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strombad · 10-14-2013, 10:49 AM

I'm all for being realistic and keeping expectations in check, but I question this guy's knowledge of hockey at all.
"Counterproductive to the tanking they're meant to be doing".... huh? So we should purposely lose? And we're too good to lose, but we're horribly bad? Anyone who comes from the school of thought that you should be tanking 5 games into the season is no hockey fan.
"realistically 5 or 6 years away from being any good at all".... huh? This is a rebuild, not a rehash of the Oilers failed attempt at a rebuild. To say with certainty that it's going to be 5 years before we become even KIND OF good is ignorant blog trash meant to stir the pot. We could be good in 2, we could be good in 10, but to suggest you know how long a rebuild takes because some teams aren't very good at them? Yeah, makes sense.
What a joke that guy is.

10-14-2013, 10:49 AM	#32
strombad Lifetime Suspension Join Date: Aug 2013 Exp:	I'm all for being realistic and keeping expectations in check, but I question this guy's knowledge of hockey at all. "Counterproductive to the tanking they're meant to be doing".... huh? So we should purposely lose? And we're too good to lose, but we're horribly bad? Anyone who comes from the school of thought that you should be tanking 5 games into the season is no hockey fan. "realistically 5 or 6 years away from being any good at all".... huh? This is a rebuild, not a rehash of the Oilers failed attempt at a rebuild. To say with certainty that it's going to be 5 years before we become even KIND OF good is ignorant blog trash meant to stir the pot. We could be good in 2, we could be good in 10, but to suggest you know how long a rebuild takes because some teams aren't very good at them? Yeah, makes sense. What a joke that guy is.