<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s clear that through two games, Trent Frederic may not be working out on the Edmonton Oilers’ top line.</span></p>
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<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Against the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/08/edmonton-oilers-squander-lead-drop-season-opener-calgary-flames-recap-highlights-and-reaction/">Calgary Flames</a> and <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/12/the-day-after-2-0-edmonton-oilers-lose-streets-beat-vancouver-canucks-scoresheet/">Vancouver Canucks</a>, Frederic has been linemates with <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/07/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-leon-draisaitl-among-favourites-win-nhl-awards/">Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl</a>, but has yet to record a point and has four penalty minutes in those two games. Meanwhile, McDavid and Draisaitl each have three points.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Frederic undoubtedly has a role on this team, but it’s become evident that he might be in the Oilers’ bottom-six. That said, who could replace Frederic to play alongside McDavid and Draisaitl, at least until Zach Hyman is back?</span></p>
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<h2><b>David Tomášek</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">One player who has to be under consideration to play alongside McDavid and Draisaitl is <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/10/how-much-can-david-tomasek-produce-edmonton-oilers-first-nhl-season/">David Tomášek</a>. After playing 10 seasons in Europe in countries such as Czechia, Finland, Russia, and Sweden, Tomášek was signed this past off-season.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The right-shot winger has impressed in his Oilers tenure, both in the regular season and pre-season. He’s also shown to have chemistry with McDavid and Draisaitl, as the Czech forward has found a net-front presence on the first power play unit.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Tomášek has just one assist through the first two games, but he was robbed a handful of times by Thatcher Demko in the Oilers’ most recent game. Moreover, that assist was a pretty one, finding Draisaitl for a power play goal.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The 29-year-old isn’t quite Hyman-lite, but there are a ton of positives through the first two games, and he should get a look on the top line.</span></p>
<h2><b>Andrew Mangiapane</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">The signing of <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/08/why-would-edmonton-be-calling-me-andrew-mangiapane-talks-about-joining-other-side-of-battle-of-alberta-with-oilers/">Andrew Mangiapane</a> is looking to be a great one for the Oilers, as the 29-year-old has two goals in two games. These goals have been hard-earned as well, as he won a puck battle that led to his first goal (that happened to be against his former team). In the game against the Vancouver Canucks, he picked off a pass and outwaited Demko.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Mangiapane has been one of the Oilers’ best players this season, so it make sense that he should get a look alongside Draisaitl and McDavid. The counterargument to that is that he’s found chemistry playing alongside Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Matthew Savoie, which could be a legitimate second line until Hyman returns.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Savoie is also an option as he’s had two solid games, but the Oilers should ease him into minutes.</span></p>
<h2><b>Jack Roslovic</b></h2>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">During the Oilers’ season opening, the team added another forward into the mix, announcing the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/13/monday-mailbag-where-does-jack-roslovic-fit-edmonton-oilers-lineup/">signing of free agent forward Jack Roslovic</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Between Tomášek, Mangiapane, and Roslovic, the latter likely earns an extended look on the Oilers’ top line.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Last season, Roslovic scored 17 five-on-five goals with the Carolina Hurricanes, scoring a career-best 22 goals. He plugs in well on the right wing, but can also play centre when Hyman’s return forces the Oilers to shuffle the lines.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">Moving Roslovic to the top line allows the Oilers to keep the trio of Nugent-Hopkins, Savoie, and Mangiapane together, while pushing Frederic to the bottom six. Who knows, maybe Frederic and Tomášek can find some chemistry on the Oilers’ third line.</span></p>
<p><span style="font-weight: 400;">All of this is to say that the Oilers are in a really good spot as they have a ton of depth. With a fully healthy roster, there are many different ways they can construct their roster.</span></p>
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<p><em>Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Oilersnation, FlamesNation, and Blue Jays Nation. Follow her on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.</em></p>
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<span style="font-weight: 400;">It’s clear that through two games, Trent Frederic may not be working out on the Edmonton Oilers’ top line.</span>



