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OIL SPILLS VIDEO INTERVIEWS Practice comments from Dubnyk, Eberle, Paajarvi - Associate Coach Ralph Krueger Krueger on Renney Paajarvi one-on-one AUDIO INTERVIEWS Associate Coach Ralph Krueger Taylor Hall Jordan Eberle Magnus Paajarvi Devan Dubnyk RELATED ITEMS Future Watch: Teemu Hartikainen (COMING SOON)Oilers This Week Today's media coverage Prior t mock draft o departing on a flight for St. Louis, the Edmonton Oilers held a practice at the Leduc Recreation Centre on Thursday morning. Notably absent from the skate were both head coach Tom Renney and forward Linus Omark Associate Coach Ralph Krueger mentioned that Renney will accompany the team to St. Louis. The Oilers head coach missed yesterday's morning skate due to the passing of his father but mock draft was behind the bench at the game last night. -Tom is coming on the trip. Everything is business as usual. His family hasn't made final plans yet for the memorial or funeral,- Renney said. -Those will be falling in the next few days but at the moment Tom is on board and it's business as usual.- Jacques - Fraser - Reddox Peckham - GilbertSmid - PetryFoster - Vandermeer EBERLE GETTING mock draft CLOSER (left) and Jordan Eberle As mentioned, Eberle skated on a regular line in Omark's place alongside Magnus Paajarvi. He will almost certainly see action on this upcoming trip barring a setback. -Jordan has a really good chance of coming in the lineup here,- said Krueger. Having been out of the lineup since January 1, Eberle is itching to get back in game action. An ankle injury at that mock draft time, followed having to get his appendix removed due to appendicitis resulted in a longer recovery time than initially expected. -It's tough to watch hockey and not be out there trying to help contribute,- Eberle said after practice on Thursday. Eberle didn't quite pass Renney's fitness test on the first attempt but he's since been given the green light. -We did another (fitness test) after and mock draft I passed it,- Eberle continued -I know he feels I'm ready now. I felt good in practice today but it's the coaches decision.- Taylor Hall PLAYING THE SPOILER 20 points out of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 30 games left, it's no secret that the Oilers are out there trying to play the spoiler role. However, though Krueger acknowledged this he also said that at the end mock draft of the day it's still about the Oilers and building towards something great. -We'd love to make other teams upset here down the stretch but more than anything it's about us.- -It's about our game, it's about building on a game that gives us a lot of confidence going forward.- Krueger continued with his assessment of the Kings game. -We've lost it on details and we need to clean those up mock draft to be spoilers.- ONE-ON-ONE. Magnus Paajarvi TYREL: -Obviously I'm going to get help from our physical trainer but I've got a great physical trainer back home who helped me a lot last summer.- -I started with him last summer. We've been sitting down talking about what I want to do and I think we've done that so far. I think we're going to keep developing. Also, I want to get faster an mock draft d I want to be a more offensive threat for sure.- Fill out the form on the right to submit a question for one of the Oilers. We will ask one of the submitted questions after the next practice and will post the answer in the next Team Today. Author: Marc Ciampa | edmontonoilers.com OILERS vs. KINGS: OIL SPILLS PRE-GAME VIDEO Jack Michaels - Bob Stauffer game preview IN FOCUS: O mock draft ilers pre-game comments. IN FOCUS: Post-game comments from Khabibulin, Hall, Omark, Foster, Cogliano - coach Renney The Other Side: Drew Doughty, Ryan Smyth, Jarret Stoll - head coach Terry Murray after the Kings win Head coach Tom Renney's full post-game press conference GAME PHOTO GALLERY Oilers vs. Kings Following a week-long break, the Oilers were back in game-day mode Wedne mock draft sday morning. After missing two weeks due to a concussion, Ales Hemsky Paajarvi - Gagner - Omark Jacques - Fraser - Reddox Hemsky is eager to put the injury behind him and contribute on the ice. -I started skating before the All Star break a couple times and I was feeling better and better. I took those four days off and just felt better,- he recalled. -I'm just happy I can play a mock draft gain. It's been a tough two weeks for me and I'm just glad to be back and be fine to play.- Hemsky's return should boost Edmonton's offense, assistant coach Steve Smith said. -It certainly adds speed, it adds some veteran presence to the locker room, and we look forward to him coming back,- he said. -He's a guy that can score at any time during the course of the game and gives you that c mock draft ompetitive nature each and every shift he's out there.