Oscar Klefbom officially retires

[Filthy Dangles]

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[Three On Zero]

Unfortunate what happened, could’ve carved out a decent NHL career if not for injuries.

 

[Beukeboom Fan]

Hate to see guys who get struck down in the prime of their careers due to injury. Thankfully he signed the long-term deal prior to that and he and his family won't have to worry financially.

 

[The Nuge]

He’ll go down as one of those major what ifs. You don’t see many #1 dmen forced to retire at 26 years old

 

[Coffey]

Nurse owes him half his salary.

 

[Mr Kot]

Miss the guy already, so promising and may have been the one to tip the scales in Oilers favour if he stays healthy.,

 

[BLNY]

Hard to believe he hasn't played a game in 4 years.

 

[GOilers88]

Hope he's able to move on from the game happy and healthy. Major shame injuries derailed him. He was really blossoming into an actual #1.

 

[I Hate Blake Coleman]

That's too damned bad. He's still very young.

 

[jetsforever]

Wow didn't realise he's already been out of the league for so long

 

[The Panther]

It's a pity. He already had a really good NHL career and could have had a great one.

For the Oilers, his injury was kind of a disaster, as it forced Darnell Nurse and Adam Larsson into being the only experienced defencemen on the team (other than shut-down guy Kris Russell, who was often healthy-scratched), which then forced Holland to ante-up to Nurse's agent in 2021 and sign that albatross contract. The departure of Klefbom also likely led to the departure of Larsson (his best buddy), which further hurt the Oilers' D-core.

In fact, it's quite likely that Klefbom's injury is what cost the Oilers the 2024 Stanley Cup. But such is life.

Anyway, happy retirement, Oscar!

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Dude was an absolute force in NHL19. So many bombs from the point.

 

[CanadienShark]

That's a name I'd honestly forgotten about. Such a shame to see how injuries derailed him. He was such a likeable player.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Unfortunate what happened, could’ve carved out a decent NHL career if not for injuries.

Also meant the Oilers didn't have to severely overpay Nurse.

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

Very good defenseman who you felt like was on the cusp of hitting another level before the injury issues. He would have continued to grow nicely with Edmonton's core players these past few years.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Hate seeing young players retire early because of Injuries.

Atleast he can live comfortably as a millionaire.

 

[KrisLetAngry]

Nurse owes him half his salary.

Scored 16 goals and 36 points the year he didn't play.

I think Nurse got the contract he deserved at the time

 

[Coffey]

Scored 16 goals and 36 points the year he didn't play.

I think Nurse got the contract he deserved at the time

Yea, Nurse got his contract because all our other d-men (excluding Barrie) were offensively inept.
If Kleffa was there, he could have put up 25+ pts and lowered Nurses negotiation power.