Oilers place Ryan Nugent-Hopkins on injured reserve, recall Josh Samanski

Ryan Nugent-Hopkins seems no closer to making his season debut. The Edmonton Oilers placed the veteran centre on injured reserve Monday after he sat out Tuesday's season opener against the Vancouver Canucks. Josh Samanski has been recalled from AHL Bakersfield under emergency conditions, the Oilers announced. Nugent-Hopkins was initially listed as day-to-day. The 33-year-old is entering his 16th season with the Oilers after being selected by the team first overall at the 2011 NHL draft. The forward from Burnaby, B.C., had 20 goals last year — hitting that mark for the seventh time in his career — while adding 36...