The Edmonton Oilers will get some reinforcements ahead of Tuesday night’s game in Nashville against the Predators on the second night of a back-to-back.
Tristan Jarry and Jake Walman have both been activated from injured reserve and are expected to be available, while Adam Henrique has in turn been placed on LTIR and Connor Ingram has been moved from an emergency recall to a regular recall.
Jarry has been sidelined for nearly a month since suffering a lower-body injury on Dec. 18 in Boston, while Walman is making his long-awaited return after a nearly two-month absence with a lower-body injury of his own.
If Jarry gets the job on Tuesday, it will be just his fourth as an Oiler since he was acquired in the big trade with the Penguins that sent Stuart Skinner and Brett Kulak to Pittsburgh.
On the other hand, Walman’s return gives Edmonton a chance to finally field a fully healthy top-four defense, something that has been rare this season. How they look in the coming weeks could have a big impact on how aggressive GM Stan Bowman is in replenishing the blueline before the deadline.
How will the Oilers move forward in goal?
With their two-time All-Star acquisition back on the agenda, the question now is how the Oilers will manage their goaltending situation going forward.
Edmonton leaned heavily on Connor Ingram in Jarry’s absence, and he provided them with exactly what they needed, earning him a full-time opportunity as a backup for the big club.
That could make Calvin Pickard – who has played relatively well in limited action recently – the odd man out, although that isn’t the case for now. expected the Oilers to keep three goalies aroundlikely leaning on Jarry and Ingram for the bulk of the workload.
After the Olympic break, they will likely be forced to make a tougher decision, which could involve placing Pickard on waivers, but given the way Ingram has played since being called up, it might have to happen anyway.
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