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Originally Posted by Fan in Exile
Anyone else find some irony in the fact that while Treliving is generally lauded on this board and Chiarelli is the subject of scorn and ridicule on the Edmonton is no good thread, that aside from undeservedly picking up McDavid, the Oilers have picked up Talbot, Larsson and Lucic (I know he's a left-winger but still and there's Maroon as well), who are basically the ideal players to fill the holes we have in our line-up.
I don't bring this up with admiration, just suggesting that maybe we've over-rated Treliving and under-rated Chiarelli who has built more of a Burke-style truculent team that's tough to play against in two years than Treliving has accomplished with his acquisitions.
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Chiarelli's ability to put together a team that can play well for a year or two was never in question, it's drafting and handcuffing himself against the cap that gets him in trouble and limits long term success . And it's looking like he's making the same mistakes again.
Lets not forget about Griffin Reinhart either