Terminating Tomášek’s contract a win-win for player and Oilers |
David Tomášek is set to join the legion of overseas free agents signed by the Edmonton Oilers who just didn’t work out.
He’s not the first — following suit with the Gaetan Haas’, Joakim Nygard’s and Mikko Koskinen’s of the world — and he likely won’t be the last, and above all, he wasn’t a bad bet. He was the SHL’s leading scorer last season, and the Oilers needed additional offence in their bottom-six. That never worked out, and now, he’s set to have his contract terminated.
The team clearly liked the player. Stan Bowman had travelled to Sweden during the 4-Nations break earlier this year to get eyes on the forward himself, but unfortunately, he couldn’t see into the future and see that the deal wouldn’t work out.
Tomášek had gotten some looks early in the season, spending 30 five-on-five........