Edmonton Oilers Sign Key Member Of Their Defensive Corps To An Extension

Throughout this season, the Edmonton Oilers have dealt with a ton of injuries in their lineup and had to rely on their depth to succeed.

With players like Mattias Ekholm, Evander Kane, and Connor McDavid all out at different points, the Oilers had to rely on some unconventional sources to produce this season.

Young defenseman Ty Emberson was one of the players who was asked to step up the most for the Oilers this season.

After being acquired from the San Jose Sharks in the offseason in exchange for Cody Ceci, Emberson was expected to be a solid depth defenseman but not much more.

Instead, Emberson stepped up and played 76 games for the Oilers and was a mainstay in the bottom pair of their defensive unit.

Since the end of the season, Emberson had been vocal in the media about wanting an extension to stick around as a member of the Oilers into the future.

As a result of his commitment and success in the lineup, the Oilers have rewarded Emberson with a two-year extension.

Now Emberson will stick around in Edmonton and spend the next two seasons trying to carve out his spot in the lineup going forward.

With the Stanley Cup Playoffs about to get underway it will be interesting to see if Emberson can be a key contributor to the Oilers success and make the move by Stan Bowman and the Oilers front office worth it.