WINNIPEG, Manitoba -- Wayne Gretzky will make a rare return to the ice Saturday to play alongside other former Edmonton Oilers greats against Winnipeg Jets alumni as part of the Heritage Classic weekend.I mean, I skate once a year. I just really never find the energy, the enthusiasm to grab my equipment and say, `Oh, Im going to play pickup hockey, Gretzky said Friday. I think when you play in the National Hockey League -- you play with the best players and against the best players -- its hard to go play Friday night hockey.Golf is more Gretzkys game now, and he has left his competitive drive behind him, for the most part.Its not going to change my life if I shoot 81 or 96, so I really just truly have fun now, Gretzky said.The outdoor alumni game is the second for Gretzky. He laced up for a similar Heritage Classic matchup in 2003 between former Oilers and Montreal Canadiens.Hes playing again because the game raises money for charities. Its also a chance to see some of his former teammates from the Oilers dynasty of the 1980s -- Mark Messier, Jari Kurri, Paul Coffey and more.And facing the Jets -- longtime rivals in the World Hockey Association and National Hockey League -- is special. The Oilers repeatedly pounded the Jets in the playoffs in the 1980s, but Gretzky said they were always tough opponents.The games and the series were closer than the scores would indicate, he said. We had a Hall of Fame goaltender and an almost-Hall of Hame goaltender, and those guys played really well here all the time, but those teams were evenly matched.Dale Hawerchuk, the Jets captain during the Oilers dynasty era who is leading the Jets alumni team Saturday, remembers facing a powerhouse every time the former Smythe Division rivals met.The challenge to beat the Edmonton Oilers was incredible ... and we beat them a few times, we just couldnt get through them in the playoffs, Hawerchuk said. 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The goal of any promoted side is simple: avoid relegation and secure a second consecutive season in the top flight, allowing the club to further establish itself at the Premier League level. Collecting a slice of the television revenue doesnt hurt either.With both Middlesbrough and Hull City shooting to achieve that same goal, Monday nights clash between the sides at the Riverside Stadium is massive.Middlesbrough (2-6-5) entered the weekend in 15th place and struggling a bit as they find themselves winless in their last three league matches and 10 of 11. The clubs wins came against Sunderland and Bournemouth, and Mondays clash represents an opportunity to better their own standing while simultaneously pushing a relegation rival further into the abyss.Boros most complete performance of the season came in an Oct. 29 2-0 victory over Bournemouth their first home win of the campaign, but its been a struggle to come up with another complete performance.Last weeks effort against Leicester City held some positives as the club took the early lead after 13 minutes thanks to a goal from Alvaro Negredo, and again seized the lead on 71 minutes through Negredo, but Islam Slimanis stoppage-time penalty forced the clubs to share the spoils.Manager Aitor Karanka was proud of his sides spirited performance.We showed again we are a really good side and how well we can play, against Leicester who won the league last season, he said. We should have won the game and I think we were the better team. But football can be unfair and today we didnt get the three points we deserved.But as they move on from last week and focus on Mondays tilt, midfielder Marten de Roon believes his side has shown marked improvement and its only a matter of time before the results come.Honestly, I think in the last few weeks weve been improving as a team in every single game, the midfielder said. I think we were a bit c against Leicester when we shouldve taken three points.But it gives us confidence that were playing better and showing that we can compete with anybody then finally the points will come.The Dutchman also reallises the significance of this match.ddddddddddddull is a big match, he added. Monday is a massive opportunity for us to show the people around us that were above them.Hull City (3-2-8) have a much tougher road ahead as the Tigers find themselves in the relegation zone with just 11 points from their 13 matches. They have just one victory, a 2-1 result over Southampton on Nov. 6, in their last 11 league matches and will need to string a few wins together if they hope to pull themselves out of the drop zone.The win over Southampton saw Michael Dawson and Robert Snodgrass strike in a span of two minutes, but since that match they looked listless in a 3-0 loss to Sunderland, and out of ideas in the final third of last weeks 1-1 draw with West Bromwich Albion.On the positive side, the club will bring some positive momentum into Mondays clash after knocking off Newcastle United in midweek to secure a spot in the EFL Cup semifinals against Manchester United.Even with the success in the Cup, midfielder Tom Huddlestone realises the focus must now shift to picking up points in the Premier League.We need to be picking up a lot more points in the league, said Huddlestone. Weve been a bit hit and miss recently, so we need to find a consistency and start putting our chances away.We also need to get back to being solid in defence like we were at the start of the season. Hopefully what weve done in the cup will be a boost to us in the league, which is where we need to knuckle down. Its over a month until the first leg of the semi-final, so its about playing well in the league now.Middlesbrough have had a few positive results against big teams recently. We saw their quality in the Championship last season and theyve only added to that since. But well go there and try and stamp our authority on the game.The sides split both meetings in the Championship last season with Boro collecting a 1-0 victory courtesy of a late strike from David Nugent in March. Hull claimed a 3-0 result at the KCOM Stadium in November 2015. ' ' '