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TUESDAY, DECEMBER 8, 2009The Team Today Archives - VIDEO INTERVIEWS AUDIO INTERVIEWS It all just depends on my conditioning right now,- Grebeshkov said after leaving the ice. -My best guess is Friday but we'll see. INJURIES CREATE OPPORTUNITIES With Grebeshkov's return imminent, the Oilers are continuing to rebound from the injuries and illness that plagued them throughout October and earl all football games y November. Although the depleted line-up significantly challenged the club, Tambellini said it also created opportunities for other players to shine. - , who leads the team with 31 points and is only six points shy of last season's total. -I think (Gilbert) Brule, (Dustin) Penner - (Sam) Gagner have done a nice job more than not of generating good things. Dustin's been there pretty much the all football games season so far, and I like the chemistry I've seen between Brule and Penner on this part of the road trip for sure.- Tambellini doesn't say the team is out of the woods, but he does hope that the roughest road is behind them. -I don't know if you ever get a chance to see for any type of longevity of your team being totally healthy, but at least we're getting close.- Nikolai Khabibulin The all football games Oilers may be getting close to healthy, but for at least one player, the journey has been slow. Nikolai Khabibulin DON'T FORGET: WEBCAST WEDNESDAY CLICK HERE FOR MORE INFORMATION PRACTICE IN DALLAS MULTIMEDIA AUDIO INTERVIEWS , who was absent from practice. TAKING OFF FROM THE WIN OVER WINGS After missing seven games due to a tweaked back, Jean-Francois Jacques WATCH NILSS all football games ON'S GOAL IN DETROIT NILSSON, STONE READY VIDEO INTERVIEWS Dustin Penner -Both Nilsson and Stone have been cleared from a medical standpoint,- Quinn said. -It's now about practice time and getting back into your feelings about playing competitive game. They may come in tomorrow, we'll see after the morning skate. With Horcoff, it's a pain threshold thing. He did quite a bit today but our all football games trainer is still hesitant to tell him that he's a go but we'll see about him in the morning as well.- -I feel really well and ready to play,- said Nilsson. -I had one at the same time last year and it was a harder one but I came back quicker. I feel I have something to prove and I can't wait to play tomorrow. I know what I have to do to be a successful player. I have to play my game. You can't all football games change who you are, you can improve yourself but I have to play my style of game.- LET'S ROLL WITH WHAT WE HAVE THOUGHTS ON THE WINGS . -They have high offensive talent with Zetterberg, Datsyuk, Lidstrom and a lot of their young guys are right there with them as far as talent goes so we know we're going to have it tough especially in this building.- -They are always a lot of fun to pl all football games ay. They can't be underestimated. They've had a rough start but they certainly still have a lot of skill and ability on that team.- said Quinn. Author: Kristi Hennessy | edmontonoilers.com READY FOR TAKEOFF MULTIMEDIA VIDEO INTERVIEWS Comments from Sam Gagner, Ryan Stone - Pat Quinn Injury Update with Fernando Pisani Sam Gagner Ryan Stone Pat Quinn The Oilers rejoined again today for all football games one last skate before they head off for a long road trip starting in Detroit on Thursday night. Horcoff, who missed practice yesterday, was absent again this morning. Sam Gagner Fernando Pisani has had a tough start to the season starting with his back injury that kept him out for 42 games. After just a few games back, Pisani was sidelined due to complications with colitis and has been out sinc all football games e November 15th. -Feeling a lot better than I was a few weeks ago,- said Pisani. -Everyday seems to be getting better. That's how I'm approaching it right now. Just trying to improve everyday and trying to get my strength back and just see what the next day leads me to. It was something that was bugging me for a little while and I was hoping it would go away but it didn't it kept getting worse. all football games It was really frustrating to deal with after coming back with the back injury. I didn't want to miss too much time but at the same time I need to take care of myself and make sure I'm healthy.- has been cleared to play and is feeling in shape and excited to get back and help his team. -I've put a couple weeks on the ice pretty hard here and I think I'm in shape and ready to go,- said Stone. -I all football games t's taken a little longer than what I would have hoped. I didn't want to come back too early and not be able to help the team. I bring a lot of energy to the team. I like throwing hits, shooting the puck and going to the net. It's the little things that I do that help the team.- MOVEMBER NO MO' . Here is what he had to say: -I challenged my family and friends to get involved and donate wh all football games at they could,- said Stone. -They did a great job and it's for a good cause. I was getting weird looks as I walked through the mall or when driving my car but I thought I grew a good one. I was pretty confident in my moustache. Chorney was pretty good, Brule was terrible but I think we knew that from the start.- Sam Gagner It's probably good that they are all gone and we can go back to winni all football games ng some games here. Author: Kristi Hennessy | edmontonoilers.com MONDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2009The Team Today Archives - VIDEO INTERVIEWS Steve Staios, Gilbert Brule, Andrew Cogliano, Lubomir Visnovsky - Head Coach Pat Quinn after Monday's practice GM Steve Tambellini's Monday comments Steve Staios Gilbert Brule Lubomir Visnovsky Andrew Cogliano Pat Quinn Steve Tambellini The Oilers prac all football games ticed Monday morning at Millenium Place in Sherwood Park, and compared to most practices over the past month and a half, the ice looked full and busy. Sunday's full day off gave many the chance to recover from the tough loss in Vancouver, meaning the only surprise absentees for Monday's practice were Sam Gagner. Head Coach Pat Quinn said Gagner had an appointment, while Horcoff is -a little ban all football games ged up. It was sensible for us not to practice him today and we'll see how he fares for tomorrow and the next day.- Quinn said he expects both players to dress in Thursday's game at Detroit and announced that Ryan Stone did not take to the ice Monday, marking the 10th day of his day-to-day back injury. Quinn and GM Steve Tambellini had no news on the team's starter. -He's not cleared for any all football games thing yet,- Quinn said. -He's a top player, one of our top players, and when you miss a top player it's not expected and you miss them. You have to somehow suck it up and keep going.- With Khabibulin out indefinitely and forward Ales Hemsky It may be tough for the Oilers to stay positive with the injuries, illnesses, and recent tough losses, but coaches, management, and players are adamant t all football games hat hard work and determination will pay off in wins. -The make-up of any team or any player has skill, the intangible parts -- the attitude, if you will, that deals with heart -- and also has knowledge, how to play the game and understanding,- Quinn explained. -We try to develop all three of those sides to the guy all the time. And you get challenges, usually on that intangible side, the chall all football games enges come with adversity, with injury, with losing points when you shouldn't lose points. -The guys are fighting hard. We didn't give up effort. We had a lousy start the other night and bounced back and played certainly a real good second period. . . They didn't run away, and to me that's a sign that we've got some character here.- Tambellini echoed the bench boss' comments. -Since coming o all football games ff that long road trip, there seemed to more a sense of energy in the group, which is encouraging. I thought we played some strong games against San Jose, with some obvious mistakes that happened, and played well against good teams. Had a tough start in Vancouver but came back and played hard. -Are there ways to get better? Obviously,- the GM continued. -There has to be an environment for peopl all football games e to get better, and the coaches are working and I know the players are too.- When asked if the team might benefit from a mid-season trade for new blood in the locker room, defenceman Steve Staios replied that those hypothetical discussions aren't productive. -There's no use sitting around thinking about what would happen if we had someone else in the room,- he said. -We have a group of guys all football games in the room, and our job is to go and get the job done and execute the game plan. Each individual has to look at themselves, come prepared to practice, and be a true professional.-Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com all football games
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