EDMONTON, AB - Oilers rearguard Matt Benning hasn't had the start to the 2017-18 season he had hoped for.
"There's no excuse, I just need to be better on the ice," the sophomore Oilers defender said Thursday after practice.
With the injury to Andrej Sekera leaving a hole on the Oilers middle defence pairing, the plan, initially, was to see Benning take over some added minutes to mitigate the loss. But three games into the season, the Oilers are 1-2-0 and looking to make adjustments.
"Part of it is confidence but I haven't been good thus far," Benning said, adding what he intends to do in order to re-calibrate his game. "Show up to practice, work hard, work with the coaches in video and work with my teammates to see if there are any areas they notice.
BLOG: Benning striving for self-improvement
"There's no excuse, I just need to be better on the ice," said the sophomore Oilers defender
