Be still my heart… Oscar Klefbom is married. Oscar Klefbom has essentially unofficially retired from the NHL at this point. He has openly said that he is still dealing with the shoulder injury he suffered early in his career and just wants to live an everyday pain-free life.
Throughout the summer and into the fall, we’ll be counting down the days until the Edmonton Oilers begin their 2023-24 season with a daily trip down memory lane.
So, our first Sunday scaries with no Oilers hockey to talk about… Talk about depressing. There are a few things on top of my mind surrounding the Edmonton Oilers.
Mark Messier accomplished a lot with the Oilers. He ranks third in franchise history with 1034 points and 851 games played, he won four Stanley Cups with the team during the 1980s, and he captained the Oilers to their first and only non-Wayne Gretzky Cup in 1990.
Soooo this week sucked a little bit for the Oilers. The Oilers kicked off the week with their 5-2 loss to Seattle, which I was in the building for, unfortunately… The game started out well for the oilers, really well actually.
All in all, not a bad summer for GM Ken Holland. However, he told TSN 1260 that he might not be done with his offseason work just yet:
Frank Seravalli’s latest Trade Targets board dropped over at Daily Faceoff and there is a new Oilers asset on the board. Frank already has defenseman Tyson Barrie at #8 on his list and the duo of Kailer Yamamoto and Jesse Puljujarvi at #20 on the list.
All signs are clearly pointing towards the Edmonton Oilers trying to clear out cap space. It’s a necessity at this point of time. Edmonton has a number of players to sign, and a number of holes to fill.
Evan Bouchard this season has emerged as a top offensive option for the Oilers, however his defensive game has lacked leading to some harsh criticisms.
It’s been a rough road in recent years for the Swedish defenseman.
The Edmonton Oilers have many decisions to make in the coming weeks regarding the expansion draft, NHL entry draft, signing free agents and more. Let’s look at what will occur and what might happen.
We only got one piece of news surrounding the Edmonton Oilers this week, and I’ll get to that in just a second, but we also got some fresh names added to the NHL’s rumour mill.
On Monday, the NHL announced that 18 players would be exempt from the upcoming Seattle Kraken expansion draft due to injury. Noticeably absent from the list is Edmonton Oilers defenceman Oscar Klefbom, who missed the entire 2020-21 season with a shoulder injury that was operated on in late March.
Some may say this is not a surprise, but Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom is NOT exempt from the upcoming NHL expansion draft. There was talk his injury situation and not playing at all this past season might lead to the Oilers not being forced to protect him.
If you listened closely to Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom during Saturday’s media availability, you took one thing away from the words he spoke.
Edmonton Oilers GM Ken Holland told Terry Jones of The Edmonton Journal that he’s unsure if defenseman Oscar Klefbom has made a decision about continuing his NHL career or not.
The NHL Rumor Mill is now geared towards the upcoming offseason. There’s plenty of news brewing with many clubs eliminated or close to elimination for the playoffs.
One of the hot-topic debates throughout the season for fans of the Edmonton Oilers was whether or not defenseman Oscar Klefbom would need to be protected at this year’s NHL Expansion Draft.
TSN 1260’s Jason Gregor posted an interesting update when it comes to the status of Edmonton Oilers’ defenseman Oscar Klefbom. There was talk some time ago about the severity of Klefbom’s injuries and what that might mean for the Oilers plans headed into the NHL Expansion Draft.
It’s tough news for Klefbom, who was dynamic for the Oilers last season, scoring at the best pace of his career (34 points in 62 games) and logging more than 25 minutes a night.
General manager Ken Holland said that the current assumption is that Oscar Klefbom will not be able to play at all next year.
Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland said on Thursday that No. 1 defenseman Oscar Klefbom could miss the entire 2020-21 NHL season.
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