Friday night, Connor Ryckman, Vaughn’s equipment rep who works out of the London factory, loaded the equipment into his car and drove it two and a half hours northeast to the Oilers’ team hotel in downtown Toronto. Lang received it there and brought it with the team to Scotiabank Arena for the Oilers’ skate the following morning.

In a recent article for The Score, John Matisz mentioned the Oilers as a top potential landing spot for Buffalo Sabres star winger Alex Tuch. The other team Matisz argued could be a good trade destination for Tuch was the Carolina Hurricanes.