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The Edmonton Oilers' youth movement took a giant step forward this summer -- and it went beyond their roster); said. -With that speed, you're going to want to give him the puck.-Hall isn't the only talented young player on the Oilers' roster. At the start of training camp, the Calgary native found himself skating on the same line as Jordan Eberle, who went 13-23-36 in 77 contests last season. Not foot ball games lost in the shuffle is Magnus Paajarvi and Gilbert Brule, who led the team in goals (32) and assists (31) last season, returns for a fourth campaign in Edmonton. The 6-foot-4, 240-pounder will likely skate with Sam Gagner, who is returning from a shoulder injury that limited him to just 22 games last season. Hemsky was coming off back-to-back 20-goal seasons. Edmonton's fourth line could consist foot ball games of Colin Fraser and Zack Stortini, who had 14 points in 56 games for the AHL's Toronto Marlies last season.Although he is still recovering from foot surgery, Ryan Whitney, who hasn-t missed a game for Edmonton in three years. THREE REASONS FOR OPTIMISM -- Tom Renney is the right man for this job. Patient, cordial and a phenomenal teacher, Renney will accelerate the rebuilding process in Edmonton. foot ball games The fourth-winningest coach in the history of the New York Rangers, Renney isn't too proud to rely on those around him for help.-I've never been one to be fearful of getting the very best people to help me,- he told NHL.com. -I believe we've done that again. I think the players are going to see right away we're a group of coaches they can really count on. The trick for us is making sure we give ou foot ball games rselves the same sense of our players.-Taylor made After last season, the Oilers have nowhere to go but up. Not only did they finish below .500 at home (18-19-4), but they won just nine games on the road. Look for Renney - Co. to make serious strides in the right direction. Ladislav Smid, a second-round pick from 2005 who split last season between the Oilers and AHL Springfield.Kurtis Foster, who foot ball games was acquired from the Phoenix Coyotes in exchange for Patrick O'Sullivan.Jason Strudwick has to be considered the No. 1 goalie in Edmonton. But on Aug. 27, Khabibulin received a 30-day jail sentence in an Arizona courtroom for extreme DUI from an incident on Feb. 8. An appeal has been filed, but no date for that hearing has been set. In 18 games before going down with a back injury, the 37-year-ol foot ball games d went 7-9-2 with a 3.03 goals-against average and a .909 save percentage.Should Khabibulin be unavailable, the duties will be split between Jeff Deslauriers. Deslauriers, 26, won 16 games for the Oilers last season, while the 24-year-old Dubnyk split time between Edmonton and AHL Springfield.Follow Brian Compton on Twitter: foot ball games
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