"The Edmonton Oilers predictably put defencemen Ryan Whitney and Taylor Fedun plus forwards Ben Eager and Sam Gagner on the injured reserve list at the deadline for submitting their 23-man roster to the NHL's home office on Wednesday, and listed blue-liner Ladislav Smid as available to play, even though he has a sprained shoulder.

The Oilers also have defenceman Taylor Chorney, who tweaked his knee last Friday against the Wild in St. Paul, Minn., on their 23-man list.

Smid isn't likely to play the Oilers' season-opener against the Pittsburgh Penguins on Sunday because he was in a no-contact jersey at practice on Wednesday, but Chorney says he's fine. If Whitney doesn't come off IR for the Penguins' game, it would be between Corey Potter and Chorney as the sixth defenceman."