'We’ve done our best to prepare ourselves and we have a couple more days to do that and we’re ready to go Saturday.' The EdmontonOilers dominated early and seemed satisfied enough after a 4-1 tuneup win vs. the NHLFlames. (Via SportsnetSpec)
late, and both seemed satisfied enough after a 4-1 Oilers win that featured two Connor McDavid goals.
Who knew how instructive the refs are, barking at potential holders to “Watch the free hand,” telling players that a hit was clean, or “puck’s gone.” It was all quite interesting, really, a byproduct of something none of us have ever borne witness to before — a genuine National Hockey League game played in front of exactly zero fans.
Oilers head coach Dave Tippett said afterwards that Broberg played for two reasons: Caleb Jones is “nicked up and was unavailable,” and of all the players at the coach’s disposal this summer, Broberg was the only one who had never played an NHL game. He decided to make this meaningless game that debut, instead of having that occur late in the rounds, should injuries occur.
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