Interesting stuff to wake up to this morning.
First off, Dallas Eakins via twitter (how awesome is that?), announces that his new best friend (I told you so) Andrew Ference is the new and 14th captain in Oilers history. Good choice. He seems like a real good team guy and a health nut, so you know thats a big part of why he's captain. I would have given it to Taylor Hall, but I'm not in the room so it's hard to have an opinion.
Regardless, congrats to #21. Make us proud. Or you will be traded, seriously.
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Oilers claimed gigantic forward Luke Gazdic off waivers from the Dallas Stars. He's 6'3" and 240lbs. Not on the small size, that's for sure. I'm assuming he takes over for MacIntyre while he recovers.
Oilers also placed Philip Larsen and Ryan Hamilton on waivers for the purpose of assignment.
With claiming Gazdic, the Oilers are now at 49 contracts.
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