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So far through four games, the Oilers are one of five teams who have not yet registered a power play goal this season. So is it time to panic? Head Coach Craig MacTavish says in fact the opposite is true.-We-re evolving as a group on that power play. I think we have the elements. We-re executing a lot of the elements that we-re asking them to do. We haven-t had anything to show for it - we-re dis football scores appointed by that but we-re not frustrated,- MacTavish remarked, noting that frustration never helps a slumping power play. -It-s just a case of working through it. The first thing that happens when you do get frustrated is you come out of your roots and your execution fails.-The new quarterback of Edmonton-s power play this season is Sheldon SourayThe team went with some different looks in practi football scores ce - partly out of necessity with Shawn Horcoff and Ales Hemsky. While Gagner won-t necessarily be playing in that position during Friday-s game, MacTavish noted in his post-practice comments that Gagner is very likely to return to the lineup after seeing things from up top Wednesday. -The bottom line is there aren-t too many 18 year olds that have had great success at the NHL level. It-s a proces football scores s he-s working through and I think there-s great value to be here now working with NHL players.- MacTavish said that he has been impressed overall with the work ethic and hockey smarts Gagner has displayed as an 18 year old. -He sure hasn-t proven to me that he doesn-t belong here. He-s not going to play every night but it-s of value to sit upstairs. A lot of times you can recognize you have a lot football scores more time than what you think you do on the ice. A lot of times players play better coming out of the box.-POULIOT PERFORMSThe Canucks are in town to open the Oilers- first home-and-home series of the season. While Vancouver hasn-t had a particularly strong start, it-s always a tough contest when these two Western Canadian rivals meet. -I don-t mind it. Especially with teams in your division, you football scores play them so many times that getting home-and-home is good,- said centre Jarret Stoll.Last season, the Canucks were outstanding within their division, particularly against Edmonton going 6-2-0. The year before the opposite was the case with Edmonton making it and Vancouver on the sidelines. -We know what-s at stake,- Stoll remarked. -Obviously, you win your divison you-re going to be sitting well football scores . Games within your division are so important now that you play so many of them that they-re huge.-One thing fans can expect tonight is a much different brand of hockey from what they saw Wednesday night in Minnesota. It should be a much more up-and-down style of game.-When we play Vancouver they-re always good games. They-re always hard-fought, chippy battles. They-ve got good goaltending too wit football scores h Luongo who came off a rough outing but I-m sure he-s going to be prepared, ready and focused to play well.-And Roli-s played solid for us, too.- football scores
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