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 Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
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| Oscargasm wrote on Thu, 05 March 2020 08:46 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Thu, 05 March 2020 09:37 |
| Kr55 wrote on Wed, 04 March 2020 16:41 |
| RDOilerfan wrote on Wed, 04 March 2020 16:28 |
Here is a question, do people think this years roster is better than the 16-17 roster that got screwed out of the West finals?
16-17 the Oilers defense was:
Klef- Larsson
Sekera - Russell
Nurse - Benning
This year when healthy, their defense is probably
Klef-Larsson
Nurse - Bear
Jones/Russell - Green/Benning
I would argue that with more experience, more puck moving and a true left-right combos, this years defense is better than 16-17.
Forward wise, McDavid and Leon with more experience are clearly better than 16-17. I think Nuge is properly cast and is a better player now. I think Kassian is a better player now than he was. I think center wise, the 16-17 team had better bottom 6 centers but the Oilers are deeper on the wings with this team.
Goaltending, 16-17 Talbot was out of his mind that year so maybe there is a slight edge but they didn't have a back up in 16-17 and like I said, I think their defense overall is a lot better than 16-17.
So in my opinion with the emergence of Yamo, and the additions of Ennis and AA. Plus they have guys like Sheahan and Arch vs say Slep who wasn't ready back then and Caggulia. I think this teams Oilers is a mostly deeper forward group.
So overall, I think they are better than 16-17 team.
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Big question mark is goaltending. Smith can go totally nuts, but at this point in his career? For a whole playoffs? Koskinen has had his share of playoff success, but in the KHL :) Let's just call him a wildcard :P
Weirder things have happened. Guys you don't expect have gone on crazy runs. Unfortunately, the eventual winners usually end up being goalies known to be very good, or some young home grown young talents that have been riding a high all year long and carried it into the playoffs.
The gamble we made this year is certainly not one I would bet big money on. I would have bet more on Talbot, but I guess we will see.
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Goaltending will definitely be a big question mark. Both guys have shown to be able to steal games and play at a high level but they also can drop off big time. I wouldn't call it giving me comfort but I don't see there being much of a drop off between either of them which I guess is a good thing.
I wouldn't have kept Talbot. For 2 years in a row he was BAD for most of the year. Sure the defense wasn't good enough but on a lot of nights he was flat out just not good. Letting in garbage goals and just not making saves. It was time to move on in my opinion. His numbers are a lot better in Calgary but he's only played 25 games and it's not like Rittich has shot the lights out.
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Just gonna toss this out there;
Mike Smith was the one positively consistent player in the Flames playoff series last year.
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It was a pretty small sample size. The Flames lost in 5 games.
Smith played well - his stats were well above his regular season numbers, but with so few games, it doesn't mean much.
Look, I hope it goes well too...but it's almost a miracle performance if one of these guys elevates significantly in the playoffs. And if it was Smith, I'd really worry about what the Oilers would do next...I assume a longer contract at significant dollars, which would be foolish no matter how he plays in the playoffs.
"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
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