Zack Stortini Down on Demotion

“Disappointing … that I was sent down and then nobody took me,” said Stortini, who couldn’t quite get his head around all the scratches before his ticket to the the minors. He kept his mouth shut because he’s always been a good soldier, but there were a lot of whys in there.

The Elliot Lake, Ont., product played 256 games for the Oilers, but the drew the short straw as team brass decided to keep wingers J.F. Jacques and Steve MacIntyre as fourth-liners.

“It was a surprise the way things unfolded during the season.