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FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 20, 2009The Team Today Archives - VIDEO INTERVIEWS Ethan Moreau, Tom Gilbert - J-F Jacques share their thoughts Friday AUDIO INTERVIEWS Tom Gilbert on the Hawks Ethan Moreau on his return against the Hawks Pat Quinn Friday morning started bright and early with a massive team signing. There were over 400 memorabilia pieces that were set out on tables to be signed by the football wives entire team. In addition, each player had their own individual table with items for one autograph. Marc Pouliot and Ryan Stone , Jean-Francois Jacques, Liam Reddox and Lubomir Visnovsky, all who were absent yesterday, dressed for practice today. -Today was a really good practice for me in terms of game situation drills and I felt good out there,- said JF Jacques. -I wouldn-t say I-m one hund football wives red percent but I-m going to have to have a good meeting with the trainers and the doctors and see where we-re at for tomorrow night.- MOREAU EXPECTED TOMORROW Denis Grebeshkov, Fernando Pisani, Taylor Chorney from the Regina Pats? Only the docs can tell. The lines that Quinn ran today that might not mean too much for tomorrow-s game were as follows. Horcoff, Penner and Hemsky on the top, Jacqu football wives es, Gagner and Stortini second line, O-Sullivan, Brule and Reddox together on third and Cogliano, Moreau and Potulny on the fourth. The Oilers squad worked a fair bit on their power-play, penalty kill and three on three down-low drills. They practiced fighting for the puck behind the net and passing out in front, being ready for the quick pass, and getting the shot away quickly. As most hockey football wives fans know, the Chicago Blackhawks are a very fast, young and talented hockey club. They are coming off a dominating 7-1 victory last night to the Calgary Flames who aren-t exactly a struggling team. -They have four fast lines that just attack with great speed and they move the puck very well,- Gilbert commented on the speedy Blackhawks. -They have guys on the back end that can jump up into the pla football wives y. Turnovers are going to be the key tomorrow and puck possession. They are a good puck possession team and we don-t want to be chasing them around all night.-Author: Kristi Hennessy | edmontonoilers.com THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 2009The Team Today Archives - VIDEO INTERVIEWS Ryan Potulny Ladislav Smid Pat Quinn Hours after the Oilers stole a 6-4 win from the Avalanche, the depleted team return football wives ed to the scene of the crime for practice Thursday morning. Over 10 players were missing from the skate due to illness and injury, so many that Head Coach Pat Quinn required help from the media to run through the list. Here's a summary of what Quinn had to say: Mike Comrie: -has got mono. He's not going to play or practice until he's through the full phase of it.- Ethan Moreau: -When he c football wives ame this morning to the rink, our medical staff wanted him to take the day off, so he did that.- Shawn Horcoff : -is gone. You saw him get hit by that one shot by a player, so he's gone for an x-ray on the ankle.- Lubomir Visnovsky: -needed a day. He's still suffering from being banged about four or five days ago.- Ales Hemsky : -went to have his hip further looked at.- Denis Gre football wives beshkov: -is still out for a period of time.- Fernando Pisani is also out due to issues with colitis, while defenceman Taylor Chorney Injured forwards Marc Pouliot and Jean-Francois Jacques is also nearing his return to the line-up. -We expect to have him practicing with us by the weekend,- Quinn said. TOM FEELS THE HEAT . After missing plays that resulted in two Colorado goals, Gilber football wives t was benched by Quinn and finished the game with only seven minutes of playing time. -It's been a rough beginning [of the season] for me,- Gilbert said after practice. -When you're sitting watching the game on the bench, it's a clear sign that you're doing something wrong. And obviously, I know what's going on. I know that my game has got to get better defensively, and I've got to keep working football wives through it.- Quinn agrees with Gilbert's assessment, but won't place the blame solely on the blueliner's shoulders. -We speak generally all the time about our positional play and missed assignments and I don't think it takes a rocket scientist to figure that he missed a couple plays there. -But here we are nailing one guy: Tom. We've got six guys that have not been doing a strong job on football wives the defensive zone coverage. That's one of the reasons why we've got so many goals against. We've got to get better at it. -I'm not pointing at Tom,- Quinn emphasized. -If you count six or seven defence, plus four or five centres, you've got 11 people you should be pointing fingers at. So let's not just pull one guy out of the pot.- Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 14, football wives 2009The Team Today Archives - MULTIMEDIA Arsene arrives in Atlanta AUDIO INTERVIEWS Dean Arsene Patrick O'Sullivan Photo of the Day Injury Report ARSENE ARRIVES CHORNEY DEPARTS departed for Edmonton today from Atlanta to get a medical assessment on his ankle. After leaving practice yesterday early due to an injury after a blocked shot, Patrick O'Sullivan was back on the ice today. football wives -It's part of the game, I guess. Nothing too serious, I'll be able to play tomorrow and that's pretty much it.