There’s one more week of pre-season games for the Edmonton Oilers before the National Hockey League team sets its roster for opening night a few days later.
And head coach Kris Knoblauch admits he needs to see more of the players who will likely form that lineup for the Oct. 9 season-opener, particularly the ones who weren’t either regulars last season, who joined the Stanley Cup finalists this summer or who played in the Calgary half og the split-squad double-heder with the Flames on Monday (he was behind the bench in Edmonton that night).
“As we move forward in the last four exhibition games, I’ll have the opportunity to see them (more),” Knoblauch told media after practice Friday at Rogers Place, referencing defencemen Troy Stetcher, Josh Brown and Ty Emberson.
“They’ll be in the lineup a little bit more, …