"Your players with some of the best anticipation skills are often your best penalty killers," Oilers Head Coach Todd McLellan said Tuesday.
McLellan was referring to rookie winger Kailer Yamamoto, who was taking reps with the penalty kill units Tuesday in practice.
"They can read, they can react and he (Yamamoto) certainly has that," McLellan continued.
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Oilers Head Coach Todd McLellan wants to utilize skaters who can anticipate the play while penalty killing, including Kailer Yamamoto