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Originally posted by speeds@Sep 22 2004, 03:51 AM
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Originally Posted by RougeUnderoos,Sep 20 2004, 06:39 PM
The reason the Oilers haven't been a top club in this CBA is their horrendous, and I mean horrendous, drafting. That's it. You can complain about money all you want, it's very likely that if they drafted worth a damn they'd have a better team, able to charge more for a ticket, have earned more home playoff gates, etc.
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There's no denying that the drafting was horrendous, and that it is only improving now. But saying that is the only reason, and money isn't that big of a deal is a pretty big stretch.
If the Oilers were able to keep Guerin, Weight, Hamrlik, and Curtis Joseph, on top of already having Ryan Smyth, that is still a very good list of essentials. A number one centre, a number one winger, a #1-2 defenceman, and a number one goalie right there. That's a pretty good base to build around if we had the money to keep them.