Oilers prospect doing well in training camp

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Finnegan Frost
September 29, 2024 (8:07 PM)

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The Edmonton Oilers were locked in last preseason game against the Seattle Kraken,

According to the Edmonton Journal,«Here's a guy who hasn't played for 17-18 months and to come to an NHL camp and make the team right away would have been almost ridiculous to think about,» said Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch, after another strong outing from the 26-year-old right shot centre.

«But he's played really well. He's shown us that he is ready and he didn't have as much rust as you would think.»

The six-foot-three, 198 pounder from Canmore brings a lot to the discussion on a team looking to fill a fourth line/13th forward position. In Saturday's 5-4 win over the Seattle Kraken, Philp scored a nice goal from in tight, dominated the face-off circle, killed penalties and didn't look at all out of place in a hard-fought pre-season tilt.

«That was a nice goal, being able to catch it and put it up there with very little room was a nice play,» said Knoblauch, adding Philp checks a lot of the boxes you're looking for in a depth centre.

«You look at the things he needs to do well: We had some penalty kills and he made some really nice plays, broke up some plays. In faceoffs he was 9-2, which is very important for him to be noticed. Just another good game from him.»

Despite not making the team right off the bat, perhaps a mid season call-up is within the realm of young Noah Philp. All in all - the talented prospect should feel really good about his game so far. Next week should be a good one for the boys!

Source: edmonton journal
Edmonton Journal