- Hemsky's addition isn't the only change in the Oilers forward lines. After skating with Shawn Horcoff for the past two weeks, Dustin Penner and Ryan Jones will not play tonight but is expected to make his return during this weekend's road trip. -At the moment he still has a little bit of a conditioning deficit and I think it also had t mock draft o do with the operation he went through, so he had no physicality there for a stretch with the appendicitis,- associate coach Ralph Krueger explained. -It's a little bit different than just a bone or muscle or tendon, so I think that's why it's better we ease him back in. - TOPPLING THE KINGS added. -I think you look at the first game we played against them, it really could have gone either mock draft way, and we played with a lot of pace. -We're continuing to push them and really skate and when we're skating we're a tough team to beat, so I think that's got to be our mindset and hopefully it helps tonight.- Nikolai Khabibulin KINGS 3 - OILERS 1 Despite dominating the first period and outshooting their opponent 33-26 through 60 minutes, the Oilers were unable to top the Kings where mock draft it counts and suffered a 3-1 loss Wednesday night. Magnus Paajarvi finished with 23 saves at the opposite end of the ice. READ MORE OIL SPILLS VIDEO INTERVIEWS IN FOCUS: Roster Battle Hemsky Injury Update Tambellini on BruleOilers This Week Today's media coverage Tuesday's practice at Rexall Place featured a few items of interest, including a line-up addition, subtraction, mock draft and question mark. , who participated in his first full practice after staying off the ice for two weeks due to a concussion. The forward explained that the injury crept up on him. -I got a puck in the neck in the Vancouver game (Jan. 7), then in San Jose (Jan. 13) I got hit in my nose, kind of in my face, and I felt it pretty good. The next morning I didn't feel really good but the next da mock draft y I felt okay to play, and I played two games. -I just wasn't into it, I didn't feel that good. The next day I came again, I told them I've got some issues and stuff like that, but I had a cold too so I was thinking it was the cold,- Hemsky continued. -The next game against Minnesota (Jan. 18) I figured it's probably the headaches, I didn't feel good, so they just pulled me out and we treated it l mock draft ike a concussion.- According to head coach Tom Renney, the lengthy ordeal will likely come to an end tomorrow. -I think Ales is right there to play,- the coach said. -He had a good skate again today, he did really well on the test, so I think we're going to play him.- UNSURE ABOUT EBERLE , but he remains a question mark for Wednesday's game vs. Los Angeles. The star rookie completed mock draft Renney's mandatory post-injury skating test prior to practice, but the coach wasn't thrilled with the results. -I'm weighing that one out. I'm not sure. I wasn't completely sold on the test,- Renney admitted. Because Eberle's appearance tomorrow is questionable, he alternated with Jean-Francois Jacques - Shawn Horcoff - Andrew Cogliano - Sam Gagner - Colin Fraser > Based on the line comb mock draft inations, you'll notice that two forwards were absent from practice: Gilbert Brule. Adding to his list of ailments, Brule is suffering from the flu and remains on the team's injured reserve. Stortini, on the other hand, was placed on waivers with the purpose of being assigned to Oklahoma City. According to GM Steve Tambellini, the decision to assign Stortini wasn't easy but necessary. -We ha mock draft ve too many players for too few spots and it's competitive inside. That's what we've been trying to establish or reestablish in the organization, the competition for jobs,- he said. -It's a hard part of the game but it's the reality of it. There's only so many spots.- Both Tambellini and Renney had nothing but good things to say about Stortini. -He's everything that a coach wants in terms of mock draft his character, his coachability, he's a great teammate, he's tough, he's got terrific hockey sense,- Renney emphasized. -There are aspects of his game that I'm not going to go into that I think pose a bit of difficulty for him, but the fact of the matter is other people have put themselves in a position to get a real serious opportunity here. -This is a good man, he's an Oiler. He's a very, ve mock draft ry proud guy and he has every reason to be, quite honestly, because when you ask for commitment and manning-up, Zack does it,- the coach continued. -It's just one of those things where we evolve into what we're going to be and unfortunately that's the way the game works and this is probably not the last guy that's going to watch this happen.- RETURN TO ACTION WEDNESDAY ONE-ON-ONE Andrew C mock draft ogliano In the latest edition of our fan question series, Amanda L. of Edmonton submitted a question for Andrew Cogliano AMANDA: -I was in California. I went down there to golf and just relax, I had some friends down there. I think it was very important, more relaxing than anything, so it was definitely a good thing.