Today's NHL doesn't allow that, although they are 7 and 8 IMO. It's only a matter of time before Plante/Teubert/Fedun are in the same position and it doesn't matter if they are ready or not.
I meant as call-ups, not necessarily on the roster at all times. The main point was the Oilers need to shore up the top end of the blueline, but that's not news to anybody.
I meant as call-ups, not necessarily on the roster at all times. The main point was the Oilers need to shore up the top end of the blueline, but that's not news to anybody.
That's what I mean. Given how the NHL is currently ran you really don't have much of a chance to have guys like Peckham or Potter as callups. If someone doesn't take them on the way to OKC, you pretty much can guarantee they are picked up on re-entry.
That's what I mean. Given how the NHL is currently ran you really don't have much of a chance to have guys like Peckham or Potter as callups. If someone doesn't take them on the way to OKC, you pretty much can guarantee they are picked up on re-entry.
I wonder if the Rosters get expanded in the new CBA? Go to 25 or 26, because of the ever present injury concern.
Here's hoping he comes back as the Peckham from 2 years ago. He seemed to be on his way to becoming a nice 5 or 6 d-man. Than the wheels, seats, pretty much everything fell off the bus last year.
Who? If said player is better, Peckham goes on waivers and more than likely gets picked up.
Give the man a prize! The Captain Obvious prize! (Not dissing you BTW - this is intended for those who can't seem to figure out that the "repercussions" of this signing are nil).
Give the man a prize! The Captain Obvious prize! (Not dissing you BTW - this is intended for those who can't seem to figure out that the "repercussions" of this signing are nil).
Sure ... the prize is ... actually, I was going to make a smart*** remark but the truth is I'm getting rid of a lot of my old sports cards (from the 80s and 90s), so if you have any favourite Oilers/athletes from those decades, let me know. I'll mail them to you if you PM me. Only caveat is that I'm not ditching my Gretz, Messier, Coffey, Kurri, Fuhr cards - everyone else is fair game (including baseball, football, basketball).
Except that he takes away one position of a player that may be better than him. Again this management shows bad judgement in managing pro players.
He signed his qualifying offer. The other option management could have made would have been to no qualify him at all, making Peckham an unrestricted free agent.
Not sure how anyone can be negative about this signing. The same people who are crapping all over him for having a poor year while battling injuries are the same people who have been making injury excuses for Hemsky and Gagner all off season. Peckham had a very bad concussion and it is very hard for a player whos biggest contribution to play through that.
He was great on the PK last season and will probably see that as his most important role on the team next season.
I don't necessarily agree. I thought one of his problems last year was going out of his way to play physically and putting himself out of position as a result. He needs to get better at thinking the game, reading the play and not force the rough stuff.
Good luck with that. Not sure how to put this politely.
Peckham doesn't think the game all that well. This was disguised on a team thats been simply horrible and where we lost by multiple goals/game anywhere. Its notable that last year, when the team actually improved somewhat, and was in a lot more close games, that Peckham became so much more of a liability out there.
When W/L didn't matter it was at least a little fun seeing Peckham running around for hits, Ronnie Low hockey. But on a club you expect anything out of I'd just say no..
