EDMONTON, AB - After a victory in their pre-season opener over Winnipeg on Monday, the Oilers are right back at it on Tuesday night in Vancouver, albeit with largely a different group than the night previous.
ACT II
Just four players from Monday's lineup will make back-to-back appearances as Oilers coaching and management aim to get a look at another batch of players who are using pre-season as an auditioning stage.
"So those (four) guys, they're all on that list when I say eight or nine players that we are going to have to see a lot of," said Oilers Head Coach Dave Tippett of forwards Tyler Benson, Colby Cave and Patrick Russell along with defenceman Evan Bouchard, all of whom will be back in the lineup Tuesday night in Vancouver.
"We've got a lot of games in a short amount of time, so you're trying to get a gauge on everybody there… Let's throw them in again and see what they can do."
Throughout Oilers Training Camp, Tippett has made no bones about the fact that Benson is among that group that will get a long, hard look and is adamant about giving him as much time to showcase himself as possible.
