“I think there were some solid defensive plays, which I tried to focus on, too, as a centre. Try to get the system a little bit and get used to the size of the rink and the pace"

It was a split-squad game. The first of eight pre-season obligations for the Edmonton Oilers. Non-televised. Sparsely attended. Devoid of any star power. Article content

Just the minimum number of veterans required by the NHL, playing at 50 per cent intensity, and a bunch of rookies still trying to get a feel for their new surroundings. Article content Article content

On Sunday night, no less.

It was basically one of those games that, as a sportswriter, they have to pay you to watch. Such is life in the early stages of a training camp.

But there was one guy who had butterflies in his stomach all day think

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