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Originally Posted by JetsFlamesFan
Listening to Hall he sounds legitimately upset, he is not a guy who likes losing. From the outside looking in I don't think he is the root of the problem. The problem is higher up than anyone on the bench imo
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The problem is really that they are spending 42% of the salary cap on the least important position in hockey. Wingers.
I don't want to down play wingers, because to be a good team you need to be good everywhere. But if I was guessing the average team spends just under 30% of their payroll on Centers, just under 40% on D, ~8% on goalies, and 25% on wingers, even though there are more wingers than any other position.
It's a generalization, because there can be other factors like ELC's, Home-Town Discounts, unexpected player development (like Gio & Brodie).
But with the 42% on its own, a statistician who knows nothing about hockey other than the and players salaries could probably figure out that the Oilers lineup is seriously imbalanced and can't succeed until they move some "high-end" wingers out, and bring in better Centers, Goaltenders, Defencemen & support players..
That it's self is not Hall's fault, but when you watch him play you also can't help but feel he could be a better hockey player in every facet of the game. There is allot of blame to go around here.