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 smyth260
Messages: 1254
Registered: November 2007
1 Cup
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| JPro wrote on Thu, 19 February 2026 12:07 |
| Adam wrote on Wed, 18 February 2026 10:05 |
It's unfortunate that it sucked up even more of our cap space without being the obvious solution to the problem.
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There's no way any team/GM was going to give the Oilers an "obvious solution to the problem". After going to the SCF in back-to-back years, the best we were going to get was a lotto scratcher. One that would cost a lot more to get than we were giving up.
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On the other hand, Florida managed to get impact players like Jones, Marchand, and Tarasenko in the middle of making the finals 3 times straight. There are 31 other teams all at different stages and with different forces at play. The issue is the Oilers haven’t ever been smart opportunists during the McDavid era. Colorado has 2 good performing goalies (the double woods) acquired after winning the cup…suffice to say I don’t buy that success eliminates trading partners in this league.
[Updated on: Thu, 19 February 2026 18:42]
Clean house or bust
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