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Kris Versteeg headed to Oilers camp after signing tryout deal

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Kris Versteeg didn’t have to wait long for another shot at the NHL.

Days after parting with SC Bern of the Swiss league, the 30-year-old Versteeg signed a tryout deal with the Edmonton Oilers.

Versteeg had originally signed a one-year deal with SC Bern in July. But after arriving in Switzerland earlier this month, things didn’t work out and depending on who you ask you might get a different answer. The player’s side will tell you due to hip surgery he had four years ago he was unable to get full insurance coverage. The team will tell you he failed his physical.

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Bruce McCurdy of the Edmonton Journal likes the gamble for the Oilers and believes should Versteeg make the team he could provide valuable depth on the right side.

It’s a deep group in the sense that there are ten players on it including some decent futures, but not enough “present”. Among them, just Jordan Eberle managed as many as 10 goals or 25 points last season.

Last season Versteeg recorded 15 goals and 38 points in 77 games between the Carolina Hurricanes and Los Angeles Kings. He’s not quite a lottery ticket, but he could definitely be a serviceable winger in the right situation.

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