I want the Oilers to go far for selfish reasons. It would further validate my theory that the best way for the Canucks to be an elite team again would be to suck hard and land 2 elite/high-end forwards with high draft picks, and then round out the team around them while those players are vastly outperforming their entry-level contracts. It's the only tried and tested formula for success in the salary cap world. Of course, this is all contingent on us cleaning house with the front office OBC much like the Oilers did.
Pittsburgh with Crosby and Malkin (1st and 2nd overall), Chicago with Toews (1st and 3rd overall), Washington with Ovechkin and Backstrom (1st and 4th overall), Edmonton with McDavid and Draisaitl (1st and 3rd overall), and soon Toronto with Matthews and Marner (1st and 4th overall).
If indeed Patrick/Hischier/Vilardi are not the kind of difference-makers that the above forwards are, then I want management to suck wind for another 2 years so we can draft guys like Svechnikov and Hughes in the following two years. By that time, Juolevi and Stecher will have some experience and guys like Horvat, Boeser, Virtanen, Dahlen will continue growing as a good supporting cast.
Sorry for the OT commentary*
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