Edmonton Oilers place Adam Erne on waivers

With Erne on the ice at 5v5, the Oilers controlled 49.14 percent of the shot attempt share, 60 percent of the goals scored (6-4), and 51.94 percent of the expected goal share. He’s been an absolute physical force this season, laying 19.16 hits per hour, a mark well above the next most physical Oiler in Raphael Lavoie, who laid 12.95 hits per hour in his seven games, and Evander Kane’s 12.62 hits per hour.

That number for Erne, however, is third highest among all forwards who have played over 172 minutes at 5v5, the same time he’s played this season.

If Erne clears waivers, as he likely will, he’ll join a surging Condors club in southern California who have not only won three straight games, but are 8-1-0-1 in their last 10 games. For the Condors, despite having the fewest games played in the AHL’s Pacific Division with 32, five back of the next closest team, their .609 points percentage ranks fourth in the division.

While Erne’s struggled to produce points at a strong clip in the NHL, he’s been a producer in the American League with 42 goals and 94 points in his 163 games played there.