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Originally Posted by Robbob
kind of feels like ground hog day with the oilers constantly being brought up. The facts are that you need to hit home runs on players after the first round. The oilers, imo, still have not proved that they can draft effectively. Having the first overall makes it pretty easy to draft a player that is decent. What differentiates championship teams from wannabe teams is the drafting record after the first round. Look at any of the cup winners and contenders and they all have players making a difference drafted well out of the top 10.
I know it maybe still be a bit early but Sven might be the first draft pick they may pan out in over 20 years. That is the fundamental problem with Calgary. Kipper and iginla in their prime really masked the problem. I am optimistic that between Sven, Reinhart, Ramage, Granlund, ferland, and the wonder kid from Boston college we can look back at this crop being the turning point on the beyond poor draft record.
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Not to be too nit picky, but Phaneuf says hi.
Actually, he would probably say &$?@ you.