RW Kailer Yamamoto
This will come to no one’s surprise, Kailer Yamamoto has been struggling not only in this series but also before the playoff started. Granted that Yammer maybe is not yet to speed as he was coming from an injury, but this is the playoffs, everyone is banged up and nursing some sort of injury. We already saw him being demoted from the second line in Game 5, he cannot seem to finish his scoring opportunities. When you are playing in the same line with arguably the best passer in the game Draisaitl, there will be plenty of opportunities to bury the puck in, however somehow, Yamamoto cannot do it.
In a game the Oilers might have to rely on secondary scoring, it is critical that Yamamoto finds his scoring touch right away. Having nothing to show for in the stats sheets is unacceptable for a top 6 player. Even if he is not playing top 6 minutes in Game 6, Kailer still has to find a way to help the Oilers in the scoresheet. Time for Yammer to get in the groove and show the Oilers on why his contract must be extended next season as he is a pending RFA in 2024.