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It’s amazing how quickly the anger comes back after watching this.I'd choose Sekera at 50% over Benning, Manning, etc. any day of the week.
It’s amazing how quickly the anger comes back after watching this.I'd choose Sekera at 50% over Benning, Manning, etc. any day of the week.
Considering the Oilers are asking for the extension for the Conditioning stint you'd think he wouldn't say this?Hitchcock in the pre-game presser about Sekera:
"The players are bugging us all the time because they see him at practice, and they see how good he is at practice, and they're hoping that this weekend he jumps ahead. .... It's basically a 1 and 1A which we've played 30 games without, which is hard to do. We held on for a little while ... then we brought in players because we wanted to try to stay afloat but it didn't probably work as well as we maybe thought it might. He [Klefbom] is good at making first passes and Sekera is excellent at making first passes, so if we ever get these two guys back in it's gonna make our whole group completely different."
I know people have soured on Hitch, but some interesting comments in there imo.
I feel like he felt good and looked good last year as well, but once the game happened he couldn't keep up.If Sekera is good again our D is our strong point. Like Gravel would be our 6th man. B
I think he'd be good at defensive zone starts. Get the puck out quicker and make a change.I would not expect much of anything for the first 10 games or do (if he gets activated). Sheltered 3rd line mins and just trying not to mess up too much.
Considering how he talked about him I could see him getting 20 mins, but I then he'd have to play right side I guess. Or do we cut down Nurse and Klefbom's time massively from 22-25 mins/night.I think he'd be good at defensive zone starts. Get the puck out quicker and make a change.
I just don't know that Hitch would really play him 14 minutes a night or is he going to be at 20
Considering the Oilers are asking for the extension for the Conditioning stint you'd think he wouldn't say this?
Great too hear though
Unfortunately this isn’t like football where you can say, have a guy do nothing but long snap a ball. He’ll have to be capable of holding his own in a lot more things than just making outlet passes.I feel like he felt good and looked good last year as well, but once the game happened he couldn't keep up.
Maybe they keep it simple and he is just out there to make outlet passes
Sekera with one leg is still better then anything we can put on our 3rd pairing.
Why Bergeron just took draws at the Olympics. Gagner just played PP. You can have Reggie just playing defensive zone starts and then leaving.Unfortunately this isn’t like football where you can say, have a guy do nothing but long snap a ball. He’ll have to be capable of holding his own in a lot more things than just making outlet passes.
Gregor had it in his game day articleWhere did you hear they asked for an extension? They can ask but I haven’t seen where they did and thought they only could after 3 games and only with the players consent.
Gregor had it in his game day article
The Oilers are hoping the league accepts their application for Sekera to have his conditioning stint extended from three games to five. If the league does then Sekera could play this Friday, Saturday and next Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and that would allow interim GM, Keith Gretzky, more time to facilitate a trade so when the activate Sekera they won’t have to send two players to the minors.
Guy looked like crap last year. Now add another bunch of missed time. Not sure why he all of sudden will be better than he was last year.To all people in this thread that are thinking that Sekera could slip onto our 2nd line, keep on dreaming.
The dude has hardly played any hockey over the past two seasons. He didn't even get enough time to play last season to get over his last injury.
His ass will be stuck on the 3rd pairing for the entire season. If we're lucky he'll be challenging for the #4 spot by the end of the year and he avoids injury this off season for the first time in... 3 off-seasons.
It's been well reported and commented on that his knee brace really messed with him and his mobility when he came back. He had it off for the world championships and looked much better.Guy looked like crap last year. Now add another bunch of missed time. Not sure why he all of sudden will be better than he was last year.
And it's not like last year's options of Davidson, Gryba, Bear and Auvitu were better than what we have this year
A handful of games against second rate talent isn't enough of a test for me.It's been well reported and commented on that his knee brace really messed with him and his mobility when he came back. He had it off for the world championships and looked much better.
Gregor had it in his game day article
The Oilers are hoping the league accepts their application for Sekera to have his conditioning stint extended from three games to five. If the league does then Sekera could play this Friday, Saturday and next Wednesday, Friday and Saturday, and that would allow interim GM, Keith Gretzky, more time to facilitate a trade so when the activate Sekera they won’t have to send two players to the minors.
To all people in this thread that are thinking that Sekera could slip onto our 2nd line, keep on dreaming.
The dude has hardly played any hockey over the past two seasons. He didn't even get enough time to play last season to get over his last injury.
His ass will be stuck on the 3rd pairing for the entire season. If we're lucky he'll be challenging for the #4 spot by the end of the year and he avoids injury this off season for the first time in... 3 off-seasons.