These players will get playing time with Bakersfield in the five-day break, and this could mean recovery for our injured players.
First off, Matthew Benning and Kris Russell were both out with injuries Sunday. With this occurrence, Oesterle made his season debut Sunday, logging about 16 minutes TOI in the team’s 1-0 shootout win over Montreal. Eric Gryba also drew into the lineup.
This likely means that the Oilers will soon get back the services of Benning and Russell. That would be extraordinary news; unless of course Benning remains out and Eric Gryba is the one to replace him.