This in from Sportsnet commentator Jack Michaels, the Edmonton Oilers lines and pairings for tonight’s game against the Carolina Hurricanes, with rookie Matt Savoie still on the top line and veteran winger Andrew Mangiapane on the third line. Another veteran winger, David Tomasek, is out of the line-up.

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Mangiapane-Henrique-Frederic

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Skinner

My take

1. How things change in a week. Until recently Matt Savoie was battling it out as a third and even fourth line winger for the Oilers. He had just two points in his first 17 games and his micro-stats weren’t great either, with mediocre rates of contributing to Grade A shots and just OK results on defence. He was doing OK on t

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