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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
the pressure of making the playoffs after missing the playoffs for 10 straight year is major adversity
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HA HA HA HA, you sound like the some girl on a reality show. Work is hard, making the playoffs is hard. Oh the pressure. Face it, it doesn't address the fact that the Oiler's have had very little adversity this year, they've been lucky in terms of injury and certainly in terms of a gifted schedule.
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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
Oilers defense in game 82 last year:
Sekera—Fayne
Nurse—Pardy
Oesterle—Reinhart
I see 2 players will on the Oilers roster today...yeah "not much change" indeed
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All this shows is a lack of depth for the Oilers really, because you didn't mention that Klefbom was injured for example, as was Davidson that's not a change. you're team was exposed for a lack of depth. So what's changed, you didn't have injuries to expose your organizations lack of depth which you still have. The only real change was Larsson on the Blueline.
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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
so our best players were our best players...what a revelation!
Crosby, Malkin and Murray carry Pittburgh...OV, Backstrom and Holtby carry Washington...Toews, Kane and Keith carry Chicago
which good teams aren't carried by their best players?
anyways, Let's Go Oilers!! playoffs baby!
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Bunk fiction, the Pens had those Star Players but managed to win the cups based on their depth as did the Blackhawks. The Pens didn't need MAF to be lights out super hero every night, and if Sid and Malkin had off nights or were hurt those teams, Chicago and Pittsburgh would have the ability to win games and carry on without those star players if need be.
If McDavid goes down for any length of time, the Oilers are a lottery team. Don't fool yourself or even try to equate the Oilers to the Pens or Blackhawks in terms of trajectory or direction of franchise. Its insulting to two teams that built off of high picks unlike the Oilers a tam that treated high draft picks like a heroin addiction and for the most part pissed them away.