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OIL SPILLS VIDEO Interviews with Potter, Whitney - Peckham Shootout at Skate Corey Potter Ryan Whitney Theo Peckham Tom Renney RELATED Today's Headlines Paired with Ryan Whitney has stepped up, impressing Oil Country with an excellent, intelligent two-way presence - a complement to his partner's game, which has helped No. 44 emerge as the team's go-to option. The football pools calm, mild-mannered rearguard didn't record a single turnover last night, has only coughed up one in his three-game Oilers career and has contributed on the other side with a pair of assists. -I've been waiting for this,- he said of his opportunity in Edmonton; Potter signed a one-year, two-way deal back on Jul. 1 and was expected to be battling for the extra-man spot on the blueline. -It's goo football pools d to come in as the nobody with no expectations, and to come in and play well, change their minds and persuade them. I can play in this league.- Potter spent the 2010-11 season with the AHL's Wilkes-Barre> Never one to hide his honest opinion, Whitney's is as good as any. While he recognized Potter's strong assignment, the 6'3-, 206-pound veteran also had a good showing in his 2011-12 debut. football pools -It was tough,- he said. -There were times when I struggled, but there were other times when it went pretty good. It was about getting rust out and making decisions with what you're going to do with the puck before you get it, instead of waiting and that's what I was doing. Renney wanted to keep Whitney's ice-time down, but he ended up carving the sheet for a total of 21:22 on the night. -I th football pools ink I played that much because we were down a goal at the end,- he explained. -[The coaches] have a really good plan for me, and that's to ease me into it. This is my training camp. I feel good today; a little sore, but that's to be expected.- The Oilers' bench boss usually has high expectations for his stars, and Whitney was certainly no exception when it comes to the coach's post-game report football pools card. -I thought he needed to move his feet a little more and maybe deliver the puck sooner than he did; but he's got such a great scope of the game. He's one of those guys that can make those types of passes. He's started his exhibition schedule now. -He's none the worse for wear today,- Renney added about Whitney's higher-than-expected ice-time total. -It's about execution, too and making football pools sure the right things are getting done and when that gets extended or stretched, maybe that gets compromised.- IN, OUT AND UP TOP . The 23-year-old was relegated to the press box vs. Nashville and played 3:08 as a fourth-line winger last night in Calgary. He's eager to get back in, but understands the circumstances. -I need to be a good teammate right now,- he said. -It's a tough situatio football pools n when you're not playing, but ultimately the coach is doing it for the right reasons. He's doing it because that's what the Edmonton Oilers need right now. It's about being a good guy and a good teammate. -I'm waiting until I get another chance to get in there and making sure that when I do get in there, I'm doing whatever I can to help the team win.- Renney said he'll get his chance again football pools soon, but it will depend on how others are playing and how the opponent stacks up. -His delivery of the puck has to be a little bit more precise and sooner and quicker,- he explained. -But he's come a long way and the last couple games for him have been really good. He's a victim of numbers. -It's about what the team needs at the moment, or what the opponent might bring us and how that might football pools serve us to have certain people in the lineup,- Renney added. -The bottom line is, it's about winning. As much as it's a team game and we really pride ourselves in our approach to that here, there's internal competition. [The players] know that and are prepared for that.- PRACTICE NOTES: , Theo Peckham, Magnus Paajarvi, Ben Eager and Devan Dubnyk also skated, but was later assigned to the A football pools HL's Oklahoma City Barons: was getting close and would likely play on Saturday vs. New York, with a shot of playing tomorrow vs. Minnesota. He will be assessed again tomorrow prior to the Oilers' 20-minute morning skate. Taylor Hall Follow me on Twitter | @ryandittrick GAME ESSENTIALS GAME DAY Ryan Whitney Tom Gilbert Audio Highlights THREE STARS 1. Olli Jokinen - CGY - EDM football pools 3. Jay Bouwmeester - CGY WHAT'S NEXT Two late third period goals by the Calgary Flames led the home side to a 2-1 win over the Edmonton Oilers at the Saddledome on Tuesday night. With a first-period marker, Tom Gilbert UNDER THE SCOPE AT THE MORNING SKATEThe Edmonton Oilers play their second game in as many nights for the first time this season with a match-up against the Calgary football pools Flames. The Oilers departed Edmonton immediately after their 3-1 win against the Nashville Predators last night. The majority of the team did not skate in the morning with eight exceptions: Ryan Whitney, Ben Eager, Anton Lander, Theo Peckham. The remainder got to rest up in preparation for the Battle-of-Alberta clash. The Oilers come into the game with a 2-1-1 record through four games. They football pools could really put a dent in the 1-3-0 Calgary Flames with a victory. -We've got to do a lot of the things that we've been doing,- said captain Shawn Horcoff Coach Renney confirmed that Ryan Whitney Renney added that he might even go with seven defencemen as it was revealed later that Taylor Hall who gets the call as Jeff Petry, was skated hard in the morning at the Saddledome. Devan Dubnyk - football pools GAME ESSENTIALS GAME DAY Ryan Jones Ryan Smyth Shawn Horcoff Listen to Audio Highlights THREE STARS 1. Shawn Horcoff - EDM 3. Pekka Rinne - NSH WHAT'S NEXT The Oilers choreographed a three-goal third period, including tallies from Taylor Hall and Ryan Jones got the start in goal, notching 11 saves in the win. READ MORE and Ryan Whitney The Oilers went 2-1-1 vs. Na football pools shville in 2010-11, winning once at Rexall Place and once at the Predators' home rink, Bridgestone Arena in Tennessee. Although the Preds don't have many big-name stars on the roster, their team-game is down to a science and has helped Nashville remain as one of the league's most challenging opponents. -They do have Shea Weber and Pekka Rinne, though, and those guys are elite players,- said football pools ex-Predator Ryan Jones Nikolai Khabibulin - football pools
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