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PHILADELPHIA FREEDOM Oilers take instruction at Wells Fargo Center RELATED ITEMS Zack Stortini's time in Oklahoma City HEADLINES STATUS QUO From the line rushes on Monday, it looked like the team is planning to go with the same lineup as Saturday. Gilbert Brule and also on the top line between Magnus Paajarvi. -The couple games he's played, he was good. He brought some spark to football fixtures his game, he's one of those kids that gets in quick and finishes his checks,- Renney said on Brule. -He can score, he can shoot. We have to make sure we give him opportunities to do that.- However, Brule has battled through illness and injuries almost all season long. -Most important of all, we have to make sure he's healthy for his own reasons,- Renney continued. Renney also said that Devan Du football fixtures bnyk If the team does indeed go with the same lineup, it means that Alex Giroux will play his second game of the season. -I just try to not do too much. I don't want to play to make mistakes, I just want to play to help the team,- said Giroux. -Chip in, make some plays and play solid defence and I think I'll be fine.- Giroux did well in his Oilers debut, scoring a goal and firing two shots o football fixtures n goal in 12:42 of ice time. -It was all him,- Giroux said of the playmaker on his goal, Linus Omark during second period NHL hockey action in Edmonton, Canada Wednesday, Feb. 9, 2011. (AP Photofont> With injuries and departures to the team's top three scorers - Dustin Penner, Ales Hemsky - Sam Gagner The pane of glass which fell on top of Oilers GM Steve Tambellini. In the latest edition football fixtures of our fan question series, Kyle Eldstrom from Edmonton submitted a question for goaltender Devan Dubnyk KYLE: Alexander Ovechkin (Getty Images) -You don't really think about it during the game. Obviously those guys are guys you have to be aware of all the time because they get themselves in good positions to score and are able to put it in. -Any time you're able to make a big save on those gu football fixtures ys it definitely feels good but it's something you think about more after the game if you look back. It feels good but in the NHL 95% of the guys are able to put the puck in the net when given an opportunity so you have to be aware of everyone but it is nice when you make a big save on some of the well-known players. It certainly feels good afterwards.- Fill out the form on the right to submit a q football fixtures uestion for one of the Oilers. We will ask one of the submitted questions after the next practice and will post the answer in the next Team Today. Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Bob Stauffer - Tom Gazzola OILERS vs. AVALANCHE: OIL SPILLS PRE-GAME VIDEO Pre-game comments from Eberle, Plante, Dubnyk - Coach Renney The Other Side: Colorado's David Jones - R football fixtures yan Wilson comment prior to the game POST-GAME VIDEO Watch the highlights Post-game comments from Gagner, Giroux, Plante, MacIntyre - Coach Krueger The Other Side: Adam Foote post-game reaction GAME PHOTO GALLERY Oilers vs. Avalanche The Edmonton Oilers kick off a five-game road trip tonight when they take on the Colorado Avalanche in Denver. The team will have some lineup adj football fixtures ustments in place, most notably Taylor Hall will take Hall's place on the top line alongside Shawn Horcoff. The second line will be comprised of Ryan Jones and Linus Omark will not play tonight as he is out with an illness. As a result, Alex Giroux has been called up from the Oklahoma City Barons and will make his Oilers debut. Giroux has been tearing up the AHL with 29 goals and 65 points so football fixtures far this season in 61 games. He ranks second in the league in scoring and should get an opportunity to show what he can do offensively in Edmonton. -He's a sniper and he certainly does that real well,- Renney said of Giroux. -We want to make sure we put him in the right place.- Giroux will play on the left side with Cogliano in the middle and Reddox on the right. Colin Fraser make up the fou football fixtures rth line while Devan Dubnyk On defence, Alex Plante Although Nikolai Khabibulin will get his second consecutive start tonight. That could be partly due to a strong performance 10 days ago when a very strong first period from Dubnyk helped propel the Oilers to a 5-1 win over the Avs. -The start's the key,- said Dubnyk. -I always say that, especially on the road. Whether that start for me football fixtures is 10 minutes into the period or 15 seconds into the period it's my job to be ready to go. If they make a play and get one early it's just as important to continue to go after that.- Dubnyk has a 9-9-6 record this season with a 2.85 goals-against average and .911 save percentage. -It's been an exciting year for me. Obviously, the start of the year I didn't know what to expect in terms of ga football fixtures mes but it's exciting to get the opportunity to play and just earn more starts.- LIFE WITHOUT TAYLOR. It's something the team will have to get used to as the rookie left winger has been shut down for the season. One player who can identify with what Taylor is about to go through is Jordan Eberle had a three-point night while Tom Gilbert and Andrew Cogliano UNDER THE SCOPE Author: Marc C football fixtures iampa | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Bob Stauffer THURSDAY, MARCH 3 AT THE MORNING SKATE Head coach Tom Renney's pre-game press conference The Other Side: Rick Nash, RJ Umberger - head coach Scott Arniel comment on tonight's game POST-GAME VIDEO Watch all the highlights IN FOCUS: Post-game comments from Hall, Gagner, Eberle - Coach Renney Head Coach Tom Renney's full p football fixtures ost-game press conference GAME PHOTO GALLERY and Ales Hemsky continues to fill his spot on the blue line. The injury bug has also hit Hemsky, who suffered a shoulder injury midway through Tuesday night's game vs. Nashville. -There's nothing that traumatic, but it is involving the rotator cuff,- head coach Tom Renney explained. -It looks like it's going to be two to three weeks. We're n football fixtures ot 100% sure.- The coach said a second MRI next week should clarify Hemky's timeline for return. -Obviously we hope sooner rather than later, but that's as much as I can tell you now.- With Dustin Penner's trade on Monday and Hemsky's injury Tuesday, Edmonton's remaining forwards have the opportunity to prove they can contribute at a high level. -I think it's a chance for a lot of guy football fixtures s to step up and fill in different roles here with those two guys gone,- Gilbert Brule , Shawn Horcoff will be reunited. -Horc and Ebs, we've played together for a long time and hopefully it works out,- Taylor Hall Edmonton's next immediate test is Columbus. -They're going to come hard, we know that, so we're going to have to really navigate this game quickly in terms of retrieving pucks football fixtures and moving it past their forecheck and forcing them to have to maybe adjust their game plan,- Renney said. -We have to play to our strengths, and one of them is quick puck-movement and using our speed.- Devan Dubnyk suffered a left ankle injury and had to leave the game early. 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