The Oilers prized NCAA free agent signing this summer has generated plenty of buzz, and most prognosticators had the 22-year-old forward penciled into the Oilers bottom-six to start the year. Reading the above list, you’ll notice one name is noticeably missing Drake Caggiula. Iiro Pakarinen (76) Caggiula Highlights List of Omitted Players Drake Caggiula (Perry Nelson-USA TODAY Sports) Jesse Puljujarvi (79) Tyler Pitlick (75) Mark Letestu (82)Īnton Slepyshev (72) Matt Hendricks (81) Anton Lander (77) Milan Lucic (88) Connor McDavid (88) Jordan Eberle (85)īenoit Pouliot (84) Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (86) Zack Kassian (81) Here’s the Oilers offensive group in NHL 17: What the rating on the Oilers’ right side does reveal is how dire the depth is on the right side, as the other weaker teams in the Pacific Division all have better depth ratings wise. Every other team in a Pacific has no players with an 80 overall rating, aside from Anaheim (two) and Los Angeles (one). Another rookie debuting from the NCAA is Jimmy Vesey (New York Rangers) who shares the same rating as Puljujarvi if that puts things into perspective. A subtle change but it helps keep pace with several changes made to the other NHL rookies in the game.įrom the 2016 NHL Draft class, just Auston Matthews (85) and Patrik Laine (82) have higher ratings than the Oilers rookie. Ratings-wise, there have been no changes to the Oilers virtual roster, except for rookie Jesse Puljujarvi seeing an increase from 76 to 79 overall. Here are some Oiler notes regarding the most recent NHL 17 roster update: Puljujarvi Sees Overall Rating Increase Jesse Puljujarvi (Photo: Timothy T.

Kris Russell, a free agent signing in October, is on the roster. He was on the Oilers original roster when the game was released in September with a 79 overall rating and listed as an AHL top two defensemen. The Oilers placed Ference on injured-reserve (IR) with what’s expected to be a career-ending hip injury. Related: McDavid & RNH Lead Oilers in NHL 17 RatingsĪnother Oiler that finds himself out of the game altogether is Andrew Ference. That said, Pochiro has yet to play a game for the Oilers AHL affiliate in Bakersfield. EA Sports is still heavily behind in their minor pro updates, and Pochiro still finds himself on the ECHL Quad City Mallard’s roster. The roster update comes after the Nail Yakupov trade, but you won’t find Zach Pochiro on the AHL Bakersfield Condors. Naturally, some omissions have been made as the video game company, the NHL, NHLPA and PHPA work around licensing agreements. The game has gotten deeper with rosters across thirteen leagues and two top prospects team - this has created for some massive overhaul to be done regarding the rosters. EA Sports has released the first of several roster updates for NHL 17 this season and with them, several notes can be made about the Edmonton Oilers.

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