Player Discussion Koekkoek for Slater

[OfCorsiDid]

I didn’t see a thread about him, but I think he definitely deserves one now.

Koekkoek has been impressive in the first few games so far.

So I pose the question to you HFOil, who do we got in Koekkoek? Can he potentially play his way into our future plans?

Discuss.

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[fireantz]

Leave him and Barrie alone. Develop chemistry will become our second pair

 

[AsparaGus]

Best defenseman on the Oilers so far this season. Rock solid. Sign this man for 5 years 2.5 M per season while you still have a chance.

 

[Cloned]

He’s actually been the best of this year’s FA signings so far. It’s crazy but imagine where the D would be without this guy that we signed just a few weeks ago...

 

[JarvisFunk]

It's nice having a traditional dman out there doing traditional dman things. I forgot that feeling

 

[Canovin]

It's nice having a traditional dman out there doing traditional dman things. I forgot that feeling

This is what I see in Koekoek

 

[ohheyhemsky]

So far, he's been reliable in his end and when he jumps into the O-zone, he's been very useful.

Great signing.

 

[Cloned]

Hope he continues to improve and re-signs here. Oilers desperately need a “found money” type of player. It seems every other team gets one.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

So far, he's been reliable in his end and when he jumps into the O-zone, he's been very useful.

Great signing.

 

[Aceboogie]

These are the type of signing successful teams do. You dont need to spend big $ and long term deal for the flash in the pan type free agents.

 

[McJesusSaves97]

Small sample size, but I Really like him so far. He brings stability to our D & has been solid so far...more please

 

[Broberg Speed]

He's looked good so far. Speed and passing is above average. The posters who identified him as a player early on deserve a little credit.

 

[Stoneman89]

Best defenseman on the Oilers so far this season. Rock solid. Sign this man for 5 years 2.5 M per season while you still have a chance.

Good one!

 

[Pointteen]

Koekkoek is on track to be our new Russell/Larsson.

great signing.

 

[Stoneman89]

I think he's playing exactly the same way he played against us when the Hawks knocked us out of a playoff spot last year. Solid, mixed in with some aggressiveness. Very good signing. Can we remove his head and put it on Nurse's body?

 

[AsparaGus]

Koekkoek is on track to be our new Russell/Larsson.

great signing.

I would hope he would be more important than that. I'm hoping for Steve Staios or even Charlie Huddy.

Man... Charlie Huddy was a beast...

 

[Daryls Friend]

Best defenseman on the Oilers so far this season. Rock solid. Sign this man for 5 years 2.5 M per season while you still have a chance.

Smart

 

[Draiskull]

I dont like the pairing but Koekkoek as an individual has been great.
Not worth protecting for expansion draft yet but pretty good.

 

[DropTheGloves]

I dont like the pairing but Koekkoek as an individual has been great.
Not worth protecting for expansion draft yet but pretty good.

I would protect him over Jones at this point tbh. He’s actually capable of helping this team today and should be cheap to re-sign if it continues.

 

[Stoneman89]

I would hope he would be more important than that. I'm hoping for Steve Staios or even Charlie Huddy.

Man... Charlie Huddy was a beast...

Oh God, please not "ring it around the boards to get it out" Steve Staios!

 

[Aceboogie]

I would protect him over Jones at this point tbh. He’s actually capable of helping this team today and should be cheap to re-sign if it continues.

I think Jones has higher upside, but this year will be a good test to see if Jones is legit or not.

Also to note, SK is 26, drafted in 2012 and for a period of time his NHL future was in serious doubt, which is why Tampa moved on from him. If Jones can be an NHL caliber bottom pairing D this year, hell be pretty far ahead of SK at the same age.

I would personally pick upside of current play (if Jones does show upside over the course of this year). As guys like Koekkoek, career depth D, can be acquired fairly cheap.

Although, wont lose too much sleep if either gets picked in the expansion draft.

 

[AsparaGus]

Oh God, please not "ring it around the boards to get it out" Steve Staios!

I think that’s a pretty decent floor. We certainly could do worse. We could always have Jones and Larson taking that ice time.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Great impression so far. Very steady. Savvy pickup!

 

[DropTheGloves]

I would personally pick upside of current play (if Jones does show upside over the course of this year). As guys like Koekkoek, career depth D, can be acquired fairly cheap.

There’s still a lot of runway in front of Jones, sure, but the expansion draft is an immediate concern and as a (hopeful) contender we need to focus on the guys who are helping us win now. If Koekkoek solidifies himself as a low-end top four guy you need to keep that player over the mystery box, especially if he comes cheap. We have a ton of young left handed D coming up the ranks that losing a stalled-out Jones shouldn’t hurt us.

 

[ImmuneEH]

I'd hold off on the 'protect SK over Jones' rhetoric until we're at least more than halfway through the season. Two games have been played.

If we protect Jones and lose SK I think that's a win for us. We have Samorukov & Broberg in the pipeline, both are stellar LD prospects. Like another poster mentioned, Jones still has upside.