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 Babaganoosh2.0
Messages: 426
Registered: December 2018
Location: Southern AB
No Cups
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| CrusaderPi wrote on Tue, 07 March 2023 15:08 |
I don't think the Oilers are capable of either getting good goaltending over a longer term or creating the conditions necessary for good goaltending over a longer term because of obvious systemic and player procurement problems that will cause them to wither against any of the teams that should be considered strong competitors for the cup. Ekholm could theoretically solve this. Kane certainly does not solve the problem, he can only make the Oilers strength better a time when scoring and powerplay matter less.
But I do look forward to people thinking that going 8-3-2 in their last 13 games means they have a chance.
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How many goalies have had great seasons followed up by complete busts. Look at Markstrom in Calgary for example. People here in southern AB bag on him as bad as we do Campbell. I think the best policy is not to sign goalies to long term deals of any sort. Its such a volatile position. Further thought what would it look like if a team only signed players to one year deals. They could spend to the max cap every season. The players would probably make more in salary on those deals because long term isn't a consideration. It would be interesting I think.
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