The Edmonton Oilers will host the Montreal Canadiens at Rogers Place on Tuesday night.
have won seven of their past 10 games, continue to hold down a playoff spot and occupy second place in theat Rogers Place on Tuesday night. The team’s last game was a heartbreaking 3-2 loss to the impressive Colorado Avalanche on Saturday night, a matchup that many hockey commentators suggested was a good test for the Oilers as they head toward the post-season with heightened expectations of success from fans.
“We didn’t have as much time in the offensive zone, just because I don’t think we broke the puck out as well,” he explained. “ had a lot of hard forechecks … discipline in their systems.
“Who knows when in the post-season we’re going to need these guys, and it would be really unfair and unrealistic to think, ‘Oh, now they can play and now they can perform and play well,’ if they haven’t played a game for weeks.”However, the coach also suggested he is trying to balance that approach with trying to put the best roster on the ice for every game.
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