"Theo Peckham is trying to take it all in stride.

The Edmonton Oilers defenceman was once again a healthy scratch on Tuesday, as the Vancouver Canucks were in town.

"Nobody likes sitting out, it's a tough thing to do," Peckham said. "It's times like this when you have to face adversity. It depends on how you bounce back. It's a situation that a lot of guys have to go through and now it's my turn to go through it."

A year ago, Peckham would have been happy to be the team's seventh defenceman, grateful to just be on the club."