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GabbyDugan wrote on Thu, 31 January 2019 09:33 | With regards to Benning, I think he is one of those NHL'ers who can be counted on as a third pairing RD, but he struggles when more is asked of him. Some players thrive on more ice time when injuries make it necessary to juggle the assignments and take on more complex responsibilities. I like Benning, but only as a third pairing guy who plays 15-18 minutes a night; too risky to ask more of him, even when the situation requires it.
With regards to Sekera, man, does that look like a mess. I don't know if Cam Lewis over at Oilers Nation has the situation laid out correctly, but it looks like the Oilers are going to have to make some serious adjustments when Sekera gets clearance to play.
https://oilersnation.com/2019/01/30/wwydw-fitting-andrej-sek era-under-the-salary-cap/
"The LTIR is a really, really complicated thing that allows teams to replace players who are going to miss a significant amount of time due to injury. Many of the intricacies of the LTIR aren’t even outlined in the NHL’s Collective Bargaining Agreement. Contrary to common belief, the LTIR isn’t just free money and it doesn’t just remove a player’s cap hit for a certain period of time. Instead, a team’s upper limit is adjusted based on the player’s salary cap."
My expectations for Sekera are fairly low, but I believe he at least should have the opportunity to find out if he has enough left in the tank to play in the NHL. It's not his fault the Oilers have spent so much of the salary cap and the LTIR salary relief on ridiculous contracts.
Looking forward to Klefbom coming back right after the break. He is pretty brittle, but when healthy he can generate some badly needed offense from the D and it seems like Larsson is completely lost without him. Nurse still hasn't found the consistency I expected of him as a second pairing guy but has shown flashes of quality. Kris Russell is as consistent as it gets on the Oiler defense, which is kind of scary in itself.
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I think of Benning as one of those players who is just there on your team. He's not a bad player, I wouldn't really call him a good player, he's just in the middle. Like I said, he's just there. When I look at the Oilers roster, I see a lot of players who are like Benning and just there. The odd game they can do something good for you but most of the time the goal for that player is they end up even. Nothing really good, nothing really bad, very little impact on the game.
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