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Forwards Liam Reddox and Ryan Potulny aren't riding in on white horses to save the day, only to help the ailing and struggling Edmonton Oilers' cause against the NHL's No.

DENVER a ' OK, here's the Edmonton Oilers' roll call: Ales Hemsky, shoulder. Out. J.F. Jacques, back.

The Edmonton Oilers need to find an identity, rediscover their scoring touch and win games.

Edmonton Oilers forward Shawn Horcoff. Photograph by: Shaughn Butts, edmontonjournal.com GAME TIME RANGERS at OILERS 7:30 p.m., Thursday 630 CHED, Pay per view EDMONTON a ' Shawn Horcoff was hit with the flu, but managed to play through it.

Though the New York Rangers showed some fight last time out, it wasn't enough to snap their road losing streak.

The Edmonton Oilers in action during November 2009. A November 2, 2009 A A A A Ethan Moreau #18 of the Edmonton Oilers scores a first period goal against the New York Islanders at the Nassau Coliseum on Nov.

At least they scored a goal. It's all about small moral victories right now, in lieu of any real ones, for the slumping Edmonton Oilers, and a fruitless two-game road trip that yielded one fluke in 120 minutes is about as small as it gets.

Islanders goalie Dwayne Roloson blocks a shot by Edmonton's Sam Gagner on Monday night.

On one side of the ice stood the Boston Bruins, a team that for some scary reason, hadna t won a game on Halloween since 1985.

The old adage is probably true -- that which doesn't kill you only makes you stronger -- but it remains to be seen if the Edmonton Oilers will come out of this dead or strong.

Well, it was a helluva season while it lasted, wasn't it? For nine games they were the new improved Edmonton Oilers under Pat Quinn.

The sigh escaped quickly - much like the Edmonton Oilers grasp on their game. "Frustrating. Disappointing.

The Colorado Avalanche continue to roll on the road. Craig Anderson stopped 25 shots to record his second shutout of the season as the Avalanche earned a 3-0 victory over the punchless Edmonton Oilers on Tuesday night.

Jeff Deslauriers will give overworked starter Nikolai Khabibulin a breather tonight, which is no big surprise.

This was old time hockey. Unfortunately, it was only a year old. Last night's game against Vancouver was last-season Edmonton Oilers all over again.

Edmonton Oilers defenceman Theo Peckham joins the fray against the San Jose Sharks during NHl action at Rexall Place earlier this season.

There were times over the last few seasons when fans in Edmonton must have wanted to rip the batteries out of their remote controls and jam them into their eye sockets so they didn't have to watch another second of Oilers hockey.

Columbus Blue Jackets' Nikita Filatov and Edmonton Oilers' Jason Strudwick collide on Thursday night.

Dustin Penner scored his sixth and seventh goals of the season and added three assists in the Edmonton Oilers' 6-4 comeback victory over the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday night.

With the flu bug running through the Edmonton Oilers lineup, they are hoping to have enough healthy bodies to make a 20-man roster tonight against the Columbus Blue Jackets.