Edmonton Oilers News (September 19th 2011)
"More scrimmages, camp news"
"More scrimmages, camp news"
Thefourthperiod.com previewed the upcoming NHL season recently and listed the teams according to how their experts expected the season to unfold. Top of the bunch were Vancouver, Philadelphia and Washington - all having done well last season and having attracted valuable free agents during the summer. The Islanders, Blues and Red Wings rounded off the top 6 contenders. Outsiders were two-time finalists Florida, with Calgary and Toronto also possibly mustering up Stanley Cup performances. Despite their encouraging season last year, which experts have tended to write off as an exception, the Edmonton Oilers were ranked 20th, behind teams like Boston, Colorado and Columbus, but ahead of Ottawa, Atlanta and Anaheim. "We don't put too much into these rankings, other than the chance of being able to surprise the pundits" general manager Kowalski said to the media.
Team BLUE outscored team WHITE by 5 to 3 in today's morning scrimmage. Victor Rask was a leading player for BLUE, scoring twice, while Pääjärvi-Svensson and Ben O'Quinn also doing well. Team WHITE was led by an enthusiastic Eric Tangradi who was involved in all three goals for his team.
Team RED was absolutely decimated by team GREEN in the other scrimmage game. Austin Watson led the charge with a 2+2 effort, while Dustin Penner topped the performance with a 2+3 game. Unable to resist their opponents, RED was left with a lone goal, scored by Viktor Karamnov.
A brief press meeting after the games revealed that defenseman Jeff Petry had suffered a pulled hamstring during his match and he is not likely to return for at least 3 weeks. In positive news, the coaching staff admitted to being positively surprised by a number of players during the camp so far. Eric Tangradi, who has clearly come in with a good attitude and willingness to improve his game further, was one of them. Teemu Hartikainen, Anton Krysanov and Gilbert Brule were among the player that played NHL games last year to receive praise. Newcomers Merrill and Pääjärvi were also praised for the potential they had displayed.
Team BLUE outscored team WHITE by 5 to 3 in today's morning scrimmage. Victor Rask was a leading player for BLUE, scoring twice, while Pääjärvi-Svensson and Ben O'Quinn also doing well. Team WHITE was led by an enthusiastic Eric Tangradi who was involved in all three goals for his team.
Team RED was absolutely decimated by team GREEN in the other scrimmage game. Austin Watson led the charge with a 2+2 effort, while Dustin Penner topped the performance with a 2+3 game. Unable to resist their opponents, RED was left with a lone goal, scored by Viktor Karamnov.
A brief press meeting after the games revealed that defenseman Jeff Petry had suffered a pulled hamstring during his match and he is not likely to return for at least 3 weeks. In positive news, the coaching staff admitted to being positively surprised by a number of players during the camp so far. Eric Tangradi, who has clearly come in with a good attitude and willingness to improve his game further, was one of them. Teemu Hartikainen, Anton Krysanov and Gilbert Brule were among the player that played NHL games last year to receive praise. Newcomers Merrill and Pääjärvi were also praised for the potential they had displayed.
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