The Edmonton Oilers head to Seattle for their second exhibition game of the preseason against the Kraken at Climate Pledge Arena.
You can listen to the game on the Oilers Radio Network, including 630 CHED, at 8:00pm MT.

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PRE-GAME REPORT

SEATTLE, WA - As the Oilers head to Seattle to take on the Kraken, Head Coach Jay Woodcroft is putting his roster to the test to see what he has in some of the team's younger players.
The coach has inserted several players who played last night in the Oilers 4-0 win over the Winnipeg Jets, looking to gain some insight on how some guys play having to go back-to-back in the midst of a difficult and draining training camp.
"It's not an easy thing to do in day four or five of training camp when your legs are really tight, but we're going to learn something about those players tonight," Woodcroft said.
Coming off a solid game last night which featured a goal and a couple massive hits, defenceman Markus Niemelainen will look to grab a spot on the roster with a follow up performance. The defenceman will man the Oilers second pairing in Seattle with 2021 seventh-round pick and Moose Jaw Warriors defeceman Maximus Wanner.
The Kraken will be playing their first game of the preseason and their first exhibition game at Climate Pledge Arena. Seattle is expected to be anchored offensively by new additions in Andre Burakovsky and Oliver Bjorkstrand.
Burakovsky signed a five-year deal worth $27.5 million after a 61-point season (22G, 39A) with the Stanley Cup Champion Colorado Avalanche. Fans will have to wait for the debut of 2022 fourth-overall pick Shane Wright, who is not expected to play until Tuesday against the Calgary Flames.

SEATTLE SCHAEFER

Another player getting his second twirl in Oilers Blue & Orange is the team's 2022 first-round pick (32nd overall) Reid Schaefer.
It will be a little bit of a homecoming for the 6-foot-3 forward who plays his junior hockey for the Seattle Thunderbirds in the Western Hockey League.
"I think (his Thunderbirds teammates) are planning on coming down and watching me," Schaefer said. "Obviously my billet family will be down, it will be a special game for sure."
Schaefer has done an excellent job at impressing the Oilers brass through his (big) body of work, starting in Rookie Camp and now into the team's Main Camp.
"I think he's left a good impression. He's a big man, but I'm impressed with some of the details in his game," Woodcroft said. "I saw him track back hard a few times with a good stick. While he's a big man, hes a young man so he has to figure out how to use that big body. You learn in a few situation there is a difference between junior strength and professional man strength in the NHL."
Schaefer skated for 10:54 in Sunday's game against the Jets, including 1:30 on the powerplay. This was the 19-year-old's first chance to play for his hometown team and it was an experience he wont soon forget.

"I was pretty nervous going in the game, it's a big crowd, I haven't played in front of that many fans before," Schaefer said. "It was definitely weird, for me to just get those first two shifts out of the way, I felt more comfortable after that."
While Schaefer is a long shot to make the Oilers roster, like most recent draftees, he's been able to get his first taste of professional hockey and his first chance to share a locker room with some of the game's best at their craft.
"I talked to (Draisaitl and McDavid) a bit, obviously fan-boying over them a bit," Schaefer said. "You watch them when you're growing up and in Junior. It's special to be on the same ice and in the same vicinity as them, I'm just soaking it in."

B'S ON THE D

Philip Broberg and Tyson Barrie will man the Oilers top pairing against the Kraken.
The duo have been pairied together consistently through training camp and so far, Barrie has liked what he's seen from the Oilers top pick in 2019.
"Brobs is a guy who is highly talented, he was a high pick, he skates well and he thinks the game well," Barrie said. "It's a good opportunity for him this year and I look forward to playing with him. You're going to see him develop and grow a lot here."
Now Barrie will get the opportunity to see what his partner can do when the 'bullets are live' and he's not going up against his own teammates.
"We've only been practicing together It's hard to get a full read until you get into a game, so I think tonight will be a lot of fun to get in the mix together."

Pairing a veteran defenceman with one of the younger players has been a strategy Woodcroft has used to great success in the NHL. His usage of Duncan Keith alongside Evan Bouchard helped the defenceman's growth last year -- it's a strategy he has been emplying this Oilers Training Camp.
"Tyson I don't think gets enough credit for his defending skills, but he is someone who leads by talking to people. He's has juice, he comes to the rink and you know he's in the building when he gets there. I think that's good for a younger defenceman."
Barrie himself said he had some veteran presences who were there early in his career in Colorado that helped him along as a rookie, citing defencemen like Jan Hejda, Greg Zanon, and Ryan O'Byrne. The veterans in the Oilers locker room are tasked with setting the tone for a team whose expectations are through the roof this upcoming season.
"We're in a room that is kind of demanding excellence, we're expecting of ourselves and each other," Barrie said. "Theres no shortcuts. It's an honour to be in that room and for young guys coming up, it's an honour to make this team and put on this sweater."
-- Michael Arcuri, EdmontonOilers.com