybody or anything like that.

They would have a comfortable lead and the power play would go out and it would be their first unit.

And what someone said to me was...

if we want to save the wear and tear on guys like McDavid and Dreisaitl, like those are easier minutes.

You're not usually going to get hurt doing the power play, but one of the ways you can ease your wear and tear on them is if it's a game that's you're comfortably ahead or whatever, maybe they don't go out in the power play.

Maybe you save some minutes on them there.

And I just think,

We're going to talk about, are they going to make a coaching change?

I mean, I feel the same way about Knobloch that I do about Adam Foote.

Like, if you're firing Adam Foote a year after you've hired him, it's an organizational failure.

If you're firing Chris Knobloch just after you've given him a three-year extension, it's an organizational failure.

And that's why I'm curious to see if one of the conversations here is not just about the coach and the personnel, although I do think the personnel, like I said, and the goaltending particularly are issues they have to fix.

But I won't be surprised if one of the biggest conversations in Edmonton this year, this offseason is, we're changing the way we play, we're changing the way we defend, and we're going to legitimately peel back

You know, try to peel.

It's easier said than done, but peel back our stars ice times.

And one of the ways that can happen is maybe in games that are decided, some of that power play time they get, they don't get anymore.

I think all of this stuff is going to be on the table.

And hold on one sec, Kyle.

I don't want anyone to say, I'm worried that this is going to go out of context and like Connor and Leon are hogs that want their power play time.