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Originally Posted by Corral
With McDavid entering his prime years (mid 20s) after the next two seasons - its hard to understand how their window will close then. Its OK to pretend he isn't going to be able to lift a team close to a championship, but in all likelihood that is what he is going to do.
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It is not at all that difficult to understand. Even with all those years of McEggplant playing in his prime, the Oilers will be hamstrung by too many expensive contracts to aging or below average players like Kris Russell, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins and Milan Lucic to compensate for the cost of having a superstar on the roster. It is still a team game, and beyond a great top line and an excellent goalie the Oilers are not a team that inspires much confidence.
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Its back to the the 1980s for the BOA. Can the Flames assemble an all-around better line up to beat the Oilers who have the best player in the NHL. Game on.
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I think they already have. The Flames do not have a player to match the calibre of McDavid, but what they do boast is a better matchup at practically every other position. The BoA should be good this year if for no other reason than that it will put the Oilers and their insufferably entitled fans back in their place.