The "experts" already dusting off those 2009-13 preseason predictions that this is the Oilers year.
There's absolutely nothing that's going to change up with the Oilers on the ice or off the ice; quite the opposite, Lowe's going to be strutting around like some proud father, thinking that somehow this win justifies everything he's done and not done over the years, and this is going to turn everything around moreso than any of the other #1 picks. It will give the Oilers the positive PR which Lowe is already lapping up.
The guys sounds like he might be pretty good; enough to get some more points on his own...which means an improvement next year....which means Lowe's going to not do a single thing outside of ride this guy, and the positive results are going to mask the same issues....which means Lowe and his minions aren't going anywhere now for a while, and Lowe will continue to drive that team into the toilet.
This is not going to to attract UFA's or get players via trade (no one of value will waive, still), the supplemental players that need to teach these guys character and discipline. Plus, defenseman that don't resemble swiss cheese.
Too bad this guys career is never going to reach his potential, with his 3-5 years (probably more) stuck in that hellhole of an organization and city up north.
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