{"id":41922,"date":"2019-02-21T00:53:26","date_gmt":"2019-02-21T05:53:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=41922"},"modified":"2019-02-21T00:53:26","modified_gmt":"2019-02-21T05:53:26","slug":"arizona-coyotes-jordan-oesterle","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2019\/02\/21\/arizona-coyotes-jordan-oesterle\/","title":{"rendered":"Arizona Coyotes Sign Jordan Oesterle to a Two-Year Extension"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The<a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/coyotes\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Arizona Coyotes<\/a> have signed defenceman <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/oestejo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Oesterle<\/a><\/strong> to a two-year extension worth $2.8 million or $1.4 million AAV. This contract carries him through the 2020-21 season. Oesterle was in the final year of his two-year, $1.3 million deal that he signed with the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a> back in 2017.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">OFFICIAL: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Coyotes?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Coyotes<\/a> Sign Oesterle to Two-Year Contract Extension Through 2020-21 Season <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/UNzHEJl3tN\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">https:\/\/t.co\/UNzHEJl3tN<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Arizona Coyotes (@ArizonaCoyotes) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ArizonaCoyotes\/status\/1098416992736796673?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">February 21, 2019<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<h1><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/o\/oestejo01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jordan Oesterle<\/a> Staying in the Desert<\/h1>\n<p>Over his five-year NHL career, Oesterle has played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonhockey.com\/nhl-teams\/oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a>, Chicago Blackhawks, and Arizona Coyotes. He has put up 11 goals and 30 assists for 41 career points in 131 career games. He signed a two-year, $1.85 million deal with the Oilers in March of 2014 after being undrafted.<\/p>\n<p>This\u00a0season he has scored six goals and 14 assists for 20 points in 51 games. He also added 10 minutes in penalties. His possession numbers were 47 percent Corsi\u00a0and a relative Corsi of -2.1 percent.<\/p>\n<p>Oesterle was a minor part in the deal that saw the Hawks trade <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hossama01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Marian Hossa<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s contract to Arizona along with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/h\/hinosvi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Vinnie Hinostroza<\/a><\/strong> for cap space. However, Jordan Oesterle has become a daily part of the Coyotes blueline.<\/p>\n<h2>What This Means for the Future<\/h2>\n<p>Despite being a third pairing defenceman this season Oesterle is second on the team among defenseman in goals and points. At 26 years old he brings experience to a young Coyote team who are currently rebuilding. In his first few years in the NHL, he struggled to find a full-time job and has slowly settled in nicely with Arizona.\u00a0He is currently playing on the third pairing with <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/l\/lyubuil01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ilya Lyubushkin<\/a><\/strong> and has seen time on the second PP unit as well where he has picked up half of his goals this season.<\/p>\n<p>You should expect to see Oesterle continue to be a regular in the Coyotes line-up playing on either the second or third pairing. Once everyone is healthy, it is very likely Jordan Oesterle sees his minutes decline. However, he should be a regular with the Coyotes.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"yaXw9bMMS-JZUhC10Tvpsw\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.ca\/detail\/1087688342\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Embed from Getty Images<\/a><script>window.gie=window.gie||function(c){(gie.q=gie.q||[]).push(c)};gie(function(){gie.widgets.load({id:'yaXw9bMMS-JZUhC10Tvpsw',sig:'k35LmuEczyTKxYjF-nMTFBBHo6xi8-jBEzLL6op8e7Y=',w:'594px',h:'396px',items:'1087688342',caption: true ,tld:'ca',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Arizona Coyotes have signed defenceman Jordan Oesterle to a two-year extension worth $2.8 million or $1.4 million AAV. This contract carries him through the 2020-21 season. Oesterle was in the final year of his two-year, $1.3 million deal that he signed with the Chicago Blackhawks back in 2017. 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