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When it comes to Sekera, he needs to stay away. Let's pretend he is 100% healthy, I do not see how he could be even 80%. He's missed ALL of camp, ALL of preseason, ALL of the regular season. Practicing and doing a conditioning stint for 2 weeks doesn't catch you up to everyone. You can't. Maybe, if he was as good as a Karlsson then MAYBE he could get to that 80% you mention just because when he is at his best, he's just SO much better than most dmen. If Sekera was 100% healthy and didn't miss anytime, at 32, he might be a good 3-4 dman. But given he missed all of the offseason, all of camp, all of preseason and then almost half of last year plus he again missed more than a month of his offseason, all of camp, all of preseason, and so far ALL of this season, you'd be lucky if he was capable of being a #6 dman. No player can miss that much hockey in 2 years at this level and come back to be effective, especially when he will be 33. I feel bad for the guy, he was a good player and a good guy but he's done.


I'm pretty sure they were referring to Chia losing his job, not Sekera.

As for Sekera needing to stay away, why? He doesn't owe the Oilers anything. I dont understand why we treat athletes and sports teams like some sort of special class. Sekera is an employee and the Oilers are his employer. If he feels like he's ready to play, the doctors have cleared him and the Oilers are keeping him from playing because they messed up the cap situation, then that's on the Oilers not Sekera. It's not his responsibility to bail out the Oilers. You wouldn't accept this from your employer, I'm not sure why you expect a hockey player to do the same.

As for Sekera being done, again, that's not your decision to make and it's not the Oilers' decision, Sekera gets to decide when he's done. He has a guaranteed contract and a no movement clause that were negotiated in good faith. The Oilers don't have to play him, they can sit him in the press box if they want. But it sure looks like they're making decisions on whether to activate Sekera or not based on the cap and not on readiness. And that's a pretty bad look for the Oilers imo.

I agree with this one. The employee is under no obligation to fix problems the employer caused by breaking his contract. The union should have hammered the Leafs over this and they should fight tooth and nail to protect Sekera from the Oilers. If this were my union I'd be fighting on the grounds that they are limiting Sekera in the present and the future, in terms of earning potential, by playing these games.

It's not like they would be tearing up his contract and not paying him. He could go on LTIR and get all his money. Maybe I am wrong and he's a freak of nature but I don't see how someone can miss just about 2 years of hockey and just jump back in and be fine and up to speed. If it was an arm injury then sure, I could see it. But 2 major leg injuries in a row?



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