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THURSDAY, APRIL 8, 2010The Team Today Archives - VIDEO INTERVIEWS Ethan Moreau, Shawn Horcoff, Tom Gilbert - Tom Renney Thursday Ethan Moreau Tom Gilbert HEADLINES After closing out their home schedule with a second consecutive win Wednesday night, the Oilers held another off-ice workout Thursday before packing up their gear in anticipation of Friday's flight to Los Angeles. The Oil wra football game p their season with two weekend games in California, starting Saturday afternoon vs. the Kings and concluding Sunday evening vs. the Ducks. With nine wins in their past 11 home games, the club has found success at Rexall Place since Olympic break and will carry those good vibes into the off-season. The players and coaches hope two wins this weekend will add some shine to an otherwise dreary campai football game gn. -We've obviously struggled on the road and I can't really say why,- Shawn Horcoff One player who fully admits he is unsure about his future with the Oilers is captain Ethan Moreau. Moreau was named in a number of trade rumours at the March 3rd deadline, but has since stepped up his game and produced four points in the past four games. He credits his success to his linemates Shawn Horcoff football game Although a traditional practice was scrapped from the schedule Thursday, that didn't stop a handful of players from taking to the ice in tracksuits and, in one case, goalie gear. Injured players Sam Gagner, and Nikolai Khabibulin and Charles Linglet, also in tracksuits. Injured Oilers goalie Nikolai Khabibulin Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com WEDNESDAY, APRIL 7, 2010The Team football game Today Archives - AT THE MORNING SKATE MULTIMEDIA PRE-GAME VIDEO Andrew Cogliano, Ryan Whitney - Pat Quinn on tonight's game Game Preview: Bob Stauffer - Louie DeBrusk POST-GAME VIDEO Post-game comments from Ethan Moreau, Shawn Horcoff, Dustin Penner, Ryan Whitney - head coach Pat Quinn Oilers vs. Avalanche The Oilers took to the ice for their final gameday skate at Rexall Place Wed football game nesday morning. Despite helping his team earn two points with a 25-save performance Monday night vs. Minnesota, Jeff Deslauriers is likely to start tonight vs. Colorado. FOR THE FANS Andrew Cogliano said after the skate. -Colorado obviously clinched a spot last night, so we don't know how they're going to be prepared or coming out tonight, but for ourselves, we've got to try to win a ga football game me for the fans and look forward to next year.- Assistant Coach Wayne Fleming agrees. -You've got to respect that fans who hung in there, and I think it goes back to that standing ovation we got a couple months ago after we snapped that losing streak,- he said. -I've never seen anything like that and I think that really carried on.- Fleming is pleased with the way the team has played football game of late, especially at home. -We're coming with energy, we're feeling good, and the puck's going in for us. That's a positive sign. And at at the same token, we're really strengthened up some of our defensive play. Hard work and focus, it sometimes goes a long way.- Defenceman Before the team took to the ice for morning skate, injured players Sam Gagner strapped on their skates for a t football game est drive. For Khabibulin, Wednesday's stint in net is the latest in a handful of on-ice appearances since undergoing spinal surgery in January. The goalie is pleased with his progress. -It seems like every day it feels better,- he said. -We started easy with just a track suit and Friday I put full gear on and took a few shots and this week three times already.- Khabibulin is confiden football game t that he'll be ready to play for the start of the 2010-11 season. -I asked [the doctor] what it's going to be after surgery, and he said once you recover, you shouldn't feel anything,- the goalie added. -So I'm pretty optimistic about it and the last couple days it was really exciting because I really felt very good. -Ultimately it comes down to what the player feels and what I feel, football game and just like I said, the last couple days I wasn't really surprised but I think in the last three to four days, it really started to go to the next level as far as recovery.- SAM SKATES Wednesday's final game of the regular season started bleakly for the Oilers after the Avalanche scored three goals in the first nine minutes. But the Oil countered to tie it up and traded third-period go football game als with their opponents to force extra time. Nearly four minutes into sudden death, Dustin Penner capped a dominant game in which he posted one goal and two assists. Mike Comrie scored Edmonton's other two goals, while READ MORE Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Bob Stauffer HOME ICE ADVANTAGE MULTIMEDIA Ethan Moreau, Dustin Penner, Ryan Potulny - Pat Quinn Tuesd football game ay afternoon AUDIO INTERVIEWS Ethan Moreau Pat Quinn On the heels of Monday's 4-1 victory over Minnesota, the Oilers gave their skates a rest and opted for an off-ice workout at Rexall Place Tuesday morning. With the club's home schedule wrapping up Wednesday and the full season Sunday night, the players were honest about the disappointments of the past six months and are now striving to fi football game nish on a positive note. Perhaps the sunniest statistic of the past few months is the Oilers recent home record. After Monday's win, the Oil have won eight of the past 11 at home and say strong showings at Rexall Place are an important -thank you- to fans. -We realize it's been a tough year for our fans and we've sold our every game, so we talk about it in the room that we want to play well, football game especially the last couple months at home,- captain Ethan Moreau said. Ryan Potulny isn't sure why there is such a discrepancy between the home and road record (8 of 11 vs. 1 of 11 on the road), but he thinks the fans probably have something to do with it. -I think maybe it's a comfort level when we're playing at home -- we have the fans behind us and maybe we come out with a little more energ football game y,- Potulny said. -They've been there for us all year through some tough times so it's important for us to come out these last couple games and play well for them.- MONDAY'S ACCOMPLISHMENTS , who scored two goals each. -There's nights where you're feeling really good and you're skating well and you just don't get the puck in the right positions to score, and last night Horc (Shawn Horcoff football game football game
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