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 stemhovlichski
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Registered: March 2006
Location: NSR
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[quote title=RDOilerfan wrote on Fri, 02 June 2023 08:32]| Mike wrote on Fri, 02 June 2023 05:38 |
I don't hate this....<snip>”
I 100% believe you are better off swinging for the fences in the draft on all your picks. Screw the "safe" picks. A competent GM should be able to fill out the bottom of his roster from the scrap pile no problem. So what if you get a serviceable 4th liner from a draft pick? You could have gotten that anytime for cheap anyway. <snip>
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A team's lower draft picks should really be focused on creating a strong farm system. Give the players hope to develop and come up through the ranks. When the Oilers had little or no farm system, it really showed in the management of the team. There was no pool to pick from and no planning for the future and it showed on the ice. Bakersfield changed all that - we can assign or elevate players as necessary, fill in holes in emergencies and let new guys test the NHL. That team has, however, been weakened by call ups. I don't have time to check but how many recent (past 5 years) lower drafts played there last season and how many elsewhere?
Restored: "We're sucking hind banana here." - Pat Quinn, Jan 18, 2010
"...the Oilers have been rebuilding for so long that it’s hard not to be cynical." - NBC's Ryan Dadoun Jan 2, 2015
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