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Originally Posted by AlbertaOiler72
That "core" made it to the 7th game of the 2nd round, finished top 10 in the league, had the best record against the Western Conference of any team and 2 points shy of a division title....and all their best players are 25 and under
oh, and swept the Flames, who continually seem to have a "great defense core"
but Mike Smith is the answer, cause 8th time is a charm
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Originally Posted by looooob
Cam Talbot says hi?
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It's funny how the Oilers fans seem to not be able to admit that 99% of their success is because McDavid.
With McDavid + Talbot on the ice the Oilers get 53% of the possession, and 62% of the goals. Without McDavid on the ice but with Talbot still in goal that drops to 47.9% possession and 47.7% of the goals.
They are pretty much an elite team with him on the ice (Washington gets 62% of the goals as a team) and a lottery team when he is not on the ice (47.7% goal share puts them between Detroit & Los Angeles).
Compare that to a team like the Penguins.
With Murray + Crosby on the ice the Penguins get 53.2% of the possession, and 60.6% of the goals for, when it's just Murray on the ice they Penguins still get 61.2% of the goals but possession drops to 48.0%.
So from a goals for perspective the Penguins are just as good with or without Crosby on the ice for the most part.
Its the same thing with the Capitals and Nicklas Backstrom. With Holtby + Backstrom on the ice the Caps get 58.6% of the goals, and they get 50.6% of the possession. With just Holtby on the ice they get 61.5% of the goals and 51.9% of the possession.
So once again the Capitals are just as good with their top center on the ice, as they are when he is off the ice.
So until the Oilers can actually be somewhat of a good team in the 38 minutes of the game that McDavid is not on the ice they are not really to be listed as a truly elite team.
And doesn't matter if you are Klefbom, Draisaitl, etc your possession and goals for fall off a cliff when you aren't on the ice with McDavid.
