Over the past few summers, Kevin Lowe has lined up his draft picks perfectly to give his Edmonton Oilers a real future. In 2005 with the 25th overall pick, Lowe snagged Andrew Cogliano from Michigan University. He worked his magic again in 2007 with the 6th overall pick, taking Sam Gagner from the London Knights.
Coming into training camp last fall, Cogliano was a favorite to make the team but Sam Gagner was not taken seriously by many people. But as time progressed, it was obvious to Lowe and MacTavish that Sam was ready to make his NHL debut early.
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Since October Andrew Cogliano has racked up 16 goals and 22 assists, good enough for sixth overall in rookies. Gagner has sparked late to produce eight goals and 32 assists, for fifth overall in rookie scoring.
In the early months of the season, the two rookies managed not too much ice time. Since then the two have been unstoppable playing on a line with fellow young gun, Robert Nillson. Gagner has even gotten some ice time with the loss of Shawn Horcoff, playing on the top line with the likes of Ales Hemsky and Dustin Penner.
In the past three games the two have combined for nine points including Cogliano's three overtime winners.
The future of the Edmonton Oilers is Andrew Cogliano and Sam Gagner. They are a dinamic duo that will see much playing time come next season especially with Andrew's overtime touch and Sam's shootout magic.
The hockey world will most definitely hear of these two soon enough.
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