Quote:
Originally Posted by dino7c
We will find out if they need him...2 way players are important
|
True.
So are players who aren't two steps away from their pension. With Holloway not under contract, McLeod was the only forward on their roster under 27.
Apropos of nothing, you want the short explanation of why the Oilers were better defensively last season than in previous years? They built their team with UFAs.
Fourteen of the 21 players now listed on their NHL roster were signed as free agents, and every one of those players is over 30. That means they had plenty of time to learn the defensive game with other teams, and weren't ruined by the Oilers' development system.