Worth pointing out that the Panthers' defensive structure is great for these kind of rehab cases due to requiring less pivot -> recovery from the defenders. The defensemen are often attacking in while the forwards race back out to cover for them. OEL's hip could become more of an issue in Toronto.
Concur.
I liked OEL in Arizona, he was decent in 21-22, and I was sad to see it all go pear shaped in his last year in Vancouver.
That said, I really don't understand this signing by Toronto. It's like he's a lesser version of Rielly with a lot of the same weaknesses. Feisty but not a deterrent, not a great skater, and prone to being beaten wide on bad pivots. It just seems strange to me.
I can see where there might be teams where OEL would be a good fit as a number 4 (though i wouldn't want to be a fan a team making that bet) but Toronto's fit seems odd. If he plays with Liljegren they will be turnstiled.