Oksiuta Not a Hot Commodity
Right wing Roman Oksiuta and his $600,000 salary don’t appear to be going anywhere, even though Duck General Manager Jack Ferreira gave agent Serg Levin permission to find a trade before today’s noon deadline.
Oksiuta, a regular in Coach Ron Wilson’s doghouse who has played in 28 games and has only six goals, is scheduled to make $700,000 next season, but the Ducks have the right to buy him out for two-thirds of his salary.
Wilson has criticized Oksiuta’s work ethic and defensive effort and won’t play him except in emergencies, even though Ferreira believes Oksiuta has “more talent than some of the people I could get” in a trade.
Oksiuta had 23 goals last season for Vancouver and Anaheim but has played for three teams the past three seasons.
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