Oilers notes: Finding a partner for Darnell Nurse 'a work in progress'

Ty Emberson had a nervous first two periods with Darnell Nurse against the Winnipeg Jets Wednesday .

Emberson was moved beside Brett Kulak in the third defence pairing for the third period with the Oilers behind five -zip.

Travis Dermott will partner Nurse against Chicago and Connor Bedard in Game 2 of the season.

Coach Kris Knoblauch says he's looking for someone who can play big minutes with Nurse .

Oilers farmhand winger Raphael Lavoie went back on waivers Thursday and went back to the NHL .

Evander Kane , three weeks after abdominal surgery in New York , was walking around Wednesday .

Milan Lucic still waiting to be cleared to play by the NHL after entering the NHL /NHLPA Player Assistance program.

Andy Moog , who has had serious cancer concerns, has a clean bill of health.

Oilers GM Stan Bowman’s dad Scotty has a winter place in Sarasota , Florida , but the greatest coach in NHL history is safe and back at his other home in Buffalo .

Scotty, who turned 91 last month , still watches a slew of NHL games every night on TV.