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Originally Posted by Wronskian
Lets say hypothetically we draft Mackinnon. If you slot him between Cammalleri and Tanguay, he will be successful. You need to have a strong group to slot these high-end players into to buffer their development and give them opportunity to succeed. Scorched earth rebuilds don't offer that ability and the Oilers are finding it out the hard way.
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Are they? They got through their 9 game road trip 1 game under .500, a record the Flames would love to have on a 3 game road trip these days and they are at home for 12 of their final 20 games. They are two points out of the playoffs with a game in hand on the 9th place team. The hard thing people are going to discover after this year is after three years of a scorched earth policy, the Oilers might actually make the playoffs this year. A win tomorrow night and the Edmonton Oilers could be in a playoff position.