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RECOVERY EFFORT Oilers This Week Today's media coverage The Oilers continued their three-day break between games with another practice at Rexall Place Wednesday morning. , practice numbers were limited. As such, coaches could craft only three forward lines for the drills: Jones - Cogliano - Eberle Hartikainen - Reddox - MacIntyre To bolster the stricken club, Teemu Hartikaine mock draft n , Jeff Petry, and Taylor Chorney With five of their top seven scorers currently injured, the Oilers know the remaining 12 games will be especially challenging. Despite battling a voracious injury bug, players and coaches continue to think positively and remain focused on the task at hand. -Everyone here is intelligent enough to know that wins are going to be a real tough thing for us to mock draft pursue, but that we will,- Renney said. -We'll certainly be playing teams that are going after points that will force us to play as good as we possibly can with our roster, if we don't want to get embarrassed.- -We've got a lot of injuries right now but that's part of the game and you can't really blame it on anything,- Magnus Paajarvi said defensive play will have to be that much better. - mock draft I think if you look at a team like Pittsburgh, we just played them, they obviously lost some key guys and they might be one of the best defensive teams in the league, so I think we have to kind of adapt that style and not turn over the puck. Obviously we're going to need some goals to win and I think we're going to do that with good defence.- On the bright side of the blue line, defenceman Theo mock draft Peckham After a two-week hiatus, the Oilers invite fans back to Rexall Place for Thursday's game against the Coyotes. Tickets are still available. CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE ONE-ON-ONE Magnus Paajarvi In the latest edition of our fan question series, Alanna of Edmonton submitted a question for Magnus Paajarvi ALANNA: ever have conversations in front of the guys in Swedish?- MAGNUS: mock draft -If it would piss people off, we wouldn't do it. But jokingly, 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: Jen Sharpe | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Bob Stauffer, Dan Tencer - Tom Gazzola MEDICAL EMERGENCY Oilers This mock draft Week After returning home from a disappointing five game road trip where the Oilers were only able to pick up one win, the team held a practice on Tuesday. Because of the Oilers- growing injury situation, only nine forwards took part in practice (Andrew Cogliano, Colin Fraser, Steve MacIntyre, Magnus Paajarvi, and recent call-up Teemu Hartikainen also took to the ice after missing seven gam mock draft es due to a concussion. to a high-ankle sprain earlier this month, Sam Gagner, Gilbert Brule, and Theo Peckham suffered a hairline fracture to his left foot, but is hopeful he won-t miss much time. -The good news is it-s not displaced,- said the Oilers captain of the injury. -Best case scenario, is 7 - 10 days.- Ales Hemsky also talked about the freak accident on the bench during last Wednes mock draft day-s game against Washington that saw his season come to an end after Ryan Jones , who was out with a concussion, skated with the team at practice today and is optimistic about returning to the lineup. -They don-t want to put me in a vulnerable position out there,- Peckham said after being asked if he would be in the lineup on Thursday against the Coyotes. -I trust the training staff and co mock draft aching staff that when they let me go I-ll be ready.- Head coach Tom Renney understands the frustrations surrounding all the injuries facing the Oilers, but, is looking at the situation as a positive experience for the prospects to get some experience playing in the NHL. -Adversity is part of every team-s season no matter what. What we have to do is learn how to deal with that as a group, fi mock draft rst as a coaching staff and how we maneuver our lineup. As an organization, in terms of who we call up to help continue grow this thing and provide opportunity.- Oilers captain Shawn Horcoff are also out with injuries and did not practice. Jacques left Friday-s game against Detroit and did not skate at practice today due to a sore foot. He will not play Thursday, but is expected to be day-to-da mock draft y after that according to Renney. Brule, who suffered a concussion in Sunday-s game against Pittsburgh, also will not play in Thursday-s game. HARTIKAINEN CALLED UP skated with the team at practice today. Prior to being called up, the 20 year old Oklahoma City Baron rookie had put up impressive numbers in the AHL. In 66 games, Hartikainen had scored 17 goals and 25 assists for 42 points with mock draft a respectable -1 rating. When asked about how he feels about joining the team, Hartikainen spoke enthusiastically about his chance with the big club. -I-m so excited,- he told the media, -If I play well, I can show and take my spot. It-s really good for me.- Knowing that the Oilers were short on offense due to the growing injury problem,, Tom Renney spoke of the contributions that he was mock draft hoping Hartikainen could make. -He has the capacity to score, and it-s those tough goals, that blue paint contribution that you need in today-s game,- Renney said of the recent call-up. -That-s certainly something we-re looking for him to add to our lineup. I-m not surprised he-s here. I would like it to be under different circumstances, but the bottom line is he-s here and will make good of t mock draft hat opportunity.- When asked what he could provide for the team when playing perfect, Hartikainen gave a simple answer. -A perfect game for me is a few good hits, driving to the net, maybe a goal. Driving to the net all the time, that-s my game.- ONE-ON-ONE. -Who do you think would be the toughest guy to drop the gloves against and why? Steve MacIntyre -Probably Eric Goddard, broke mock draft my face a couple years ago. I would say he-s probably the toughest guy I-ve come against for sure.