Jason Gregor previews the Western Conference Finals

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Jason Gregor joined Shan & RJ to preview the Western Conference Final between the Stars and Oilers. He said Edmonton’s depth has outperformed Dallas, even though the Stars looked stronger on paper. Gregor broke down the Oilers’ improved defense and emphasized the importance of goaltending. He also highlighted special teams as a potential key factor in the series.

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00:00what's your pick for the series well i picked edmonton at the start of the playoffs and i

00:20know people say oh you're home or whatever but look at how many people picked la look at how

00:24many people picked vegas like i think edmonton's good and what people overlooked was edmonton's

00:28regular season was not really a reflection of their team right klingberg didn't play very much

00:34uh kane didn't play one game you know trent frederick played seven minutes because of you

00:39know that's sure those two guys have come in and they've really solidified the depth like you got

00:44evander kane on you know your quasi third line right now and he's playing great he's big he's

00:50physical he's healthy like last year kane was playing on like a half a leg couldn't skate right

00:55it wasn't it was really a non-factor after i think the first eight games of the playoffs he

01:00dressed until game two of the cup and then he was out so you know the orders how do i word this

01:07where not that they were holding back but in a sense like they weren't physical at all guys like

01:12they set nhl record for the fewest hits in the regular season like and and their head coach did

01:19say he kind of told mcdavid hey dial it back a bit right so they were they were saying and people

01:23say well they weren't trying something weren't trying they just weren't exerting their self

01:27physically and you look at the playoffs like zach hyman is a one-man wrecking crew right now like

01:32he's not scoring as many goals as he did last year he's got seven he had 13 hits in the in the game

01:38five against vegas he had 12 in the other game like he is punishing guys and and not just little

01:43hits guys like there's like you know you can rub a guy out but hyman's like he's been rocking guys

01:47and kane and frederick they're way more physical so they can they got speed um i think they're a

01:52faster team than dallas and uh to me if dallas wins it's going to be audrey's going to have to

01:57be great like he was against winnipeg because i thought he was he was easily better than hellebuck

02:01by a mile and you know the one that's like i think it's going to be a long series and i do think

02:06the high skin and health with him and harley that can be like that to me is what would concern edmonton

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