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Kr55 Messages: 9703
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton
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Adam wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 10:29 |
Kr55 wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 10:22 |
Oscargasm wrote on Thu, 19 December 2019 10:20 | Gonna be that guy...
Too bad the Oilers didn’t have (a player like) Taylor Hall to throw over the boards last night.
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I'm gonna be that other guy. We probably still lose with Hall. Blues knew how hard to play to beat us, they had another level if they felt like going to it.
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Meh - we can't really use that excuse. Every time it's a top team and the Oilers lose, you see the same story: "Team X just really knows how to win." Well, two issues with that. First of all, the Blues have lost 14 times this season already (six of those in extra time) so it's not like they're not beatable (especially considering we got the backup goalie). They were REALLY good at losing at the end of last year.
And secondly, the Oilers have lost a lot of games this year to teams they should beat on paper, so they should be able to win some of the ones they lose on paper too.
The team has some huge flaws, and it makes it damn tough to win consistently. The GM is sitting on his hands, so it doesn't appear the cavalry is coming any time soon, so if the team is going to have any chance, they're going to have to start winning some of the games against good teams (and against bad teams for that matter). Koskinen, for all his flaws, gave them a shot at it last night, but the Oilers got badly outplayed all night.
I do think another good forward is a BIG help here. Taylor Hall is gone though, so until we trade the first rounder and Puljujarvi or Jones for Pageau ( ) this is what we've got.
I have to say - I'm worried about the team's ability to attract enough good players over another summer - especially if they miss the playoffs again this year.
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If Holland sells the farm for a lesser player instead of just getting Hall, I will certainly be down on him. Still just don't think this team is at a point where Hall would really move the needle that much. Way too many flaws still in this lineup. 3 guys and a bag of poo is still nothing better than playoff fodder.
Attracting UFA's will definitely be a bit harder if we miss. Is tying up multiple 1st rounders and trading 3 assets worth a slight improvement of being able to attract overpriced players this summer... Or would those assets be better used to trade for players you want that aren't overpriced. Debatable. Also debatable if Holland will actually trade any of them or if he's just gonna keep over-ripening :) We'll have to see. Regardless, I don't think there was any path to being a contender this season thanks to many years of destruction.
"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013
"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015
5 x $5,000,000
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