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Originally Posted by Ozy_Flame
For cap relief and getting rid of contracts, Sekera should be flipped ASAP. He's going to get an inflated value during the trade deadline (as most players do because teams need to load up for the playoffs). He may have been injured but he is a proven top-four defenseman and an upgrade for many playoff-bound teams looking to fill that 3-6 spot.
Even at last years trade deadline, Ian Cole was flipped for a 3rd and a prospect, and has basically the same contract as Sekera ($1 million less). Cole isn't even that good, but he got a good price at the deadline. I am sure the Oilers would be thrilled with a similar return. Brandon Davidson was also flipped for a 3rd, and he's no good.
If there is any time to flip Sekera, it is now. The Oilers don't have Manning, Petrovic or Sekera currently in the lineup, so flipping him - even for minimal value - would make a ton of sense to relieve cap pressure.
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The problem with attempting to flip Sekera is that he has two more years left on a contract he won't be able to live up to. Nobody's taking that on to add depth for a playoff run this year. You can't really compare it to Cole last year who was making less than half of Sekera's contract and that contract was expiring at the end of the year so Cole was a pure rental.