The hilarious thing about Spector's spiel on the Oilers' "project" or "progress" to becoming a "bigger, better" team than Calgary is that it's roughly 100% just Connor McDavid being all-world. That's all that's improved. Nothing else has really moved the needle for them. Without him on the ice, they still suck. It's not some great organizational epiphany, it's just having a guy on your top line who's going to be the best hockey player in the world for the next ten years or so.
What he's saying about the Flames' issues is actually pretty fair though. Goaltending, and a lack of confidence and experience that will come in time. Nothing terribly controversial there.
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