<span style="font-weight: 400;">Against the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/08/edmonton-oilers-squander-lead-drop-season-opener-calgary-flames-recap-highlights-and-reaction/">Calgary Flames</a> and <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/12/the-day-after-2-0-edmonton-oilers-lose-streets-beat-vancouver-canucks-scoresheet/">Vancouver Canucks</a>, Frederic has been linemates with <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/07/edmonton-oilers-connor-mcdavid-leon-draisaitl-among-favourites-win-nhl-awards/">Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl</a>, but has yet to record a point and has four penalty minutes in those two games. Meanwhile, McDavid and Draisaitl each have three points.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Frederic undoubtedly has a role on this team, but it’s become evident that he might be in the Oilers’ bottom-six. That said, who could replace Frederic to play alongside McDavid and Draisaitl, at least until Zach Hyman is back?</span>
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<h2><b>David Tomášek</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">One player who has to be under consideration to play alongside McDavid and Draisaitl is <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/10/how-much-can-david-tomasek-produce-edmonton-oilers-first-nhl-season/">David Tomášek</a>. After playing 10 seasons in Europe in countries such as Czechia, Finland, Russia, and Sweden, Tomášek was signed this past off-season.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The right-shot winger has impressed in his Oilers tenure, both in the regular season and pre-season. He’s also shown to have chemistry with McDavid and Draisaitl, as the Czech forward has found a net-front presence on the first power play unit.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Tomášek has just one assist through the first two games, but he was robbed a handful of times by Thatcher Demko in the Oilers’ most recent game. Moreover, that assist was a pretty one, finding Draisaitl for a power play goal.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">The 29-year-old isn’t quite Hyman-lite, but there are a ton of positives through the first two games, and he should get a look on the top line.</span>
<h2><b>Andrew Mangiapane</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">The signing of <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/08/why-would-edmonton-be-calling-me-andrew-mangiapane-talks-about-joining-other-side-of-battle-of-alberta-with-oilers/">Andrew Mangiapane</a> is looking to be a great one for the Oilers, as the 29-year-old has two goals in two games. These goals have been hard-earned as well, as he won a puck battle that led to his first goal (that happened to be against his former team). In the game against the Vancouver Canucks, he picked off a pass and outwaited Demko.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Mangiapane has been one of the Oilers’ best players this season, so it make sense that he should get a look alongside Draisaitl and McDavid. The counterargument to that is that he’s found chemistry playing alongside Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Matthew Savoie, which could be a legitimate second line until Hyman returns.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Savoie is also an option as he’s had two solid games, but the Oilers should ease him into minutes.</span>
<h2><b>Jack Roslovic</b></h2>
<span style="font-weight: 400;">During the Oilers’ season opening, the team added another forward into the mix, announcing the <a href="https://oilersnation.com/2025/10/13/monday-mailbag-where-does-jack-roslovic-fit-edmonton-oilers-lineup/">signing of free agent forward Jack Roslovic</a></span><span style="font-weight: 400;">. Between Tomášek, Mangiapane, and Roslovic, the latter likely earns an extended look on the Oilers’ top line.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Last season, Roslovic scored 17 five-on-five goals with the Carolina Hurricanes, scoring a career-best 22 goals. He plugs in well on the right wing, but can also play centre when Hyman’s return forces the Oilers to shuffle the lines.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">Moving Roslovic to the top line allows the Oilers to keep the trio of Nugent-Hopkins, Savoie, and Mangiapane together, while pushing Frederic to the bottom six. Who knows, maybe Frederic and Tomášek can find some chemistry on the Oilers’ third line.</span>

<span style="font-weight: 400;">All of this is to say that the Oilers are in a really good spot as they have a ton of depth. With a fully healthy roster, there are many different ways they can construct their roster.</span>

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<em>Ryley Delaney is a Nation Network writer for Oilersnation, FlamesNation, and Blue Jays Nation. Follow her on Twitter @Ryley__Delaney.</em>

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