With Chris Tanev’s concussion and a weekend lower-body injury to fellow right-shot D Brandon Carlo, the much-travelled, waiver claim Troy Stecher has already been slotted into the Toronto line-up for their Tuesday game against St. Louis. Article content

The undrafted former Oiler Stecher, now on his seventh team, will be playing in the third pairing with Dakota Mermis. Considering Stecher’s last game was Oct. 30 here in the Rangers OT win, when he only got 8:47 because they dressed seven defensemen, he’s itching to play anywhere. Article content Article content

Stecher got shoved down the Oilers’ ladder after Alec Regula’s terrific training camp and also behind Ty Emberson, and they had tried to find a trade partner for a month before putting him on waivers. Regula and Emberson are b

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