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Edmonton Oilers make two brilliant moves to fortify their defense

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The Edmonton Oilers have made two big moves to solidify their defense

Boxing Day this year started with the signing of Slater Koekkoek. Koekkoek would be best described as a draft bust from years ago, having been drafted 10th overall in the 2012 NHL draft. He put up 53 points in 62 games in his last year of junior, then 26 points in 76 games in his rookie AHL season with the Syracuse Crunch. But, that offence has yet to translate to the NHL after 149 NHL games, in which he’s only put up 7-22-29 those games with 86 PIMs.