The signings are coming fast & furiously, as the Edmonton Oilers were able to land one of the big free agent defensemen on the free agent frenzy, signing Andrej Sekera to a new 6-year, $33 million deal, giving their back end a little boost offensively.
Sekera spent time in both Carolina and Los Angeles, being dealt at the trade deadline for a possible playoff run, which never materialized. He never matched his breakout year from the season previous, only scoring 3 goals and 23 points between the two teams, ranking 71st among all defensemen in scoring.
In Edmonton, there is some real potential for better minutes, something he was not bound to get in Los Angeles and something he really didn't get after the trade, so his numbers did suffer. He appears to be a guy, who thrives on the big minutes and with a thin blueline to start in Edmonton, he at least can look forward to the 2016 season, as the highest paid defender on the team, at this point.There will be some real gains in his numbers in the coming year, but the growing pains of this club may still be apparent, so don't push him up too high, unless you're dead set on this Oilers team making a huge push to the playoffs next season.
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