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Re: Sekera bought out... [message #739792 is a reply to message #739790 ]	Tue, 02 July 2019 11:58

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Adam wrote on Tue, 02 July 2019 11:51

RDOilerfan wrote on Tue, 02 July 2019 11:27

First of all, Jones played a bunch of time in a top 4 role when he wasn't ready. I don't expect Jones to be in the top 4, I expect him to be a 3rd pairing guy this season. I am looking for him to be decent defensively, move the puck a little, be able to skate and maybe chip in 20 pts. So mirror what Benning does and Jones skates way better. That's all I was expecting from Sekera. So in my opinion, he can replace what Sekera does. The only thing that he lacks is Sekera's experience. Maybe you disagree but experience isn't worth 4.78 mill which is the difference in contracts between the 720 Jones is making and the 5.5 mill that Sekera was.
Secondly, the pro that I have heard over and over again is the Oilers need puck movers and Sekera is one of their better one. I don't disagree with statement, he can pass the puck. What else? He makes 5.5mill, being able to pass the puck doesn't justify making that much money. It appears that in very sheltered mins, he can play in your 3rd and do well. So can Benning. Benning makes 1.9 mill, Sekera makes 5.5 mill. It doesn't add up.
Third. I think you can trade Russell and someone would take him even if you had to retain something. No one is taking Sekera, not even if the Oilers retained 50%. We saw what he is worth. He's worth 1.5 mill on a 1 yr. If the tables where turned and the Oilers traded for Sekera at 5.5 mill for 2 years after the injuries he had had, with 60 games in 2 years, we'd be freaking out. So why would another team want him?

The Oilers need new blood on the defense, we have ALL been saying that for years. For that to happen, you have to create opportunity and roster spots. At some point something had to give.

If you can trade Russell, you do it rather than buyout Sekera. It would have saved you more money against the cap, you would have got rid of the worse player, and you don't have an extra two years of cap consequences to think about. If that is true and the Oilers could have moved Russell, then it would be a pretty bad mistake by the Oilers.

I don't believe there was a market for Sekera, but I don't think you can ignore the fact he's still eating up a very significant amount of cap space. Your math of "$5.5MM - $720K = $4.78MM" forgets the fact that Sekera still counts for $2.5MM this year.

The Oilers better find a use for that cap space other than simply saving money for during the season, because otherwise we're (once again) a worse team with nothing to show for it other than negative cap consequences for ages.

I would personally get rid of both.

I guess we will disagree. I don't see value in keeping Sekera. The high water mark for him in my opinion is being a decent 3rd pairing guy that gives you 20 pts. IF Sekera was a good skater, then I wouldn't be as concerned. He was never a good skater and no one is going to tell he that after blowing out your ACL AND your Achiles in back to back seasons that his mobility hasn't gotten worse. Being able to pass the puck is not enough to justify his 5.5mill for 2 more season. It royally sucks you couldn't trade him but injures eliminated that chance of ever happening. If the Oilers are ever going to get better, they have to change the make up of their defense in my opinion. Icing the same 6 guys this season, them complaining they aren't getting better isn't the answer in my opinion.

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