He was waived through the league a handful of times, always cleared, but never seemed to spend much actual time in the minors. Later, a controversial 2-year extension that this critic will happily admit looks much better in retrospect than it did at the time.įor all 3 of those seasons, Shore was constantly on the cusp of the big-league roster, suiting up for 134 (of 220) regular season games, spending most of the others, uncomplaining, in the pressbox. The youngest of the four at 28, Shore signed a PTO with the Oilers just days before their camp opened for the COVID-shortened 2021 season, then made the team out of camp and signed a 1-year contract. As a bonus, we’ll rate the likelihood of them returning to Edmonton next season. Let’s do a quick review of each, in order of seniority with the Oilers. It follows that maybe 1 or 2 but not all 4 of the older free agents might stick around. After all, the organization will be trying to break in a couple of younger forwards like Dylan Holloway and Raphael Lavoie who (will) have affordable contracts of their own and need a landing spot somewhere in the line-up. While each can become a UFA on Jul 01, the Oilers have exclusive negotiating rights until then and could see fit to bring some but likely not all of these guys back. Looking specifically at 2022-23, none of the 4 had stats that jump off the page, but all were solid enough when considering their role, ice time, linemates, etc. Activate your Online Access Now Article content If you are a Home delivery print subscriber, unlimited online access is included in your subscription. Manage Print Subscription / Tax Receipt.
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