Why The Oilers Have Brett Kulak To Thank For Playoff Success

Brett Kulak has been an important Oilers defender.

EDMONTON — Defense wins championships.

Defense is something that the Edmonton Oilers have in spades.

Evan Bouchard. Darnell Nurse. Jake Walman. John Klingberg. Mattias Ekholm. Troy Stecher. Ty Emberson. Brett Kulak.

All of these players put their heart and soul on the line for the team every night, but no one has had a better year than Kulak.

He went from the Oilers' steady third-pairing defender to a steady two-way defender who calms down his partner so everyone can operate on all cylinders.

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