Injury Report: Klefbom could be out long-term.

[bone]

Yes it's out of the realm. When has he dominated the SHL?
Jones has a lot of pro experience on North American ice and provided the Oilers with some solid games last year, some playing over 20 minutes with the injuries. There's a very small chance that Broberg is a better NHLer right now than Jones.

People are starting to really overrate Broberg based on a few nice games in a Training Camp and a few nice games to start off the SHL season. He still has a ways to go to prove that he's even remotely NHL ready. He's on the right track but lets pump the brakes a bit.

Precisely. Jones, until proven otherwise, is currently the better NHLer. This is based on the fact that he's actually played NHL games and generally played them well. He's also played virtually every position on Defense at least once over the past two years and shown to be fairly versatile.

I'd expect that to change at some and this could very well change during the upcoming season, maybe even early in the season, but if I was penciling in lineups for opening night right now, Jones draws in first.

 

[McFlash97]

4 million freed up injured reserve, get rid of Russell for a pick and lets go fishing boys

 

[McDNicks17]

Yes it's out of the realm. When has he dominated the SHL?
Jones has a lot of pro experience on North American ice and provided the Oilers with some solid games last year, some playing over 20 minutes with the injuries. There's a very small chance that Broberg is a better NHLer right now than Jones.

People are starting to really overrate Broberg based on a few nice games in a Training Camp and a few nice games to start off the SHL season. He still has a ways to go to prove that he's even remotely NHL ready. He's on the right track but lets pump the brakes a bit.

I’m not really ready to bet on Jones yet. He’s been very Benning-like. Great while sheltered, but overwhelmed in the top4.

I don’t think either are ready for Klefbom’s minutes, but I think Broberg could be the clear option by the end of camp.

 

[FlameChampion]

As I said in the rumour thread, the Dusty/Gazzola video basically said everything but the R word.

The R word being retirement.

Hard to know. Didnt really sound great but at the same time, really just vague.

 

[Mr Positive]

4 million freed up injured reserve, get rid of Russell for a pick and lets go fishing boys

And tell Klef to stay on LTIR until the playoffs, when the cap goes away

 

[Drivesaitl]

Where are all the galaxy brain Klefbom fan boys?

trAde NuRsE
BUilD arOuNd KlEf

Dude has been injured and out, or playing through injury, for four seasons now. Give it a f***ing rest.

i've never understood the preference of Klef over Nurse. Much of the time it seems like Klef is injured and Nurse having to fill in. Upside on Nurse has always been higher imo.

 

[94 Oil Drops]

WHY!?

Bad omen going into next year man... Thats a very bad omen. That's as Oilers as it gets.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

I’m not really ready to bet on Jones yet. He’s been very Benning-like. Great while sheltered, but overwhelmed in the top4.

I don’t think either are ready for Klefbom’s minutes, but I think Broberg could be the clear option by the end of camp.

This is an issue that Nurse has too.

When given the opportunity he plays as though he is overwhelmed.

 

[MuzzaFuzza]

Where are all the galaxy brain Klefbom fan boys?

trAde NuRsE
BUilD arOuNd KlEf

Dude has been injured and out, or playing through injury, for four seasons now. Give it a f***ing rest.

Why aren't people allowed to have a preference of one over the other without being a 'fan boy'? Not like Nurse is a top pairing guy as it is.

Will never understand the need to put down a certain player in order to make another one look better around here.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I’m not really ready to bet on Jones yet. He’s been very Benning-like. Great while sheltered, but overwhelmed in the top4.

I don’t think either are ready for Klefbom’s minutes, but I think Broberg could be the clear option by the end of camp.

Not ready to bet on Jones, yet you're ready to bet on Broberg. Did you see broberg in sheltered minutes against Calgary?

 

[Tobias Kahun]

This is an issue that Nurse has too.

When given the opportunity he plays as though he is overwhelmed.

Nurse was like a -1 at 5on5 while playing like 20 minutes a game at 5on5 after the new year.

That's pretty successful for how bad our 3rd and 4th lines were at 5on5.

 

[Soundwave]

And tell Klef to stay on LTIR until the playoffs, when the cap goes away

Is a team allowed to do that?

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Nurse was like a -1 at 5on5 while playing like 20 minutes a game at 5on5 after the new year.

That's pretty successful for how bad our 3rd and 4th lines were at 5on5.

Watch his play during the playoffs and you would see him give the puck away multiple times.

It looked to me that he was overwhelmed and it caused him to panic.

 

[Three On Zero]

Is a team allowed to do that?

No, considered cap circumvention

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Watch his play during the playoffs and you would see him give the puck away multiple times.

It looked to me that he was overwhelmed and it caused him to panic.

I also saw Draisaitl give the puck away multiple times in the play ins.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

I also saw Draisaitl give the puck away multiple times in the play ins.

Nurse was doing it when more than one opponent began to work battle against him for the puck against the boards.

When given more of a responsibility he causes quite a few mental mistakes.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Nurse was doing it when more than one opponent began to work battle against him for the puck against the boards.

When given more of a responsibility he causes quite a few mental mistakes.

Either way, a 4 game sample size during unique circumstances is way to small to come to any conclusion.

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Either way, a 4 game sample size during unique circumstances is way to small to come to any conclusion.

He was doing it during the season too.

IMO, Nurse needs to stay on the 2nd pairing until he proves he can handle a higher workload.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

He was doing it during the season too.

IMO, Nurse needs to stay on the 2nd pairing until he proves he can handle a higher workload.

I agree with this.

We dont need to get rid of nurse, we need someone better than him to keep him on the second pairing, and maybe have a third pairing that we can play more than 10 minutes a game so his minutes aren't crazy.

 

[LTIR]

Why aren't people allowed to have a preference of one over the other without being a 'fan boy'? Not like Nurse is a top pairing guy as it is.

Will never understand the need to put down a certain player in order to make another one look better around here.

MuzzaFuzza for president!

 

[Mr Positive]

If Klef needs to get surgery, why now? Shouldn't this have been done right after the play-ins? It's just weird imo

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

If Klef needs to get surgery, why now? Shouldn't this have been done right after the play-ins? It's just weird imo

That's the million dollar question.

 

[ThreeOfAPerfectPair]

If Klef needs to get surgery, why now? Shouldn't this have been done right after the play-ins? It's just weird imo

Apprehensive about going under the knife, didn't he get a serious infection a few years back?

 

[GretzkytoKurri9917]

Apprehensive about going under the knife, didn't he get a serious infection a few years back?

Yes.

 

[Samus44]

This is an issue that Nurse has too.

When given the opportunity he plays as though he is overwhelmed.

We were 2nd in the division with him and a rookie partner as our top pairing. It seems to me he's improving and the results prove it. We haven't had a reliable top 4 until this season since Sekera got hurt. Last year Nurse did well given Klefbom being hurt and Russell as his partner. Nurse has been getting more responsiblity every season and getting progressively better results. It seems to me you are building a narrative that's counter to the facts given what has happened. Nurse isn't the problem.