Sigh of aid: Oilers prospect winger Raphael Lavoie clears waivers

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This simply in, information that Oilers prospect winger Raphael Lavoie has cleared waivers, together with veteran ahead Lane Pederson and d-man Ben Gleason.

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My take

1. I assumed it was seemingly that each one three would clear however you by no means know. Some group might need had a hankering to gobble up Lavoie on waivers, however to not be. Lavoie stays within the Oilers group, and nonetheless has a shot at making the Edmonton roster ahead of later.

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2. Each Brett Kulak and Mattias Ekholm have been again practising and reportedly going arduous in drills. The spanner within the works for the Oilers is the harm standing of Markus Niemelainen. He’s out with an harm so can’t be waived proper now.

3. There’s a loud section of the Oilers fan that might have most well-liked to see Mattias Janmark placed on waivers over Lavoie, however I’m not in that camp, and I’m glad GM Ken Holland isn’t both. Janmark is an excellent defensive participant who has some offensive bounce every now and then. He’ll play a helpful position in a future Edmonton Stanley Cup run. Lavoie? I’m not so positive about that.

4. Cult of Hockey contributor Ira Cooper had this to say on X about Lavoie: “As posited, GMs aren’t lining as much as declare 23 12 months outdated, former 2nd spherical picks, coming off a superb (not nice) AHL season (ninetieth in factors, increased in targets), with zero NHL video games, making greater than league minimal within the NHL and as soon as once more reduce from an NHL group with a ahead roster spot open.”

5. Ryan McLeod was additionally collaborating in apply, which means the Oilers could be rounding into well being simply because the season will get going.

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