THE TEAM TODAY: Moving Day
Oilers hold fun practice before making a pair of moves on Trade Deadline
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MONDAY, FEBRUARY 28MOVING DAYOIL SPILLS
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At the start of perhaps the most stressful day of the year for NHL players and management, the Oilers attempted to keep the mood light with an upbeat practice at Rexall Place.
"I don't think anything can prepare you for something like this," he told the media. "I'm sad to leave. I think, like everybody here, I felt like we were building something together. I didn't expect to get traded. It's interesting. I haven't been in this position before and especially being at the rink, so it's been kind of a daze." In the latest edition of our fan question series, Shelley Fleming of Edmonton submitted a question for Shawn Horcoff.
SHAWN: "When you're playing at this time of year, the majority of teams are going to be in a fight for playoffs, for position in the standings, and getting their games geared up. Hockey really starts to pick up this time of year, so it's going to be a really good challenge for us and the young guys to get a taste of high-intensity games. |
SUNDAY, FEBRUARY 27BRUINS 3 - OILERS 2OIL SPILLS
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 Under the ScopeFIRST PERIOD Dubnyk made the first save of the game and Tuukka Rask the second, but the third attempt couldn't be stopped. Capitalizing on a juicy rebound, Hemsky fired from the slot and got the puck across the Bruins goal line to give the Oilers a 1-0 lead one minute into the game. Following the goal, the Bruins peppered Dubnyk in an attempt to get back on even terms. At 8:27, the focus turned to Theo Peckham and Nathan Horton, who dropped their gloves for a spirited scrap near the Oilers bench. The fight ended when Peckham lost his balance and tumbled to the ice, and he would not return to the game for precautionary medical reasons. By the 15-minute mark, Boston had assumed a 12-3 shot advantage and tied the game. With Dubnyk desperately stretching to cover the left side of his net, Michael Ryder caught a loose puck and lifted it over the sprawled-out goalie, evening the score 1-1. Three minutes later, confusion among Oilers defencemen left Horton out in the open. With help from David Krejci and Dennis Seidenberg, the Bruins winger fired into an open net to give the visitors a 2-1 lead and 15-5 shot advantage heading into the second period. SECOND PERIOD 16 seconds into the middle frame, Adam McQuaid tripped up Taylor Hall and the Oilers benefited from the game's first power-play. Edmonton couldn't get the puck on (or past) Rask, however, and as McQuaid left the penalty box, he was tripped up by Kurtis Foster, resulting in a Bruins power-play. The visitors added three attempts to their tally, but Dubnyk turned them all away. A second consecutive Oilers infraction, this time to Hall for roughing, helped the Bruins crack the 30-shot mark with four minutes remaining on the clock. Edmonton, by comparison, had 12. In the final minute of the second period, Boston got its 32nd shot and third goal. Completing a give-and-go with Ryder, Rich Peverley skirted Dubnyk and tapped the puck into the net to set the score 3-1 after 40 minutes. THIRD PERIOD Early in the third period, Edmonton got back within one. From along the left wing boards, Brule slapped the puck under Rask's glove to firmly announce his return from a two-month stint in sick bay. The goal sparked the Oilers, and Andrew Cogliano channeled the team's fire into flying fists. Squaring up against Brad Marchand, the speedy forward fared well in his first fight since December 28, 2009. Shortly after both players settled into the penalty boxes, Jim Vandermeer and Milan Lucic embarked on a fight of their own in front of Dubnyk. The lengthy brawl brought fans to their feet and, after earning the decision with a handful of landed jabs, also brought a smile to Vandermeer's face. The smile didn't last long. The Oilers opted for six skaters in the final 90 seconds of regulation, but the extra attacked failed to produce an extra goal. As a result, the Bruins capped the weekend with a 3-2 win. |
SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 26FROM BLUES TO BRUINSOIL SPILLS
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On the heels of Friday's 5-0 loss to St. Louis, the Oilers returned to the scene of the crime for an hour-long practice Saturday morning.
In addition to the line-up changes and comments about team performance, another big weekend storyline is Hall vs Seguin, part two.
In the latest edition of our fan question series, Jesse Lesik of Edmonton submitted a question for Linus Omark. |
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