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OIL SPILLS VIDEO INTERVIEWS Head Coach Tom Renney update Tom Renney on Liam Reddox Richard Petiot Shawn Belle Alexandre Giroux AUDIO INTERVIEWS Alex Giroux Richard Petiot Shawn Belle Tom Renney HEADLINES Penner - Cogliano - Eberle Omark - Fraser - Jones Petiot - Belle said he is looking forward to playing with young, speedy forwards Sam Gagner. -I'v game football e played with different players every game. The last one I played with two really offensive guys so that's going to be a lot of fun to make some plays with these guys,- he said. Jeff Deslauriers will share netminding duties tomorrow, but there is no confirmation on who will start. TIME TO SHINE and Richard Petiot ONE-ON-ONE Alexandre Giroux In the latest edition of our fan question game football series, Craig McArthur of Whitecourt, AB submitted a question for Alexandre Giroux CRAIG: -I think every team has a lot of good players coming up every year. It's a little different with (Washington's AHL affiliate) Hershey -- they've got a big market for the American League so it always brings some older veterans to win down there. This year we've got three rookies that are unbelievable. I'm game football not sure every team has got that talent. My first year in Ottawa it was Spezza and Vermette coming up, then I went to Washington and I saw Backstrom and those guys, so obviously every team has got good scouts that bring some good young players and that's what's going to happen here too.- Fill out the form on the right to submit a question for one of the Oilers. We will ask one of the submitted game football questions after the next practice and will post the answer in the next Team Today. Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Jack Michaels - Marc Ciampa FRIDAY, OCTOBER 1 AT THE MORNING SKATE Taylor Hall, Magnus Paajarvi, Steve MacIntyre, Ladislav Smid - Tom Renney on the loss The Other Side: Steve Staios, Jarome Iginla - Brent Sutter GAME PHOTO GALLERY Oilers v game football s. Canucks The Oilers started game day with a skate at Rexall Place. Edmonton is expected to pull out its big guns vs. undefeated Calgary, with Taylor Hall, and Jordan Eberle, Sam Gagner. In net, the Oilers are going with Nikolai Khabibulin will back-up. The young goalies will get a chance to play Sunday, however, as Dubnyk and Jeff Deslauriers The Oil are hoping the four-day stretch sta game football rts positively with a win tonight. Last season, Edmonton went 0-for-6 in the Battle of Alberta, but with a perfect 4-0 pre-season record, this season's team has confidence and success to draw upon. -It was funny last year -- they seemed to win that first game on a late goal and it seems from there we couldn't build any confidence,- Buchberger reflected. -But we know we have a different tea game football m, a different outlook this year and we have a lot of young energy that's going to come to play. We go into every game to win and we're going the same way tonight.- The players are equally excited for tonight's match-up. -It's going to be a lot of fun,- Taylor Hall is sticking to his game plan. -I've just got to go out there and play my game and hopefully get some bounces and just wor game football k hard,- he said. -The Alberta battle in rookie camp was pretty fun so I can imagine this is going to be a step up from that. I'm excited and I'm ready to go.- FLAMES 5 - OILERS 1The Oilers kept even with the Flames through 39:43, but a late second-period goal paved the way for a difficult third. Four Edmonton penalties helped Calgary add three goals in the final frame to steal a 5-1 victo game football ry in the season's first Battle of Alberta. Steve MacIntyre was named third star for his scrappy second-period brawl and four shots. Like the rest of his teammates, Nikolai Khabibulin UNDER THE SCOPE Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Tom Gazzola THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 30OIL SPILLSVIDEOIN FOCUS: The BubbleAUDIO INTERVIEWSChris Vande VeldeRyan O'MarraLiam ReddoxHEADLINE game football SEDMa>GROUP 1 continued to centre the top line with Taylor Hall on his wings. Up until now the two groups have split top line duties, but with the camp numbers dwindling, an influx of skill and youth took to the ice at the same time. Along with the aforementioned top line, Magnus Paajarvi, and Ales Hemsky, Ryan O-Marra, and Ryan Jones commented on the pressure and nerves that come with the final f game football ew days.-Every day you're coming to the rink and you don't know if it's your last, so it's definitely a pressure cooker; but it's fun and exciting and hopefully I can be a part of this for a long time to come. I just have to continue to come to the rink and put my best foot forward, continue to work hard ,and just do the things that make me successful.-While skill and energy dominated the top thre game football e lines, the fourth is built for strength. Steve MacIntyre shared the ice on the same line as camp standout and faceoff ace Chris Vande Velde- he just wants to contribute. -I'm just going out there and working hard and doing what I do best, and what I'm asked to do. If that's fourth line forward, or if that's to score goals, that's what I'm going to do. I've been pretty happy with my play so fa game football r and I hope it continues.-On defence, Ryan Whitney; both of whom looked strong, confident, and precise with their puck possession and breakout passes. Ladislav Smid who continued to work the goaltenders with his rocket shot and otherwise excellent offensive mobility. The third pairing, much like the fourth forward line, was built for toughness. Jim Vandermeer were ready to cause problems for the game football opposing forwards in the breakout drills. Although the physical tone wasn-t set to a great degree during the session, both Vandermeer and Peckham had no issue in imposing their physical will. The two goaltenders that manned the pipes were Devan Dubnyk, who looks poised and physicall ready for another start on Friday night in the first edition of the 2010-2011 Battle of Alberta. While the drills we game football ren-t necessarily catered to game action, the coaching staff wanted to implement a higher degree of pace and intensity; the final two pre-season games will not only be an evaluation for many, but also preparation for the rapidly approaching regular season.GROUP 2Group two took the ice and it was much of the same in the way of intensity and pace. With roster assignments completed earlier in the mor game football ning, group two turned out to be much smaller than originally expected; only 12 players, including the two goaltenders, participated in the second session.The lines were generally a mix of what we-ve seen to this point, with some random assignments due to lack of numbers on the ice. Only two forward lines and defensive pairings took part, with Dustin Penner and Linus Omark centred Alexandre Giroux game football Richard Petiot and Shawn Belle and forward Ben Ondrus were the men between the pipes and both continued their solid showings in camp. Although Gerber was recently put on waivers, his strong showing and utmost professionalism should be an incredible positive for the Oklahoma City Barons should be clear. NUMBERS GAMEWith four players being assigned to Oklahoma City this morning, the Oilers now h game football ave 33 players, including three goaltenders, remaining in camp with two pre-season games to play. The Oilers must be down to their 23-man roster by next Wednesday, October 6th. ONE-ON-ONE Sam Gagner :JOEY:SAM: -We think so. In our dressing room, we think it's a realistic expectation to make the playoffs. Obviously with the way last year ended, it wasn't fun for anybody, and it kind of gives game football you a sense of hunger and determination heading into the off-season to be ready for the following season.-Author: Ryan Dittrick | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Tom Gazzola game football
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