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Slater Koekkoek Clears Waivers

February 2, 2022 at 1:00 pm CDT | by Gavin Lee 6 Comments

Feb 2: Koekkoek has cleared waivers and can now be assigned to the minor leagues.

Feb 1: The Edmonton Oilers have placed Slater Koekkoek on waivers, according to Elliotte Friedman of Sportsnet.

Koekkoek, 27, was signed to a new two-year contract in August, but has already found himself on the outside looking in for the Oilers. Originally selected 10th overall by the Tampa Bay Lightning in 2012, the 6’2″ defenseman has never really been able to establish himself as a full-time NHL option.

In Edmonton, nothing changed, as Koekkoek averaged just over 11 minutes a night in his 19 appearances this season. That included recent games against the Vancouver Canucks and Calgary Flames, but with the emergence of William Lagesson he once again found himself out of the lineup.

The fact that Koekkoek is owed $1.1MM next season–his contract carries a cap hit of $925K–might make him a very unattractive claim to teams around the NHL. If that’s enough to get him through waivers, the Oilers could potentially stash him in the AHL and bury his entire cap hit. That would give them a little more financial wiggle room with Mike Smith nearing a return from long-term injured reserve.

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  1. wreckage

    3 years ago

    Should have been Ceci.

    And I think you mean stash him in the AHL not NHL Gavin.

    Reply
    • Donovan Voigt

      3 years ago

      Would be stashed on the taxi squad

      Reply
    • 66TheNumberOfTheBest

      3 years ago

      I’d gladly take Ceci back if Holland hadn’t overpayed him.

      Reply
  2. Johnny Z

    3 years ago

    He would probably be better than DeKeyser….

    Reply
  3. 66TheNumberOfTheBest

    3 years ago

    For anyone who thinks Yzerman is perfect as a GM, he drafted Koekkoek over Filip Forsberg.

    He made up for it by selecting Vasilevski nine picks later. Except he drafted Koekkoek over Vas, too and got lucky he was still there.

    Reply
    • windmill_noise_causes_cancer

      3 years ago

      And Drouin over Seth Jones, Brett Connolly at #6…

      Reply

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