With the pre-season half over, Kris Knoblauch is quickly rounding out his roster. Article content

I predicted this, back when the NHL schedule came out. The Oilers have started slow the past two years and this is their toughest schedule yet. They need to be loaded and ready to go. Article content Article content

How Knoblauch appears to be handing out assignments may surprise you. And they may serve more than one purpose.

That and more in this edition of…

9 Things

9. Under the heading “where did the time go”: Connor McDavid is the fifth longest tenured captain in the NHL this season (among actives, of course), tied with Anze Kopitar at ten. Only Crosby, Ovechkin, Landeskog, and Benn are in front of him. More on McDavid in a minute…

8. Jake Walman and his camp only signaled a shor

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