- Who is a legend you would like to have faced or a guy where you might have been -whoa, I-m fighting this guy-? -I fought Wade Belak last year and said I grew up watching him. He played for the [Saskatoon] Blades, I played for the Blades. He wore 33, I wore 33. I was actually more blown away fr mock draft om meeting him. Then I got to fight him and I had a pretty big grin on my face. He was always a guy my dad made sure I watched and tried to learn a few things from. Obviously meeting Marty McSorley and those kind of guys is a huge bonus too.- 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 t mock draft he answer in the next Team Today. Author: Karmela Arocena | edmontonoilers.com, with files from Tom Gazzola OILERS at PENGUINS: OIL SPILLS PRE-GAME VIDEO Jack - Bob's Game Preview POST-GAME VIDEO Watch the highlights Post-game reaction from Ryan Jones, Devan Dubnyk - Head Coach Tom Renney following the 5-1 loss The Other Side: Chris Kunitz, Max Talbot, Jordan Staal - Hea mock draft d Coach Dan Bylsma comment GAME PHOTO GALLERY Oilers vs. Penguins Last 10: This is the only meeting of the season between these two teams. The Oilers and Penguins met once during the 2009-10 season, when Pittsburgh escaped Rexall Place with a 3-2 victory on Jan. 14, 2010. Edmonton scored twice on the power-play, with Andrew Cogliano With Sidney Crosby and Evgeni Malkin relegated to t mock draft he sidelines, the Penguins have only recorded a single victory in the team-s past five games; directing focus to the team-s .550 winning percentage without the team-s top snipers. The Penguins, who are currently positioned fourth in the NHL-s Eastern Conference standings, are looking to get back on track to ensure home-ice advantage in the post-season. Saturday-s 3-0 loss to the hard-charging mock draft Montreal Canadiens has presented an even greater challenge as the struggling, playing-for-pride Edmonton Oilers roll into town. Team Scope: Edmonton began its current five-game road trip with a dominating 5-1 victory over the Colorado Avalanche last Saturday. Since that game, the team has struggled, dropping three consecutive decisions to the Flyers, Capitals and Red Wings respectively. I mock draft n those three matchups, the Oilers have been out-scored 11-3, but did see improvement as the week progressed. Although the Oilers dropped a heartbreaking overtime result to the Red Wings on Friday, Edmonton battled hard and competed all night, despite challenging the highly skilled home side with a depleted lineup. -I'm damn proud of our hockey club tonight,- said Head Coach Tom Renney. -W mock draft e stuck with our game-plan. We stuck to the strategy that we thought would help us win. Our penalty killing was absolutely outstanding; our power-play was less than what we needed. We knew we could be challenged there, but that's okay.- -We fought hard and we tried to win a hockey game. We deserved a better fate, but Detroit is a good hockey club.- Providing the opportunity to capture vic mock draft tory was the strong play of rookie netminder Devan Dubnyk The Penguins- struggles continued Saturday afternoon when the Montreal Canadiens exited Consol Energy Center with a 3-0 blanking of the hometown squad. Pesky winger Matt Cooke summed up what his club needs to improvement on for Sunday-s matchup vs. the Oilers. -We have to come [Sunday] more focused, more prepared and ready to make a pl mock draft ay when the puck is on your stick.- Elk Point, AB native Mark Letestu -- who has been promoted to the top line alongside James Neal and Alex Kovalev -- is looking forward to facing the Oilers for the first time in his career. -I'm pretty familiar with them. My in-laws are season ticket holders and my family is pretty involved with the organization, so I keep up pretty close with them,- said mock draft the 26-year-old centre. -Anytime family gets to watch, it's pretty special for me. Being the hometown team, we want to put on a good performance and hopefully have the bragging rights all summer.- Although the game will be memorable on that front, Letestu remains focused on the task at hand and believes Edmonton will be a challenging opponent. -They're having some injury problems right now mock draft . They're scrappy, though. They almost had Detroit [Friday night] and we expect a team that's going to be battling for everything they get.- Who-s Hot: played a season-high 24:50 vs. the Red Wings, in the process notching his 15th goal of the season. Between the pipes, the aforementioned Devan Dubnyk Sunday-s matinee will be a battle between the depleted rosters. Oilers Taylor Hall (ankle), mock draft Sam Gagner will be out another 1-2 weeks with a shoulder injury. Theo Peckham is also on the sidelines with a week-to-week knee condition. Penguins sniper Evgeni Malkin (knee) is out for the season. Arron Asham, Sidney Crosby, Nick Johnson and Eric Tangradi are all out for an undisclosed period due to concussions. Mike Comrie is also on the IR with a hip injury, while Brooks Orpik-s broken han mock draft d will keep him sidelined for another month. Stat Pack: , Taylor Hall all suffered serious injuries after climbing atop the Oilers- leaderboard with 42 points each. Devan Dubnyk has scored a hat-trick once in his career. His three-goal performance came against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Jan. 10, 2006 when the Oilers rolled over the Penguins 3-1 at Mellon Arena. Saturday-s game vs. Montreal mock draft represented Pittsburgh-s 200th consecutive sell-out, combining the team-s efforts at the old Mellon Arena and the recently introduced Consol Energy Center. The Penguins have marked an impressive 123-58-19 (.666 winning-percentage) record in that time. Puck Drop: believes that a number of positives can be taken forward into Sunday-s matinee. -We the more simple we keep it, the better team we mock draft 're going to be. When we stretch out of our element, we seem to pull away from each other and teams can pick us apart a little more. - -When we stay within our systems and just play together, we're a hard team to beat.- PENGUINS 5 - OILERS 1The Edmonton Oilers wrapped up a five-game road trip with a 5-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday afternoon. Chris Kunitz scored a pair of go mock draft als for the host Penguins while the other three goals were scored by Maxime Talbot, Jordan Staal and Zbynek Michalek. 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