- -I'd call it a bruised foot. It's hockey so stuff like that happens.- He skated with Sam Gagner THRASHERS TOMORROW The Oilers had an opportunity to do some pre-scouting on Friday night when they watched the Atlanta Thrashers face the Los Angeles Kings. The Thrashers laid a b football wives eating on L.A., winning 7-0. -Everything they touched turned to silver. They reminded me of Rumpelstilskin last night,- joked Quinn. . The blueliner also talked about having the last couple of days to practice together as a team and the benefits that came with that. he said. With the injury to Grebeshkov, Smid will be called upon to play some bigger minutes and perhaps some power play time dependi football wives ng if Souray returns tomorrow or not. -I feel bad for Grebber, we're going to really miss him,- Smid continued. -I think I'm getting more and more minutes that really helps.- Compounding the situation, Smid is sitll not quite 100% after a second bout with the flu. -It's getting better and better every day. I would say the breathing is the biggest issue. My energy level is getting back too so I football wives should be okay for the next couple of days.- Author: Marc Ciampa, with files from Bob Stauffer FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 13, 2009The Team Today Archives - MULTIMEDIA AUDIO INTERVIEWS Shortly after the Oilers arrived at the Thrashers' practice facility in the Atlanta suburbs, GM Steve Tambellini addressed the media outside the rink, providing an update on illnesses and injuries within the club. Of a football wives ll the updates he delivered, the most current involved forward Fernando Pisani, who flew home earlier in the day due to complications with colitis. -He'll go see his doctor back in Edmonton,- Tambellini explained. -I'm not sure what the next steps are for him, but his time away I would determine to be indefinite at this point.- Pisani's teammates were supportive of the ailing veteran. -He's had a football wives tough go and you can see the last couple weeks he hasn't been feeling 100%. You could see it in his face,- Sheldon Souray remembered. -But I think this time it's different. It's obviously not as severe. However he needs to deal with it. It's a matter of life and just your overall health.- TAMBY'S UPDATES After suffering a knee injury in Wednesday's game in Buffalo, Denis Grebeshkov will be out un football wives til at least the end of the month. -Grebby looks like he'll be a few weeks for sure with an MCL sprain, but we'll probably know better after this week,- Tambellini said. Jean-Francois Jacques Tambellini did not have any new information on Jacques, who has been out with back issues since the beginning of the month. -Kenny (Lowe, Oilers Athletic Therapist) has told me that he's not as stiff, a football wives little bit more flexibility than what he's had the last little while, so hopefully he's soon. We miss him.- Ryan Stone According to Tambellini, another player who is making improvements is Ryan Stone still out due to a sore ankle, Tambellini admitted that the team may call up a defenceman from Springfield. -It's something that you can't control,- he said. -There's some different things happening football wives but you have to deal with it. We've dealt with a lot in this past month though.- Potentially adding to the injury issues, Patrick O'Sullivan left practice early. There is no news on his status. HORCOFF READY declared himself ready to play on Sunday. -I'm going to play on for sure,- he stated.-I think I was kind of close last game, but still the extra four days would be beneficial. Like I said, I' football wives m feeling better and better every day. I'll be ready to go.- Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com MONDAY, NOVEMBER 9, 2009The Team Today Archives - VIDEO INTERVIEWS Sheldon Souray - Pat Quinn in Ottawa The Oilers left Denver bright and early Monday morning, arriving in Canada's Capital city by 3pm. The team headed straight to the rink for an off-day practice, which started out with a cre football wives ative drill orchestrated by veterans Steve Staios and Ethan Moreau. Gathered at center ice, the players all switched sticks and played two games of shinny shooting the opposite way. Mike Comrie impressed the media with his ability to play right handed, while most of the other players looked slightly clumsy and awkward. Although the lighthearted stick work display was taking it to the extreme football wives , the Oilers have been no strangers to changes of other kinds this season. Illness and injury have impacted almost a dozen players on the team, and Monday was no different. After being hit a few times Sunday night in Colorado -- including once in the face by the puck -- young defenceman Taylor Chorney and Sheldon Souray As for Souray, he said that he's happy to be skating with the team again football wives . -It felt good. It takes a little while to get back and get your timing and start seeing things ... I'm just happy to get out there and get a little bit of rhythm and see where I'm at. -I've still got a ways to go before I get in game shape, but it's just a big lift emotionally and mentally to get back out there.- THE MONTH OF MOVEMBER CONTINUES is struggling to show any growth, while Zack football wives Stortini are neck-and-neck in the cheesy category. Recent callups Liam Reddox VIEW THE GALLERY WATCH THE MOVEMBER EPISODE OF THE LINK SUPPORT THE CAUSE Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com football wives
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