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For Oilers' Tyler Benson, the long wait to become an NHLer may be over

Article content Tyler Benson says he finally feels like an NHLer, although that won’t officially hit home until he sees No. in the lineup Oct. 13, when the Vancouver Canucks are here for the Edmonton Oilers’ season opener. Article content Or when gets his first best-league-in-the-world paycheque after making $70,000 to play on the farm in Bakersfield, Calif.