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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
What AO and some other's don't realize is that 8 years sound like a long time, but in terms of hockey teams its not that long.
And as much as people think that McDavid can do it on his own he can't.
I would expect that as great as McDavid is, at some point during his 8 years with the team there will be a major rebuild in Edmonton.
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it's 9 years
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
They don't have good prospect depth at all. Their top end prospects aren't all that special, they don't have big stars coming from the farm system, and right now they don't have much that's going to be able to be that cheap talent that allows Edmonton to have nearly 21 million in two players.
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thats because our best talent is in the NHL
Oiler players under 25:
McDavid
Drai
Nuge
Strome
Caggulia
Slevyshev
Puljujarvi
Larsson
Klefbom
Nurse
Benning
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Right now even if they manage to get some bargain contracts in the next two yeas with their free agents, and I mean guys like Nurse and Benning and Caggiula for example, if they can't move RNH for zero money return they'll end up about 5 million dollars over the cap.
The 6 million dollar players that they have to move aren't going to be moved in hockey trades, and nobody is going to take on the full contracts for RNH and Lucic. Its more then likely that they might have to move dollar assets that teams want like Larsson for example.
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maybe not Lucic but RNH will...centers are always worth a lot...especially 24 year old centers
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
If they manage to get below the cap next year by basically gutting from strength, they then have some absolute killer contracts coming up. If JP has any kind of success next year he'll at least double his payday. If Talbot has even close to his success next year, he's going from 4 million bucks to 8.
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that's a great problem to have because that means Puljujarvi had a great season meaning success
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Structurally this is a very badly built hockey team that pissed away high draft picks for years. They enjoyed a season where everything went entirely too right for them and they still got their teeth punched in against the Ducks.
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like who? Yakupov? I count one "high" draft pick.
and we got our teeth punched in by the Ducks? we took them to 7 seven games and the Ducks needed the refs help to win the series...but I guess that shows you how far the Flames have to go
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
No significant injuries
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so you're saying if we sustained injuries to our best players, we'd be worse? no kidding, every team can say that
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
A goalie that played out of his mind and disguised a bad blueline with little offense
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far from "bad"...I'd say more like young and inexperienced...luckily the core (Larsson, Klefbom, Nurse and Benning) are all under 25 and getting better and better
phew, thank god Chia traded for a real #1 goalie
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Career years all around
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other than Maroon, by whom? Eberle? RNH? Lucic? Letestu? Sekera? Larsson? Russell?
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
A easy schedule gifted by the NHL to save the Oilers that was heavy on teams coming into Edmonton's new building on the second of back to back games.
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got any clue what our schedule look like this year? I see a lot of home games in October and our first back-to-back in mid-November...
don't worry, we'll save the back-ups for you guys again
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I just hope that the Oiler fans can take the crushing that could be coming down the pipe next year after walking around bragging about cups that they're going to win.
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no one is saying the Oilers are guaranteed cups...I do however see that Vegas has the Oilers with the 2nd best odds and most publications seeing the Oilers and Cup contenders