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Originally Posted by Gordies Elbow
Oilers may be pathetic, but they have Hall, Eberle, Hopkins, Yakupov, and others. Can you say that the Flames talent would make a UFA think they would get better stats?
If you were a UFA, wouldn't playing with Eberle, Hall, Hopkins, Yakupov, and Schultz be better than playing with whomever Feaster thinks is a good team? Would you bet you career on Jay Feaster?
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How excessively dramatic of you.
Look, I have already clearly stated that I am under no delusion regarding the Flames's attractiveness as a UFA destination. At the moment, given the current stage of each team in their respective rebuilds, Edmonton is clearly a more appealing choice right now than Calgary, but ONLY because there presents a better potential for winning in the short term (so its seems, on paper at least). Nevertheless, the Oilers are still among the bottom 25-teams in their ability to attract UFAs, and I highly doubt that they will ever manage to crack the top ten even under the best of circumstances. This due to the unavoidable fact that Edmonton will never be able to offer as much as the big US markets—all that Edmonton will ever hope to have to offer that will make them an enticing destination compared to the big markets is winning, but they still have a long way to go before even entering that conversation.