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oldschoolcalgary · 07-01-2016, 10:14 PM

there's no question Lucic is a very good player... and if calgary could have signed him to a 4x6, i'd be all over it...

but its a 7x6

and as thrilling as it is for Oiler fans to hoover up top draft picks through sheer fortune year after year after year after year after year....there is a reckoning to be paid when/if these guys pan out.

There will be some juggling to do under the cap and Lucic has the potential to be a Hartnell-esque anchor....I'm sure Columbus fans thought that was a great contract too, a lifetime ago...

Teams like Chicago weather that storm year over year, trading their core, but somehow being able to replace those players.

However, Chicago is a model franchise... Edmonton couldn't even raise their draft position a year after drafting the 'best player since Crosby'...second last before McDavid... and stunningly, second last after McDavid...

lol... even Buffalo jumped 7 slots after drafting the consolation prize

07-01-2016, 10:14 PM	#286
oldschoolcalgary Franchise Player Join Date: Dec 2005 Exp:	there's no question Lucic is a very good player... and if calgary could have signed him to a 4x6, i'd be all over it... but its a 7x6 and as thrilling as it is for Oiler fans to hoover up top draft picks through sheer fortune year after year after year after year after year....there is a reckoning to be paid when/if these guys pan out. There will be some juggling to do under the cap and Lucic has the potential to be a Hartnell-esque anchor....I'm sure Columbus fans thought that was a great contract too, a lifetime ago... Teams like Chicago weather that storm year over year, trading their core, but somehow being able to replace those players. However, Chicago is a model franchise... Edmonton couldn't even raise their draft position a year after drafting the 'best player since Crosby'...second last before McDavid... and stunningly, second last after McDavid... lol... even Buffalo jumped 7 slots after drafting the consolation prize Last edited by oldschoolcalgary; 07-01-2016 at 10:16 PM.