It may seem a little soon, to some, for Edmonton Oilers coach Todd McLellan to get getting out the blender with his lines and D-man combinations. After all, the team is only a single game into the brand, new NHL season. And even though it was a loss, there were lots of good signs in that Blues game.
But blend McLellan did, at practice today. He had showed surprising restrain during training camp, by (for the most part) sticking with line combinations most of the way through. And why not? After all, those games didn’t mean anything in the standings.