Canucks at Oilers PS G8/09-10

Cut-down day for the Edmonton Oilers is apparently tomorrow (they have until Wednesday). A bunch of young men will be driving to the airport in the next few days and the waiver wire may mean a couple don't return to good old our town as Oilers.The drama has probably been mitigated (at least somewhat) because of injuries to forwards Marc Pouliot, Ethan Moreau and Fernando Pisani (Pisani was the only one who was at practice yesterday).Jason Gregor has been reporting lately that the Predators may have interest in one of Edmonton's veteran forwards and that may happen as well. Would the organization feel that getting a second round pick for Nilsson (and keeping someone like Ryan Stone) is better than risking waivers? Seems reasonable, as does placing Pouliot on IR to begin the season.There are no lineups so far but I'll post them when they appear. The Oilers get one last look at the bubble boys and someone may step up and grab a job even this late. I'd say both Jacques a...