Anton Lander Up, Magnus Paajarvi Down

Photo courtesy of Steven Christy.

Announced this afternoon, the Edmonton Oilers have recalled Anton Lander to supposedly replace the neck-injured Shawn Horcoff. In the same transaction, they’ve returned Magnus Paajarvi to the Oklahoma City Barons.

Here are the tweets:

Coach Krueger announces the #Oilers have called up Anton Lander since Shawn Horcoff (sore neck) is out for tonight’s game

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 31, 2013

In order to make room on the #Oilers roster with Lander coming up, fellow Swede Magnus Paajarvi has been sent down to the #OKCBarons

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 31, 2013

“It’s the only move possible today to put Anton in.” – Coach K on why Paajarvi has been sent to OKC, as all others have to clear waivers

— Edmonton Oilers (@EdmontonOilers) January 31, 2013

What’s interesting is that the Oilers needed a true centerman, and they’ll get that in Anton Lander. But in the meantime, they sacrificed a guy that plays on the PK in Magnus Paajarvi. While I understand that Lander gives you both of those things, the team is indeed playing the San Jose Sharks whom are really really good at scoring on the PP. So it will be interesting to see how this goes down.

In the meantime, the Barons play in a little over three hours. And we might get a good look at Magnus Paajarvi in at least one game this weekend. Neat.

The Author - Neal

Born in the great state of Ohio, now nestled in the middle America we call Oklahoma, Neal is the head writer & chief farmhand at Tend The Farm -- a website dedicated to covering the Oklahoma City Barons of the American Hockey League.