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Originally Posted by The Fonz
I'm pretty excited about watching the Oilers get stomped in the 1st round. Regardless of who they play, the opposition will all have the same game-plan:
- Crash the net/Talbot
Talbot will have never experienced so many guys "accidentally" falling on top of him. The opposition will dig at Talbot at every whistle with the intent of causing a scrum, so that when pushed by a defending Oiler, they can fall on top of Talbot. The opposition will cut towards the net like never before, daring the defending Oiler to knock them off balance so that they can slide into Talbot at full speed.
I am still floored that Chiarelli never acquired a back-up at the deadline. Bishop could've been had for next to nothing.
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Such an obvious hole in the lineup, and potential solutions were available.
When your team has been out of the playoffs for 10 years - and historically awful in the process - and you are finally in, you owe it to the fans to put a little effort into it at teh deadline.
That was a huge fail IMO, and frankly, I am shocked that Oiler fans aren't livid.