- Fill out the form on the right to submit a question for one of the Oilers. W mock draft e will ask one of the submitted questions after the next practice and will post the answer in the next Team Today. Author: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Tom Gazzola OIL SPILLS VIDEO INTERVIEWS IN FOCUS: Back to Work Head coach Tom Renney's comments Ryan Jones (aka @jonesry28) talks about Twitter AUDIO INTERVIEWS Jordan Eberle Colin Fraser Theo Peckh mock draft am Head Coach Tom Renney HEADLINES Edmonton's lone representative at the All Star festivities, Taylor Hall participated in his first full team practice today. -I feel good,- he said after the skate. -I probably could have played last week, but I think with the way that the schedule was, it made sense to stay back and rehab, get a five-day break over the All Star break. Just that extra mock draft time hopefully will help, and when I do come back, it won't re-injure.- Fellow sick bay resident Ales Hemsky Eberle, Hemsky and their other well-rested teammates will enjoy another day of practice before beginning their push for post-All Star success. Players and coaches are feeling good about the 33-game road ahead. -It was a good few days off. We needed it, we needed to recharge,- defen mock draft ceman Theo Peckham added. -Four days was nice, but back to work today and I think everybody's excited and rejuvenated to get going again. Renney wants to see a renewed focus and fervour from his team. -We're ready, we're fresh, I think we can really make some noise in the Western Conference,- he stated. -Slowly but surely we're getting some respect. At the end of the day, you're going to have t mock draft o win to get the ultimate respect from your opponents, we know that, so part of our mantra I think will just be to go out and play hard and just try to make a mess of things out here. -If we really lock into this way we want to play, I think we have a really good shot of winning a good portion of our games, at least, moving forward.- ONE-ON-ONE. Theo Peckham -You were on Off the Record mock draft the other day. Great interview by the way. How do you manage to stay so positive all the time and always smiling?- THEO: BONUS QUESTION! Because it was too good to pass up, we also asked Ryan Jones JOANNA: -Actually, I do know the difference between an alpaca and a llama, because I saw that kids cartoon, where it was like that king llama guy. I think that llamas spit in your face when they mock draft get mad -- that gross spit that they have -- and alpacas don't. Other than that, no.- (Editor's note: Ryan is incorrect. Both animals spit when agitated. To find out the real difference between alpacas - llamas, .) WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 26 PRE-GAME .. gets the start tonight. -We-re going to go with Khabby tonight and give Devan a break. (Devan) played very well. I just liked the look mock draft of him last night,- Renney remarked. The game marks Khabibulin-s first start since January 20 against Dallas. He also missed the Skills Competition and had several practices off as he-s attempted to rest some nagging injuries. -He-s been off for a little while here, just sort of maintenance time. We-ve got to make sure that he-s ready to go as well so going into the break we wanted him mock draft to get one in.- Renney contemplated making some other lineup changes but instead decided to go with the 18 skaters that impressed him so much in Phoenix last night. -I always fight with this - as all coaches do - to make sure guys aren-t out too long. That-s number one and number two is what-s the opponent going to bring that you might want to counter with,- he said. -(However,) I did mock draft like our performance last night. My intention is to go with the same lineup.- HALL OF A LINE, Taylor Hall has been together for several games now and if last night is any indication, they are starting to hit their stride. -Horcoff-s distribution of the puck is important because, on one end of it you have Taylor with speed and strength and is fearless going to the net. On the other side yo mock draft u have just a big man that-s so hard to knock off the puck that your puck possession time improves because of that,- Renney noted. The line combined for five points last night, including the dramatic winner with 22 seconds left to play. Horcoff had two assists. -I think it helps Shawn-s game. These guys can distribute it as well so it-s not just him who has to be the playmaker. I think mock draft you-ll find over time if we can keep this group together that they should have some real success because of their ability - all three - to manage the puck.- Hall, who had a goal and an assist, talked about the benefits of playing with Horcoff. -He-s definitely a really good centre to play with. He-s really good in his own end so we don-t spend a lot of time there and you can have good tr mock draft ansition, make sure we-re playing on offence because that-s what we want to do,- Hall noted. -Coming back from injury is not easy but he-s done a great job- Dustin Penner The Dallas Stars raced out to a 3-0 lead and never looked back as the Edmonton Oilers fell 3-1 to the Stars in their final game before the all-star break at American Airlines Center in Dallas. Dustin Penner UNDER THE SC mock draft OPE Author: Marc Ciampa | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Tom Gazzola - Bob Stauffer mock draft
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