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Here are some great new quotes from Taylor Hall, Jordan Eberle, and Magnus Paajarvi. oilers.nhl.com

“With the history they have with their team, and the passion they have in that city as far as hockey, it’s an exciting town to go into and hopefully I get an opportunity to play there,” said Eberle, who will be attending his third training camp with the club. “I’m just going to focus on making the team first. That’s my main goal, to secure a spot on that team. From then, it’s obviously turning it into winning.”

“The first day I walked into the locker room this summer, you can just feel the atmosphere,” said Paajarvi, who went by Paajarvi-Svensson in Sweden but has shortened his last name with the Oilers. “They have these pictures with the Cups in the ’80s with the pictures of (Mark) Messier, (Wayne) Gretzky, (Jari) Kurri and (Paul) Coffey. They have some unbelievable history, and I’m just super excited to hopefully make the team.”

“I’m tremendously excited,” said Hall, the first pick in the 2010 Entry Draft. “I’ve been to the city a couple times, and the feeling in the city is they’re really excited for this team. There’s myself and a couple other young guys that could make the team this year and make an impact. I think things are looking up for this city.”

“It’s us three, but there’s a lot of other good, young players on this team that are 22, 23, and their careers are going in the right direction,” Hall said. “If we can turn this ship around in the next few years, and the coaches and management make all the right decisions, things are looking up.”