News Article: The (couple weeks away) return of Andrej Sekera

[ThePhoenixx]

"Edmonton Oilers defenceman Andrej Sekera has gone from a No Hitting Allowed jersey to a Take Your Best Shot sweater, which means his return from off-season Achilles surgery is getting close.
There’s no timeline, but maybe he plays in the NHL sometime early in January after a trip down to Bakersfield."

Andrej Sekera getting close to returning to Oilers lineup following Achilles surgery

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[Todd from Leduc]

Big Seksy can’t return too soon! Just in time for our western conference push.

 

[elmeroil]

Wouldn't that be a great surprise if he comes in and plays solid. It would feel like getting a good ufa d man halfway through the season. Hoping for the best in his return, I know many ate skeptical though.

 

[780il]

Idk how he can come back and be more than a bottom pair guy. Having 2 major injuries b2b at his age is not a good sign.

But, hopefully he can come back and play well.

 

[Mr Positive]

Wouldn't that be a great surprise if he comes in and plays solid. It would feel like getting a good ufa d man halfway through the season. Hoping for the best in his return, I know many ate skeptical though.

I eat skeptics all the time so I'm not worried.

(couldn't resist, sorry)

 

[elmeroil]

I eat skeptics all the time so I'm not worried.

(couldn't resist, sorry)

Hahaha

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I hope he can have a conditioning stint, get used to playing and how his lower body feels (basically), if you can get him back and he's mostly effective, that would be a dynamic change to the team.

 

[McJadeddog]

Wouldn't that be a great surprise if he comes in and plays solid. It would feel like getting a good ufa d man halfway through the season. Hoping for the best in his return, I know many ate skeptical though.

Yes, for sure. It would also be great if the Victorias Secret models all decided that they liked me better than their current significant others.

 

[elmeroil]

Yes, for sure. It would also be great if the Victorias Secret models all decided that they liked me better than their current significant others.

That would be a lot of ladies to juggle though!

 

[Yablo21]

Shinpads be damned

 

[GMofOilers]

Shinpads be damned

Our PP hasn’t been the same without him

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

A fully healthy blueline for this team might look like

Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Russell/Sekera
Sekera/Russell - Benning
Gravel

That's pretty good honestly

 

[bone]

A fully healthy blueline for this team might look like

Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Russell/Sekera
Sekera/Russell - Benning
Gravel

That's pretty good honestly

Would be the best group we've had in years. Still is lacking that true #1, but you can feel confident with all of them being 15-20 minutes a game (except sometimes Benning). Of course this assumes Sekera hasn't permanently turned into a number 8.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Put him on a conditioning stint or something before he plays. He was very, very ineffective last year coming back from injury.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

His knee is supposedly 100%, if he is 100% from his achiles as well he could still be a good player for us. I'm keeping my expectations low after what we last saw of him in an Oilers jersey.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Put him on a conditioning stint or something before he plays. He was very, very ineffective last year coming back from injury.

He will be going down to Bako to get up to speed.

 

[fuswald]

Think I heard yesterday Sekera mentioned playing in the AHL first.

 

[fuswald]

Holy crap great minds think alike. Posted same thing same time.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

To your guys' point, Sekera has basically missed the better part of 2 years, starting in the AHL just seems sensible for everyone, because you don't need him to struggle and lose confidence.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

To your guys' point, Sekera has basically missed the better part of 2 years, starting in the AHL just seems sensible for everyone, because you don't need him to struggle and lose confidence.

I am glad that he's being a pro about it because we can't lose points while trying to get him up to speed.

 

[Oilers in NS]

A fully healthy blueline for this team might look like

Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse - Russell/Sekera
Sekera/Russell - Benning
Gravel

That's pretty good honestly

I have Gravel over Benning

 

[CycloneSweep]

I have Gravel over Benning

I would honestly run...

Klefbom - Larsson
Nurse- Russell/Sekera
Sekera/Russell- Jones

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

I am glad that he's being a pro about it because we can't lose points while trying to get him up to speed.

Well for what it's worth, coming back from the knee injury was his first major injury recovery, so he probably learned from how tough it was for him to return to form (more or less)

 

[CycloneSweep]

I am glad that he's being a pro about it because we can't lose points while trying to get him up to speed.

From everything I have heard Sekera is a great pro and great teammate. He probably remembers how he was when he came back last year and how it effected him and the team. He definitely doesn't want to be a detriment to the team.

 

[McDrai]

Idk how he can come back and be more than a bottom pair guy. Having 2 major injuries b2b at his age is not a good sign.

But, hopefully he can come back and play well.

Heck, even a good bottom pairing dman would be much needed at this point considering our current personnel on D