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Originally Posted by Resolute 14
You're missing the point. Ricardodw's rather poorly thought out point was to argue Hall/Eberle suck because Tavares' team is in the playoffs this year. Oil Stain validly points out that the Islanders weren't much better in his first three seasons than the Oilers have been in Hall's first three. It is not a valid comparison.
Any which way you slice it though, it's a dumb comparison in the first place. There are about 30 guys who make up an NHL team over the course of a typical season. One player, no matter how great, can't overcome a collection of slugs for teammates.
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Name the other players that the islanders have added to help out Tavares. None come to mind and no one has the sizzle of the Edmonton fab 5.
In Edmonton Hall has Eberle, RHN, Yakopov...as well already being having Gagner,Hemsky,Horcoff and they have been about 10 points BEHIND the Islanders each year up until now when they are 13 behind in the half season.
Would you trade the Flames 1st pick year (6th or 7th overall) for Hall, Eberle, Yakopov or RHN or Gagner??
Better still would you trade Mackinnon, Jones or Drouin even up for any one of these guys?
at some point you have to stop and look at results rather than spin.