Edmonton Oilers look to bounce back from their embarrassing Game 1 loss to the Vancouver Canucks. The Edmonton Oilers are getting their roster sorted out for Saturday's game. Earlier today Mattias Ekholm was a full participant in practice - paired with Evan Bouchard. The practice also saw Darnell Nurse reunited with Cody Ceci and a new look third pairing with Brett Kulak and Philip Broberg. In light of this, they have also put a player on waivers for the purpose of assignment to the AHL - Markus Niemelainen. The 6-foot-5 young defenseman has spent the last while injured. As a result, he hasn't been allowed to be put on waivers. So this development shows he is finally healthy again. Markus Niemelainen. [https://thehockeynews.com/.image/c_fit,h_600,w_600/MjAxNDcwODgxNjk0NzU0NDI1/usatsi_21531797_168401874_lowres.jpg] Markus Niemelainen. We will see if there will be a corresponding move at forward before game time on Saturday. Either way, this waiver placement will give the team a bit more roster flexibility. Subscribe to the new Striking Oil podcast all about the Edmonton Oilers. Check it out on Youtube [https://youtu.be/1tacdGLEYRk?si=nJzNhxsMoTTeFo3u], as well as on the podcast player [https://redcircle.com/shows/1234b578-71f4-4583-ae8c-5d551958dc66?_gl=1*hlcnba*_gcl_au*MTE4MTQzNzc2NC4xNjkyNjgwMjM3*_ga*OTE3MTE5Mjc3LjE2OTI2ODAyMzg.*_ga_KVZ47LYJWW*MTY5NjY4NjE4Mi4yMy4xLjE2OTY2ODc5NzMuMC4wLjA.] of your choice. Related: Oilers Make Impressive Hockey Hire Related: Former Promising Oilers Defenseman Finds New Home Related: 3 Oilers Takeaways After 8-1 Blow-out versus Canucks Related: NHL Proves They Aren't Actually Inclusive Related: Oilers Were Terrible in Season Opener Against Canucks [embed]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RDlkr1OPjKs[/embed]
