The Edmonton Oilers will get a massive addition back to the lineup on Saturday
The Edmonton Oilers had their struggles against the Vancouver Canucks as they lost 8-1 in the regular season opener. The team was lacking in collective effort, especially on the subject of defense.
But there's great news ahead for the Oilers, as one of their key blueliners will return to the ice Saturday.
Mattias Ekholm, Evan Bouchard's partner is due to return to play on Saturday night.
All the while, Darnell Nurse and Evan Bouchard were paired during training camp as a first pairing combination, it looks like Woodcroft seems to like Bouchard and Ekholm best, as they will play together again once Ekholm has returned.
According to Ryan Rishaug of TSN, it seems likely that this will be the case if practice was any indication.
According to TSN Oilers reporter Ryan Rishaug, "based on practice today, if Ekholm is in on Saturday, it looks like it'll be he and Bouchard (paired together)."
The best news of all, is that Ekholm will finally return to the lineup after he expected the recovery from his hip-injury to last longer than it has.
For now, Ekholm has practiced all week and is undoubtedly ready to contribute to the next Oilers regular season game.
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