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Originally Posted by puckluck2
This is such nonsense. The Oilers brought in plenty of character older guys that made 0 difference.
Ryan Smyth ring a bell? Steve Staios? The Oilers are just a terribly managed team.
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That was just last season. The 3 years prior they had nobody, when arguably they could've used it most. The only vet that was a leader type in those years was Vandermeer, and coincidentally their only young D-man at the time (Smid) actually developed into a decent player. You need players that have the right work ethic in order for the other young players to learn those habits. Begin does give 100% all the time (if he didn't, he wouldn't be still playing)