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SushamiBoy · 06-10-2014, 10:11 AM

November 2013:

The Edmonton Oilers are hopeful heading into the second month of the season after showing that they could compete in the strong Western Conference. Some argue though that many of their wins came against Eastern opponents. Phoenix Roberts was honest about his club in one of his candid post game remarks.

“Are we a powerhouse team? Of course not. Before the season started we were viewed as a bottom feeding team that will again miss the playoffs due to lack of depth on the back end. Right now we are getting our wins where we can. We are not a powerhouse team like the Kings or the Hawks but trust me, we'll bring something to the table.”

The Line Up:

Hall – Nugent-Hopkins – Eberle
Smyth – Gagner – Yakupov
Gagne – Connolly – Perron
Hendricks – Arkhipov – Jones

Ference – Schultz
Markov – Petry
Belov – Fraser

Scrivens
Bachman

There were a few injuries and a few returns throughout the month. There was also a trade.

To Carolina:
Richard Bachman, the rights to Marc-Olivier Roy, and the rights to Bogdan Yakimov

To Edmonton:
Anton Khudobin

“We needed something to shake up the team. Bachman was simply not cutting it. Giving away two propects was a steep price to pay but we needed to strengthen this position right away. Getting a solid player at this time of the year can be tricky as not many were willing to deal. Khubodin will get his chances here and we will give him play time based on his performance.”

The Oilers finished the month at 14-10-3 which is good enough for 6th in the West. The stand at 98 goals which is number 1 in the league but their 28th place 91 goals against leaves a lot of place for improvement.

06-10-2014, 10:11 AM	#4
SushamiBoy Minors (Triple A) Join Date: Mar 2013 Posts: 200	November 2013: The Edmonton Oilers are hopeful heading into the second month of the season after showing that they could compete in the strong Western Conference. Some argue though that many of their wins came against Eastern opponents. Phoenix Roberts was honest about his club in one of his candid post game remarks. “Are we a powerhouse team? Of course not. Before the season started we were viewed as a bottom feeding team that will again miss the playoffs due to lack of depth on the back end. Right now we are getting our wins where we can. We are not a powerhouse team like the Kings or the Hawks but trust me, we'll bring something to the table.” The Line Up: Hall – Nugent-Hopkins – Eberle Smyth – Gagner – Yakupov Gagne – Connolly – Perron Hendricks – Arkhipov – Jones Ference – Schultz Markov – Petry Belov – Fraser Scrivens Bachman There were a few injuries and a few returns throughout the month. There was also a trade. To Carolina: Richard Bachman, the rights to Marc-Olivier Roy, and the rights to Bogdan Yakimov To Edmonton: Anton Khudobin “We needed something to shake up the team. Bachman was simply not cutting it. Giving away two propects was a steep price to pay but we needed to strengthen this position right away. Getting a solid player at this time of the year can be tricky as not many were willing to deal. Khubodin will get his chances here and we will give him play time based on his performance.” The Oilers finished the month at 14-10-3 which is good enough for 6th in the West. The stand at 98 goals which is number 1 in the league but their 28th place 91 goals against leaves a lot of place for improvement.