For all the talent they boast up front, and after acquiring Cam Talbot to try and shore up the goaltending, the Edmonton Oilers still needed to address their defense.
They started to do that today by signing veteran blue-liner Andrej Sekera to a long-term deal:
Hearing #Oilers and Andrej Sekera is a 6 year deal at $5.5M per #TSN
— Aaron Ward (@NHL_AaronWard) July 1, 2015
Sekera, 29, split last season between Carolina and Los Angeles. He was traded to the Kings in February, but couldn’t help the then-defending champions into the playoffs.
The Oilers’ defense will continue to change. Nikita Nikitin and Andrew Ference won’t be around much longer, while young Darnell Nurse will be brought into the fold.
Edmonton is also reportedly close to signing center Mark Letestu.