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Originally Posted by Ruttiger
I think the next logical step if they're a bottom feeder at the end of the year again is to fold the team and redistribute the talent to the other 29 franchises. Calgary gets Fayne.
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Thank you oiler fan, this line made me laugh
Oilers aren't going to be bottom of the league bad again this year, just like they will not finish amongst the league or western conference elite.
If i were an oiler fan, i guess my biggest frustration would be that the oiler defense core has improved in playing defense, but little was done to fill the void of puck movers that can transition the game up to the forwards, run the powerplay or be a offensive threat. Kris Russel is the best incoming guy they got for this gap, and it's no surprise that the oilers' slide is happening while he is out.
Why is this delicious as a non-oiler fan? Kris russel is the cog for this, NOT the guy they gave up their 2nd best player in taylor hall for. One could say, well they replaced him with lucic..... ya, so lucic is on pace for 40 points this year. that contract needed to have good value in the first few years for it to make sense. If it's bad value now, it's only getting worse year after year.
anyways, it's not surprising to see eblerle still suck. If they really wanted a culture change, i just don't understand how this guy wasn't booted out this offseason. He's a one dimensional player, who's pretty meh in that one dimesion. On Ryan-nothing-hopkins (saw that on HF yesterday, thought it was hilarious).i am actually not sure what the deal is. He appeared to have a lot of skill and being a first overall was supposed to be offensively dynamic, but that's completely lacking in his game. At the world cup, playing with offensive players, he looked like he could fit in and do well. Yet on the oilers, he's basically their defensive center. I mean the guy is on pace for 36 points this year. He's basically the oiler equivalent of Backlund! Now, Backlund is an ok player, like nice solid 3rd line C. But man, hopkins was the consensus #1 overall pick, what the hell happened there??