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Originally Posted by Mass_nerder
Whoa, that's going to make it tough for Edmonton to field a competitive team moving forward.
I think the difference between Edmonton and Pittsburgh/Chicago, teams which Edmonton fans seem to compare themselves to regularly, will be their ability to develop cheap young talent to plug into roster holes. Edmonton doesn't have a great history for picking talent outside of the 1st round or so, and they don't seem to be able to develop the players they've picked.
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I see this too and I do not get it at all. Yes, I would agree that a championship model the Oilers are most closely emulating is Pittsburgh's by overloading up front and at the top, but in what way do they remotely resemble the Blackhawks? The Oilers look nothing like the Chicago Stanley Cup teams.