{"id":88644,"date":"2020-10-09T15:24:57","date_gmt":"2020-10-09T19:24:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/?p=88644"},"modified":"2020-10-09T16:02:07","modified_gmt":"2020-10-09T20:02:07","slug":"edmonton-oilers-sign-anton-forsberg-alan-quine-seth-griffith","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/10\/09\/edmonton-oilers-sign-anton-forsberg-alan-quine-seth-griffith\/","title":{"rendered":"Edmonton Oilers Sign Anton Forsberg, Alan Quine, Seth Griffith"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/oilers\/\" target=\"_self\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a> have signed goalie <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forsban01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Forsberg<\/a><\/strong>,\u00a0centre <strong>Alan<\/strong> Quine, and forward <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/griffse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Griffith<\/a><\/strong>. Forsberg comes from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/hurricanes\/\" target=\"_self\">Carolina Hurricanes<\/a>. Quine from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/flames\/\" target=\"_self\">Calgary Flames<\/a>. Griffith from the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/jets\/\" target=\"_self\">Winnipeg Jets<\/a>.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">The <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/Oilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#Oilers<\/a> have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with goaltender <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forsban01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Forsberg<\/a> &amp; forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/q\/quineal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Quine<\/a>, as well as a two-year, two-way contract with forward <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/griffse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Griffith<\/a>.<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Rogers?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">@Rogers<\/a> | <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/LetsGoOilers?src=hash&amp;ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">#LetsGoOilers<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/EdmontonOilers\/status\/1314619065223327745?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">October 9, 2020<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Griffith, 27 had a good year with the Manitoba Moose of the AHL where he tallied 21 goals, and 20 assists in 58 games. He has had eight goals and 11 assists in 79 NHL games.<\/p>\n<h2><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/f\/forsban01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Anton Forsberg<\/a> Signs With Oilers<\/h2>\n<p>This will be Anton Forsberg&#8217;s fourth team going into his sixth NHL season. He has played for the <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/bluejackets\/\" target=\"_self\">Columbus Blue Jackets,<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/category\/blackhawks\/\" target=\"_self\">Chicago Blackhawks<\/a>, and Carolina Hurricanes. He has played 48 career NHL games with a .901 save percentage and a 3.22 goals-against-average. During the 2017-18 season he was <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/c\/crawfco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Corey Crawford<\/a><\/strong>&#8216;s backup and saw action in 35 games with a 10-16-4 record. His .908 save percentage and 2.97 goals-against-average were not bad. The Oilers need a backup goalie to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/k\/koskimi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mikko Koskinen<\/a><\/strong> since they are not keeping former backup <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/s\/smithmi01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mike Smith<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<h4><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/q\/quineal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Quine<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/g\/griffse01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Seth Griffith<\/a><\/h4>\n<p>The Oilers fortified their front line with two forwards. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/q\/quineal01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Alan Quine<\/a>, 27 had 14 goals and 32 assists in 38 games with Stockton of the AHL this season. He also had one goal in nine games with the Flames. In 106 total NHL games he has 10 goals and 18 assists. Seth Griffith, 27 had 21 goals and 20 assists in 58 games with the AHL Manitoba Moose. He&#8217;s collected eight goals and 11 assists in 79 NHL games.<\/p>\n<p>Both of these signings give the Oilers some addition strength on their forward lines. They also recently signed <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/p\/puljuje01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jesse Puljujarvi<\/a> to <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/10\/07\/edmonton-oilers-signs-jesse-puljujarvi\/\" target=\"_self\">a two-year deal<\/a> so they should be set up front. They also added <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/t\/turriky01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Kyle Turris<\/a><\/strong> with a <a href=\"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/2020\/10\/09\/nashville-predators-trade-kyle-turris\/\" target=\"_self\">two-year deal<\/a> as well. There had been a weakness on their roster to have secondary scoring to <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/mcdavco01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Connor McDavid<\/a><\/strong> and <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/d\/draisle01.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Leon Draisaitl<\/a><\/strong>. Not anymore.<\/p>\n<h3>What This Means Going Forward<\/h3>\n<p>The Oilers were attempting to sign <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hockey-reference.com\/players\/m\/marksja02.html?utm_campaign=Linker&amp;utm_source=direct&amp;utm_medium=linker-\" target=\"_blank\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jacob Markstrom<\/a><\/strong> in net, but then so were many other clubs. Forsberg will be a serviceable backup and with the forward signings they seem to have satisfied their goals.<\/p>\n<p>Main Photo:<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"OsjfIbKTS51pOV-Do8cH8w\" class=\"gie-single\" style=\"color: #a7a7a7; text-decoration: none; font-weight: normal !important; border: none; display: inline-block;\" href=\"http:\/\/www.gettyimages.com\/detail\/930556056\" 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:'OsjfIbKTS51pOV-Do8cH8w',sig:'YZ4f2lkgjzRf_jwivVTBGj1-jGU_6erWbRsPxQXChqI=',w:'594px',h:'469px',items:'930556056',caption: true ,tld:'com',is360: false })});<\/script><script src='\/\/embed-cdn.gettyimages.com\/widgets.js' charset='utf-8' async><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; The Edmonton Oilers have signed goalie Anton Forsberg,\u00a0centre Alan Quine, and forward Seth Griffith. Forsberg comes from the Carolina Hurricanes. Quine from the Calgary Flames. Griffith from the Winnipeg Jets. The #Oilers have agreed to terms on one-year contracts with goaltender Anton Forsberg &amp; forward Alan Quine, as well as a two-year, two-way contract [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2959,"featured_media":88690,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[23,4547,34,4548],"tags":[2645,1752,138,212,770,662,694],"class_list":["post-88644","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-oilers","category-hockey","category-news","category-nhl","tag-alan-quine","tag-anton-forsberg","tag-edmonton-oilers","tag-jesse-puljujarvi","tag-kyle-turris","tag-nhl-free-agency","tag-seth-griffith"],"modified_by":"William Grigsby","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88644","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2959"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88644"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88644\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88690"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88644"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88644"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/hockey\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88644"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}