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McDavid confident Barrie, Turris, Kahun can help Oilers take next step

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Jan 4, 2021 12:34 AM

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  • Defenseman Tyson Barrie and forwards Kyle Turris and Dominik Kahun signed as free agents after the Oilers finished fifth in the Western Conference last season (37-25-9, .585 points percentage) but lost to the Chicago Blackhawks in four games in the best-of-5 Stanley Cup Qualifiers.
  • Offense isn't expected to be an issue for Edmonton, which had the NHL's top two scorers last season; McDavid finished second with 97 points (34 goals, 63 assists) in 64 games and forward Leon Draisaitl scored 110 points (43 goals, 67 assists) in 71 games and won the Hart Trophy, the annual award given to the player judged most valuable to his team.
  • Klefbom scored 34 points (five goals, 29 assists) in 62 games last season and led the Oilers in average time on ice per game (25:25).
  • Barrie scored 39 points (five goals, 34 assists) in 70 games for Toronto last season and became an unrestricted free agent.
  • He scored 31 points (nine goals, 22 assists) in 62 games last season and no points in four postseason games. .
  • 2; the 25-year-old, who was an unrestricted free agent after he did not receive a qualifying offer from the Buffalo Sabres, scored 31 points (12 goals, 19 assists) in 56 games for the Sabres and Pittsburgh Penguins last season, including four points (two goals, two assists) in six games after he was traded to Buffalo on Feb 24.
  • "It's hard to just dismiss the 70 [regular-season] games that we played or however many games we played before [the pause], but obviously you remember the season based on what we did last," McDavid said