WEEKEND UPDATE (TRADE DEADLINE EDITION)

8 years ago

Jujhar Khaira has been in the NHL for a few days, and he (along with other Condors turned Oilers) may have some company from Bakersfield in the coming days. With Teddy Purcell and Justin Schultz traded, Edmonton could call up some help before their flight to Buffalo for a game on Tuesday (day after deadline). Who is hot, and how hot are they? You might be surprised.

BAKERSFIELD CONDORS

R Matt Ford 46GP, 21-19-40 (3GP, 1-1-2 this week)
C-R Andrew Miller 42GP, 15-24-39 (3GP, 2-0-2 this week)
LD Brad Hunt 40GP, 9-22-31 (3GP, 1-0-1 this week)
L Ryan Hamilton 48GP, 15-11-26 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
RD Joey Laleggia 45GP, 7-16-23 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
L Josh Winquist 21GP, 8-14-22 (3GP, 0-4-4 this week)
C Jujhar Khaira 32GP, 8-14-22 (1GP, 0-1-1 and NHL this week)
RD Jordan Oesterle 39GP, 2-20-22 (NHL this week)
F Rob Klinkhammer 14GP, 11-5-16 (3GP, 2-1-3 this week)
R Tyler Pitlick 26GP, 5-11-16 (3GP, 1-3-4 this week)
C Kyle Platzer 39GP, 5-10-15 (3GP, 0-2-2 this week)
D Nikita Nikitin 30GP, 1-13-14 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
LD Dillon Simpson 39GP, 2-10-12 (3GP, 1-1-2 this week)
L Kale Kessy 45GP, 7-5-12 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
R Anton Slepyshev 31GP, 7-3-10 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
F Josh Currie 38GP, 4-6-10 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
C Marco Roy 29GP, 5-4-9 (1GP, 0-1-1 this week)
LD David Musil 49GP, 3-6-9 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
LD Griffin Reinhart 25GP, 1-7-8 (3GP, 0-1-1 this week)
R Greg Chase 19GP, 1-6-7 (ECHL this week)
C Bogdan Yakimov 19GP, 3-4-7 (KHL)
C Phil McRae 24GP, 4-2-6 (1GP, 1-0-1 this week)
L Mitch Moroz 30GP, 2-4-6 (DNP this week)
L Braden Christoffer 30GP, 1-3-4 (DNP this week)
R Iiro Pakarinen 4GP, 1-2-3 (NHL this week)
R Zack Kassian 7GP, 2-1-3 (NHL this week)
L Luke Gazdic 11GP, 1-2-3 (3GP, 0-0-0 this week)
C Alexis Loiseau 12GP, 1-2-3 (ECHL this week)
F Kellen Jones 12GP, 1-2-3 (DNP this week)
D Martin Gernat 22GP, 0-3-3 (DNP this week)
C Leon Draisaitl 6GP, 1-1-2 (NHL this week)
D Mark Fayne 5GP, 0-1-1 (NHL this week)
LD Darnell Nurse 6GP, 0-1-1 (NHL this week)
RD Nick Pageau 12GP, 0-1-1 (ECHL this week)
LD Ben Betker 1GP, 0-0-0 (ECHL this week)

G Laurent Brossoit 28GP, 2.69 .919 (1 game this week, stopped 17 of 19)
G Eetu Laurikainen 11GP, 3.46 .901 (2 games this week, stopped 62 of 70)
G Anders Nilsson 2GP, 2.01 .935 (traded to St. Louis this week)
G Ty Rimmer 1GP, 3.00 .875 (ECHL)

Based on recent performance, men like Rob Klinkhammer and Tyler Pitlick may receive a recall this week and head back to the show. Defensive options include David Musil, Brad Hunt and Griffin Reinhart.

ECHL

F Alexis Loiseau 37GP, 10-19-29 (2GP, 0-0-0 this week)
C-R Greg Chase 26GP, 15-9-24 (2GP, 2-2-4 this week)
D Nick Pageau 35, 3-14-17 (2GP, 0-1-1 this week)
D Ben Betker 49GP, 3-14-17 (2GP, 1-1-2 this week)

C Josh Currie 13GP, 6-6-12 (AHL this week)
F Marco Roy 10GP, 1-5-6 (AHL this week)
G Ty Rimmer 31GP, 3.03 .910 (DNP this week)

If and when the NHL callups hit, men like Greg Chase, Ben Betker and Alexis Loiseau will no doubt see a recall to Bakersfield.

CHL

RD Ethan Bear 60GP, 17-41-58 (2GP, 1-0-1 this week)
LD Caleb Jones 63GP, 10-39-49 (4GP, 1-2-3 this week)
Keven Bouchard 33GP, 3.82 .873 (stopped 48 of 55 this week)

NCAA

F Tyler Vesel, Omaha 31GP, 6-11-17 (2GP, 0-0-0 this week)
L Evan Campbell, UMass-Lowell 28GP, 5-7-12 (DNP this week)
LD William Lagesson, UMass-Amherst 25GP, 2-5-7 (2GP, 0-1-1 this week)
F Aidan Muir, Western Michigan 31GP, 2-6-8 (2GP, 1-0-1 this week)
G Zach Nagelvoort 9GP, 3.14 .888 (DNP this week)

USHL

D John Marino, Tri City Storm 43GP, 4-21-25 (3GP, 1-4-5 this week)

Marino has had a strange year, but caught fire this week. Among those four late draft picks by Edmonton in 2015, he is the least famous—but is going to be an interesting player.

EUROPE

D Ziyat Paigin 45GP, 9-19-28 (KHL) (4GP 0-0-0 in playoffs)
C Bogdan Yakimov 11GP, 3-1-4 (KHL) (4GP, 1-1-2 in playoffs)
G Miroslav Svobota 21GP, 3.05 .924 (Cze-2) (DNP this week)

BEST PERFORMANCES OF THE WEEK

Ziyat Paigin is one of the very best prospects in the Oilers system.
Rob Klinkhammer is on fire, he clearly wants back in the NHL.
Caleb Jones won’t catch Ethan Bear, but he made has had a splendid year offensively.
Tyler Pitlick is healthy and scoring, nice to see.
Josh Winquist doesn’t have an NHL contract, but he has earned one.
John Marino had his best week of the year.
Dillon Simpson is posting a little more offense with all the blue in Edmonton now.
Greg Chase had a nice week in Norfolk.

Photo by Mark Williams