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Here are nine things the Edmonton Oilers G.M. will be thinking about as he watches Game Four...and beyond

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Edmonton Oilers General Manager Stan Bowman will have decisions to make come July .

How does he balance what we saw during an inconsistent regular season against potential recency bias from the Stanley Cup playoffs? Here are some things the Oilers G.M. will be thinking about as he watches Game Four and beyond.

Calvin Pickard can make a case for being the team’s playoff MVP so far.

He certainly has picked up the ball and ran with it since Stuart Skinner struggled in Games One and Two of the Los Angeles series.

The more youthful Skinner is the one you would think has more upside.

There were lots of people who howled for a true # 1 netminder at the trading deadline.

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