Oilers’ Oscar Klefbom: ‘This should be and would’ve been the most interesting part of the year for us.’

Edmonton Oilers defenseman Oscar Klefbom stated it feels strange to be home at this time of theyear The team was on the brink of making their 3rd Stanley Cup playoff look in the last 15 seasons prior to the season was stopped briefly on March 12 due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic.

After that statement, Klefbom and his sweetheart chose to return to Sweden with their Australian terrier pet dog to be near pals and family.

“We were talking a lot, my girlfriend and I, and we both agreed on going home with the dog would be a pretty smart decision considering what’s going on in the world,” Klefbom stated. “A lot of borders were closing and if we would have waited any longer, some borders would be closed and we would have had a tough time returning. It feels much better remaining in Karlstad [Sweden] with the pet dog near family and pals.”

The 26-year- old stated it would be really enjoyable and amazing to play in the playoffs as teams would be well-rested and healthy. He stated it’s difficult to state how late the season might resume without it disrupting the start of next season.

“It’s going to be really weird to go in there and play in July and August and be done maybe late August and then who knows when we’re going to start next season,” Klefbom stated. “It’s going to be very weird, but obviously you want to go into a playoff and we deserve to be in the playoffs. I think we’ve been having a good year. This should be and would’ve been the most interesting part of the year for us.”

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Klefbom stated it’s been difficult to discover exercise areas however he’s been going on runs along the countryside and exercising in his apartment or condo, including that it hasn’t been challenging for him to remain in shape.

“You want to go back to Edmonton and start playing again,” he stated. “That’s what I’m waiting for and trying to stay in shape for. You want to go back and be around the guys, be in the locker room and obviously start playing.”

A location Edmonton has actually dramatically enhanced this season is defense Last season, the Oilers were connected for the sixth-worst goals-against average in the league (3.30). This season, they’re ranked 15 th enabling 3.03 objectives pergame Klefbom feels the team’s blueline has actually responded to the critics.

“Goaltending has been really good all year,” Klefbom stated. “If you’re going to win Stanley Cups and have a good playoff run, you need all the pieces to work and this year, I think we had most of our pieces working really good for the big part of the year. Obviously, it feels like we had a good year on the blueline and obviously myself, I’ve played pretty solid.”

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A gamer who has actually can be found in and contributed is defenseman Ethan Bear. According to Natural Stat Technique, Bear leads the team with 44 takeaways, and his maturity is what has actually stuck out most to Klefbom.

“I’m very impressed with first off Ethan Bear who came up early and really made a big impact on the whole league I think. I did not expect him to play that mature and be very solid for almost every game,” Klefbom stated. “That’s something that I found to be really hard when I came up to be very consistent. If you’re consistent, you earn your minutes, you play more, you feel better about yourself and you can eventually play with confidence and better poise.”

Klefbom and his colleagues have been interacting and sharing info typically, however he’s taking it day-by-day.

“You have to be open-minded, I guess because you can hear one thing one day and the other days it’s different,” he stated. “We’re just going to take one day at a time here and see what’s going on because obviously everyone is feeling the way I do I think. It’s really weird to be home at this time and obviously, when you’ve been playing some good hockey, you deserve to be on the ice for the most exciting time of the year. We’re just going to ride this out and take one day at a time, but I think all the players in the league want to get back playing.”

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