The Oilers need to fill some defensive holes, and some of their young defencemen might receive a fresh opportunity to claim a spot. (via SportsnetSpec)
training camp in September?Meanwhile, Ethan Bear, the right shot defenceman with the offensive instincts that the Edmonton Oilers have been missing for most of a decade, has spent the season looking in the mirror.
Ken Holland needs a couple of defencemen, especially ones that can move the puck. And he could dearly use a couple of D-man on Entry Level contracts, leaving him more cap space to shore up his forward ranks on the Unrestricted Free Agent market. Predictably, Jones crashed and burned, making the definitive giveaway in a loss to Calgary that left him facing the media post-game, where he admitted, “that’s the difference between an NHL player and an American League player. Those plays don’t happen, at that juncture in a hockey game. I’ll learn from it, though.”
But along with Jones and Bear, Holland was watching a more defensive-minded William Lagesson while in San Diego this week. And he’s got Joel Persson coming over from the Swedish Elite League next season — on a one-way, $1-million deal. “Lagesson is hard, heavy. He goes against the top check every single night and is having a career year offensively . He is an excellent hockey player. Bouchard has a big shot, and he’s learning at this level. Here, he’s playing in the second round of the AHL playoffs. This is some intense hockey.”
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