The Edmonton Journal offers a Q&A form of Oilers general manager Craig MacTavish's press conference Wednesday, which had a number of interesting tidbits.
Ryan Nugent-Hopkins may not be ready when the season begins as the calendar turns over to October, but his return shouldn't be delayed more than a month if that's the case.
Q: Are you comfortable where you are up the middle, especially with Ryan Nugent-Hopkins maybe not being ready for the start of the regular season?
A: "That's a big hole if he's not ready, but we'll overcome through that through depth and some of the additions we've had. Arcobello will get a good look, Andrew Miller, Will Acton, Anton Lander. I'm sure we'll be able to offset Nuge's absence in the short term."
Q: Is there a timeline for his return yet?
A: "We're still operating under the same forecast we had initially (before the shoulder surgery). All things are very optimistic now … but the timeline before was that he'd be ready Nov. 1, in a very pessimistic timeline, and optimistically he'd be ready to start the year. We're going to stay with that and let his progression dictate when he's ready. We won't be hurrying him, that's for sure."
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