The Edmonton Oilers are heading into the 2017-18 season without one of their most important defencemen. Andrej Sekera could potentially be on injured reserved until January as he recovers from a torn ACL suffered in last spring’s playoff series against the Anaheim Ducks.
It's a significant loss that wasn’t adequately addressed during the off-season.
The veteran ranked second among Oilers defencemen in total time on ice and ice time per game, playing a key role whether at even strength, on power play or on the penalty kill. He's been relied upon since the day he arrived in Edmonton to regularly play against top competition.
The Oilers are taking a big risk trying to replace Andrej Sekera from within
