I believe they believe they are not trying to tank. They have a dysfunctional organisational culture which reinforces the holes in any rookies game.
Maybe it's my anti-oiler bias but I just don't think any of their top picks are smart enough to say what Monahan said here
http://www.calgarysun.com/2014/01/23...anchise-player
Quote:
"I guess it's a lot different than scoring goals in junior," Monahan acknowledged after Thursday's skate at the Saddledome.
"In junior, you can just walk through the middle or score the nice goals. In the NHL, you've gotta really bear down and find ice and push your way to the net to put the puck in the net.
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