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Erick Estrada · 03-31-2016, 02:00 PM

Goaltending is the largest issue but when you finish close to 30th you are more than one player away from being a quality team. Oilers fans said goaltending was their biggest issue last season and accordingly the new management addressed that by bringing in two new goaltenders and running Scrivens out of town. Guess what? Talbot has been very good for the Oilers this season and they are going to finish lower in the standings than last season.

The focus has to be on improving team play over simply upgrading at individual positions as the Oilers found out this season. Their forwards are soft, one way players and their defensemen don't play well in their own end. The Flames have better personnel on defense but the situations are somewhat similar in that the forwards aren't great defensively and the defensemen struggle in their own end. Still lots of work to do and next season should be better but don't expect playoffs unless they overachieve again.

03-31-2016, 02:00 PM	#40
Erick Estrada Franchise Player Join Date: Oct 2006 Location: San Fernando Valley Exp:	Goaltending is the largest issue but when you finish close to 30th you are more than one player away from being a quality team. Oilers fans said goaltending was their biggest issue last season and accordingly the new management addressed that by bringing in two new goaltenders and running Scrivens out of town. Guess what? Talbot has been very good for the Oilers this season and they are going to finish lower in the standings than last season. The focus has to be on improving team play over simply upgrading at individual positions as the Oilers found out this season. Their forwards are soft, one way players and their defensemen don't play well in their own end. The Flames have better personnel on defense but the situations are somewhat similar in that the forwards aren't great defensively and the defensemen struggle in their own end. Still lots of work to do and next season should be better but don't expect playoffs unless they overachieve again. Last edited by Erick Estrada; 03-31-2016 at 02:03 PM.