"If this team isn't rockin', then they'll deserve some knockin'.

Well rested, playing at home and with the last of their injured players inching closer to health, the Edmonton Oilers are out of excuses and determined to make some noise down the NHL stretch.

They have been given a fresh start and if they don't make something of it, it's on them.

"That's the way we're looking at it," said winger Taylor Hall. "We're not going to quit by any means. Not one guy in this locker room is going to give up on the season.

"For all of us, we're excited to have a fresh start and a fresh mindset and come back and do the best we can.""