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Rocksteady wrote on Wed, 11 December 2019 08:51

I'm reading the puff pieces and some Oilers fans that say, Guys, the Oilers are tied for first place in the Pacific, we don't need to worry.

Clearly those fans don't know the suffrage we have seen and experienced. This is just the wheel going round and round again. The roster (like many have said) is unbalanced, the Oilers are in cap hell, we have a bunch of filler players being asked to perform above their level and our stars are overworked.

Drai looks hurt to me, just tired when battling for the puck. McDavid's bobble on the penalty shot is indicative on how much he's put this team on his back.

Let's hop our doom and gloom rights itself, but experience tells us this is just the start. If a last place team in January can win the stanley in this world, the mighty standings will usher the Oilers out of the post season too.

Experts and some fans will say that's can't happen, experiences tells us it can and most likely will.


Apparently Draisaitl now has over an hour more icetime than any forward in the league not named McDavid...Is it really any surprise these guys are slowing down? That'a a lot of wear and tear - it has always been unsustainable.



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