The view from Edmonton

Here’s a sampling of how last night’s Kings-Oilers game was presented by the Edmonton media, followed by some additional postgame quotes from the Oilers’ locker room…

Edmonton Oilers lose 5-2 to Los Angeles Kings (Edmonton Journal)

Kings cash in on tips (Edmonton Sun)

Cogliano’s versatility valuable (Edmonton Sun)

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COACH TOM RENNEY

(on the game…) “We had a decent start and we felt, after the first period, we might be able to come after this team and get a win. But too many turnovers allowed LA to feel more comfortable. Losing our high man gave them some odd-man rushes. We spent too much time in our own zone, which tired a good number of people out and cost us a hockey game.”

(on his personnel…) “We can move some people around. I can play the fourth line as a power-play unit. There are other options a coach can use, including manpower and the combination of people and we’ll look at that.”

(on Doughty’s hit on Taylor Hall…) “I love the fact that, as a team, we were on top of the Hall hit.”

SAM GAGNER

(on the game…) “We didn’t do enough things right. It felt like the game was up for grabs and we kind of just handed it over. We had some chances on the power play and they got some chances off of that. It’s obviously not a good one but the good news is that we’ve got another one less than 24 hours away and we need to get ready for that one.”

(on the power play…) “We want to keep the power play simple and get shots. There were a couple times we had five-star chances and we couldn’t bury the puck. For some reason we can’t find a way to get it done and it’s costing us games. … We’ve got to find a way to execute and make sure we’re getting momentum for our power play if we’re not scoring. Right now that’s not the case and they got a couple chances shorthanded. It’s obviously not good enough and we need to find a way to rectify it.”

TOM GILBERT

(on the game…) “The game was all right. We played pretty well the first two periods. We were getting pucks deep, we were skating, and just a couple odd-man rushes that went against us.”

(on the power play…) “If we’re not getting chances, we aren’t helping our team out. We’ve got to keep working on our power play. We got a couple chances the first couple power plays but it’s all about keeping the puck moving and that’s what we’re struggling with.”

(on the Kings…) “Probably out of most teams we play, the Kings come hard. That’s what they do. They’ve got big physical forwards and they were definitely physical tonight.”