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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This itself is a pretty scathing indictment of the Oilers handling of players and development procedures. Gagner, Paajarvi-Svenson, Yakupov, Nugent-Hopkins, and J. Schultz were essentially handed top line minutes and expectations straight out of their first NHL camps, as if management and the coaches honestly believed that their draft status (or UFA status in Schultz's case) was an indication of fulfilled potential.
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And this is exactly the problem. Why do people J. Schultz picked Edmonton? Because he wouldnt have to earn his minutes.
Once again we see how the Oilers do things, its flash over form. "They were drafted high, ergo they are our saviours and they had better be in the lineup or the fans will be lighting their torches."
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