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Originally Posted by smiggy77
Don't like it. Adding Russell will make the oilers better.
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I'm not a huge fan of it either, but it doesnt worry me.
While Russell is a quality player and you'd think he'd improve the Oilers the reality is that he is the absolute last player the Oilers need.
Their entire schtick is predicated on not being able to get the puck out of their own zone and up to their forwards, Russell takes that particular flaw and magnifies it.
That being said, he is a good teammate and evidently a good leader and you'd think thats something the Oilers sorely lack and desperately need, however this has been going on for over a decade and no matter who they add the problem still persists so I'm pretty confident that Russell isnt going to be the one to turn that particular ship around.