Klingberg signs in Edmonton

[guymez]

Yes, Bouchard's 0 PPGs this season show how effective his slap shot has been.
He can't even hit the net with his wristers

He is hitting his own teammates at a high rate though.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Yes, Bouchard's 0 PPGs this season show how effective his slap shot has been.
He can't even hit the net with his wristers

He'll probably get 3 in 5 games or something. Sometimes shit happens. Maybe Hyman not being up to snuff has affected his goal scoring? Poor Hyman has been blown up a few times by Bouch bombs.

 

[BarDownBobo]

So I see he spent the break skating with the Oil Kings.
Would he have been better served to have spent it on a conditioning stint in Bakersfield?
Actual game play at higher tempo in all situations vs lighter casual skates?
What are the pro's & cons of him staying in town with the Oil Kings?

Pretty sure I remember an interview with him where he mentioned that he was using the break to get his family settled into Edmonton as well as skating with the Oil Kings, so I’m not sure a trip to Cali was ever in the cards.

 

[Dazed and Confused]

So I see he spent the break skating with the Oil Kings.
Would he have been better served to have spent it on a conditioning stint in Bakersfield?
Actual game play at higher tempo in all situations vs lighter casual skates?
What are the pro's & cons of him staying in town with the Oil Kings?

Honestly I doubt they'd let him see game action in Bakersfield, no way they risk injury.

I also think those 5 games before the break were enough to see where he needed work. Imo his hands, vision, and passing all looked great, it was his pivots and edge work that were looking rusty af.

Last game vs. PHI was the cleanest his skating has looked as an Oiler, so I think he made the right choice to stay and work on those here.

 

[Stoneman89]

End the Klingberg experiment now. And get some real dmen in here.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

he's not the answer...atrocious defensively and clueless without the puck on his stick
yes, he's coming back from a long rehab but by the time he's up to speed, the season will be over

the fact they're paying him a pro-rated salary of 1.7 mil is mind boggling...it cost us all that precious cap space we were accruing too

 

[Bryanbryoil]

I don't mind him as a #6/7 defenseman, but he doesn't have the defensive capabilities to be a top 4D on a playoff team IMO.

 

[foshizzle]

Pretty sure I remember an interview with him where he mentioned that he was using the break to get his family settled into Edmonton as well as skating with the Oil Kings, so I’m not sure a trip to Cali was ever in the cards.

That’s not good. This means the Oilers told him he is staying. He hasn’t been good. This team….