Earlier today, the Oilers dealt Brandon Davidson to the New York Islanders for a prospect. Soon after, they made a corresponding roster move by activating Andrej Sekera from the Injured Reserve and recalling forward Ty Rattie from the AHL.
The #Oilers have recalled forward Ty Rattie from the @Condors & activated defenceman Andrej Sekera from Injured Reserve. pic.twitter.com/L4EpVQ6pDj
— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) February 24, 2018
Dealing Davidson for a draft pick gave the Oilers the room to activate Sekera to the 23-man roster. Sekera has been injured since Feb. 9 when he got hit in the face with the puck in a game against the Anaheim Ducks. The injury was unrelated to the ACL injury suffered back in last year’s playoffs that kept Sekera out of the lineup for the first few months of the season, but it’s pretty clear that the veteran defender is struggling to get up to NHL speed. In 18 games this year, Sekera has just one assist.
Rattie was recalled presumably because Patrick Maroon won’t be playing tonight. Originally drafted in the second round of the 2011 draft by the St. Louis Blues, Rattie has played 35 career NHL games with Carolina and St. Louis and has scored four goals and 10 points. In 49 games with the Bakersfield Condors, Rattie has 20 goals and 19 assists, leading the team in both categories.
RATTIE’S SEASON SO FAR
| Regular Season | Playoffs | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | Lge | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 2017-18 | Bakersfield Condors | AHL | 49 | 20 | 19 | 39 | 22 | -18 | |||||
| NHL Totals | 35 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 6 | ||||||||
Source: Edmonton Oilers, Official Twitter Account, 2/24/2018 – 12:57pm MST
Why not give Ty a look? At this point you should be seeing what you have in your prospects, as few as they may be
I am so pleased to see Ty get a look. Good luck Ty. Be all you can be so that we don’t have to watch The Drake anymore.
Finally! He can’t skate but what would it hurt to give him a shot?
Mclellan and Chia can’t skate either, what’s the harm.
Played against Rattie in Peewee hockey. If he can play like he did then, we should expect about 5 points a game from him.
Because play in Peewee relates to the NHL level on so many ways…
It does to the Pee Wee players that play it Rook. That’s why some of them end up playing in the NHL or elsewhere around the world for a living while you pick your nose and type on your keyboard
He was one of the very best prospects to come out of the Alberta amateur hockey system.
Good luck Ty.
As Ty wasn’t going to play last night, I wish they would have left him in Bakersfield to help the Condors last night. Condors were at home in Cali so its not like he wouldn’t have been able to get to ANA to join the team for tonight if he’s needed.
Ty could have been the difference in the game last night as the Condors lost a big game to hurt their playoff chances.