Quoting: KingofRnR
Samorukov was benched after just 2 Shifts and 2:28 TOI in which the other Team Scored on BOTH of his Shifts... That's all the NHL Experience he has and you think he's Better and More NHL Ready than Valimaki!?
Go back and re-read my post, nowhere did I say anything about Samorukov's NHL readiness. I mentioned NHL stats for Murray and Broberg, but not for Samorukov.
Quoting: KingofRnR
Ryan Murray was a Good Low Cost/Risk Signing and he's Decent when he's Healthy, but staying Healthy has been a problem for Murray his entire career. He's only played 1 Complete Season out of 9. I wish him the Best but I'll be surprised if he doesn't get injured in Training Camp and it'll be a Miracle if he plays more than 30 Games this Season. Valimaki is Bigger, Younger, Healthier & Simply Better Overall
Better Overall?
Valimaki can barely hold his own in the AHL let alone hold down an NHL job. Murray is at least an NHL player, if oft-injured. And being the Oilers presumptive 7th defenseman, he won't be asked to play the whole season so injuries aren't a concern.
Quoting: KingofRnR
Broberg may eventually become a Good NHL Defensemen, but at just 21, he probably shouldn't even be up in the NHL yet. He's only got 23 Regular Season Games and not even 1 Period of Playoff Hockey under his belt. He played 3 shifts in the Playoffs, that's it. Goes to show you how much they Trust Broberg still. He's just not ready for Full-Time NHL Duties yet and should be continuing to Develop, Bulk Up and Gain Confidence in the AHL. Bouchard & Valimaki are NHL Ready, Samorukov & Broberg are not, neither is Nimelainen
I'm pretty sure Holland signed Murray to share the #6 spot with Broberg, so Manson can bring him alone at his own pace. He likely won't get every game in the early goings, but the goal is to have him full time by seasons end. And I don't know how you can be so convinced Valimaki is NHL ready when his results in the AHL have been mediocre. There's nothing indicating that he's NHL ready and at 24 his on ice results are markedly worse than 20 year old Broberg's. That's telling.
Quoting: KingofRnR
When Murray goes down, you're better off calling up Slater Koekkoek or Re-Signing Kris Russell, but Valimaki would be Much Better than Every Option the Oilers currently have other than Nurse. I'll give you Kulak played well for EDM last season, but he'll have to continue that play before I believe he's in fact better than Valimaki
You should know that capitalizing words incorrectly doesn't add to their value, it just makes you look dumb. Valimaki isn't an NHL player and has no value to Edmonton, get over it.