Team Canada Olympic Hockey Team Roster - Analysis of Defensemen

Steve Yzerman has until December 31st, 2009 to make his final decision regarding the 23-man roster for Team Canada's 2010 Olympic hockey team.  Recently, I had taken a brief look at the list of forward skaters invited to Team Canada's hockey camp relative to their boxcar statistics from this season:  Team Canada Forward Roster evaluation.

Oilers recall Arsene

According the the Edmonton Oilers website, they've recalled defenseman Dean Arsene from their AHL affiliate, The Springfield Falcons.  For the 29 year-old Dean Arsene, this will be his first opportunity to play in the NHL. Dean is listed as 6'2" and 200 lbs.  What's interesting is that the Oilers did not recall defenseman Theo Peckham and instead chose Arsene.  Secondly, this recent news suggests that Sheldon Souray might not be ready to play during Sunday's game vs. Atlanta.

The other day while watching the Oilers play the Ottawa Senators on pay-per-view, Oilers associate coach, Tom Renney, was asked how the Oilers could survive in the Western Conference with such a small team.  To his credit, Tom Renney essentially shrugged off the question and the interview went off in a different direction.  Though the interview went off on a tangent, my curiosity intensified...  It makes you wonder if a supplement like ZMA actually does work?

Edmonton Oilers mid November Injury Updates

The Edmonton Oilers' struggle with adversity continues to escalate with the list of players lost due to injury or illness seemingly growing longer with each game.  The Oilers are unfortunately losing this war of attrition with three new players added to the list.  After the recent Oilers game vs. the Buffalo Sabres, Dennis Grebeshkov, Liam Reddox, and Fernando Pisani will be out of the lineup according to Dan Tencer's twitter.

Clarke MacArthur hits Liam Reddox.

During the third period of the Oilers recent game in Buffalo, Liam Reddox was hit from behind by Clarke MacArthur.  Reddox was down on the ice for a prolonged period before getting up.  In addition to a possible concussion, Reddox also might have an injury to his wrist resulting from the hit.