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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
Are you trying to convince yourself? 
It might be like the time you convinced yourself that Draisaitl was a scrub that would never amount to anything.
Oilers have some challenges going forward, just like every other team in the league. |
Some challenges? Almost everything CC hit on was accurate. Draisaitl needs to be at least a PPG player for that salary to be palatable.
The Oilers D corps remains among the bottom of the league. With Sekera out until after Christmas it gets even worse.
The Oilers have 27 million tied up in three forwards. By comparison Calgary has 21 million tied up in their entire top 4 defense, which is among the best in the league.
For the Oilers to hope to continue to grow they are going to need some of their prospects graduate and excel. A prospect group that is widely considered near the bottom of the league. After JP, who is their next best prospect?
Charelli has a proven history of poor cap management and more often than not comes up as the loser in trades.
Here's what the Oilers have going for them:
• Best player in the game, generational talent.
• Vezina caliber goaltender.
• Draisaitl (praying to Jebus he doesn't regress, even a little).
•Up and coming D-man at a good price (Klefbom).
That's about it. Could probably throw Maroon in there as well but last season was a major departure from his career norms and if he repeats his play from last year, there's another guy that Charelli probably won't get for less than 7 million.