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Originally Posted by vektor
I think the key here is you need a team built with players of multiple different skillsets. An entire team of playmakers or snipers is a losing team; you need power forwards, shut down d-men, agitators, grinders, playmakers, snipers all on one team to win. Edmonton has a bunch of playmakers/snipers and nothing else, just like us. We have no Lucic on our team, we have no Byfuglien, the opposing teams wake up and are happy that it's the Flames and not Boston they are playing against. Our biggest agitator is Jackman that has been useless this season and our power forward is relegated to weak boardplay and shots from the perimeter.
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Keenan is obviously trying to stay relevant, but what he says has merit. I wrote in the Feaster thread how Feaster seems to have just went out and acquired the most talented guys he could get without regards to fit. For a rebuilding team that may be a good strategy, but for a team trying to compete you can't do that.
Ultimately, the Oilers have to find away to add the key pieces. That could mean trading one of their star forwards. The truth is the Hawks and Pens were lucky. There was a very narrow window for them to win the Cup and they won. We then saw their depth gutted in order to keep their star players.
For the Flames, it's a good thing that the team haven't just concentrated on drafting skill, otherwise, the Flames would be further away from contention. Contending teams have found the need to add size and grit to their lineup. Feaster is betting that the addition of skill can help the team make the playoffs and that gives the team a chance to win the Cup? Feaster has turned the Flames into a team that is one of the easiest to play against. Sometime soon Feaster is going to realize this and what will he do? Make the team less skilled?