2 injured Oilers forwards return to practice, lineups revealed for next game

Oilers coach Knoblauch revealed last week that Hyman's return date has been delayed until at least November 8th, so it's possible he could play tomorrow. Mattias Janmark has practiced less than Hyman, so he could be further away from a return.

According to Oilers insiders at practice, the team currently projects to keep their top six intact from their last game.

After tweaking the lines to the nth degree early this season, Coach Knoblauch has finally settled into some consistent pairings. McDavid is finding chemistry with Mangiapane, and Draisaitl's line with Podkolzin and Roslovic has been fantastic.

There's some interesting changes in the bottom six though. David Tomasek is centering a third line with Ike Howard and Matt Savoie. That's a group of high-skill players who deserve more ice time, and will be an interesting experiment.

Hyman and Janmark both skated on a 5th line today, which indicates they're not ready to be in the mix for tomorrow's game. If they were, they'd be practicing with their expected group.

The Oilers will need to make some tough roster decisions in the coming days as Hyman is moved off LTIR and Janmark is added back into the mix.

Tomorrow's game against Colorado could be the last NHL chance for one of these players to prove themselves to the Edmonton Oilers this season.