I mean, Koekkoek was not very good for us. He got caved an awful lot.
it's not backbreaking, but he's clearly a #7 and I don't really see the point when we have Russell and Lagesson already.
when did Nurse die?
YikesHe cant play 60 min/ night. So the rst of defensive zone tasks rests on Ceci
The argument was he was leaned on too much as an Oiler, and that is absolutely not the case. He spent maybe one game in the top four and it went awfully PoorlyThat’s an especially poor way of thinking, given the shortened season. He took one shift of 0:14 in one of the last games of the year, so it’s going to affect average TOI.
I’m not saying he’s a world-beater, but he’d probably perform better with regular minutes than either being benched or thrown to the wolves.
His partner on the 3rd pair struggled pretty hard last year though.The argument was he was leaned on too much as an Oiler, and that is absolutely not the case. He spent maybe one game in the top four and it went awfully Poorly
Yikes
Neither is Patrick...as in Laine.Why would you think he is Finnish? Slater isn't exactly a popular name in Finland, is it?
I mean, Koekkoek was not very good for us. He got caved an awful lot.
it's not backbreaking, but he's clearly a #7 and I don't really see the point when we have Russell and Lagesson already.
His last name sounds Finnish.
...if that is actually the case, Oiler fans should be concerned...significantly concerned...
Ceci was signed so we could move Bear and not create a hole on the right side.I was baffled at the Ceci signing and still am. There was 0 reason to sign him after they had re-signed Barrie. Holland really dropped the ball this offseason. D and G were the areas he had to shore up most, and those are the areas he neglected. I mean I know Smith was good last season but he's 40...and you re-sign him for 2 years?
Imo it's more likely Ceci was brought in to replace Larsson so we'll be hoping his distractos are wrong that he cant handle 2nd pairing minutes. Koekkoek is depth and injury replacement. Potentially, since he had that great stretch with Chicago, maybe he could cover some 2nd pairing minutes from Keith if he shows his age. There's no way around it. The D is a work in progress and we are banking on better forward depth to help the D outCeci was signed so we could move Bear and not create a hole on the right side.
I would be interested to know what goalies Hollabd has had a line on this summer. Rumors of Korpisalo but with too high of a price tag and Kuemper but not being able to match Timmins as a prospect.
Smith for 2 years is fine. He will be a good backup for 2 years more if nothing else.