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Falcons 09-10 Reasonable Expectations (D)

Found August 01, 2009 on Lowetide:
PLAYERS: Theo Peckham,  Dean Arsene,  Jake Taylor,  Bryan Young,  Cody Wild,  Taylor Chorney,  Alex Plante
TEAMS: Edmonton Oilers

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The Edmonton Oilers look set on the blue for 2009-10 but do have some very interesting talent bubbling under. Unlike the forward group--whose skills are duplicated by superior players on the major league roster--the defensemen have wide ranging skills and should be useful as early as this season.In our look at the Falcons' forwards for the coming season, I suggested that one player (Potulny) had a chance to make the NHL team and another 4 (Reddox, Minard, Stone Paukovich) had a chance for a cup of coffee.Theo Peckham has a better future than any of them.Theo Peckham Fall '08 Reasonable Expectations: More prominent role in the AHL with a better plus minus number and perhaps some powerplay time. ACTUAL: He beat holy hell out of the expectations and did it well playing the AHL vaunt. His -7 ranked second amongst Falcons regulars on defense and was a massive improvement from the -14 he posted (2nd worst on the team) in 07-08. Fall '09 RE: More playing time with the big club ...
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