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Except outside McDavid, Drai, Klefbom and Larsson you haven't named anyone special.
Nuge? Weak Center who had his best year 4 years ago.
Strome? There's some potential there, but he has been steadily declining the last 3 years.
Caggulia? Run of the mill winger who had an 18 point rookie season. Wow!
Slepyshev? Split time between Edmonton and Bakersfield the last 2 years.
Puljujarvi? Huge question mark who had a terrible rookie season.
Nurse? Guy can hit and that's about it. Constant poor decision making and not a great skater.
Benning? Meh. Wouldn't be in the top 6 of any team outside Edmonton
Even Klefbom and Larsson wouldn't be top pairing guys other than in Edmonton.
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I'm not saying they're special...I'm simply listing the youth and room to grow on the Oilers
all these haven't even hit their primes yet...some will make it, some won't
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Not 24 year old Centers who haven't had a 60 point season in their career, had their best season as a sophomore, and have a weak frame who is easily pushed around.
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he'll get more than Eberle IMO...he's still a good center that's growing into a two-way defender...where was Backlund at 24? not the player he is today
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And how will Chia afford a raise for him? No one's taking Lucic and he'll be extremely lucky if he can trade RNH for pennies on the dollar. Fayne is the only big money contract coming off next season and yet Maroon will need a new deal and Strome, Slepyshev, Caggulia, Benning and Nurse need to be qualified. I assume you want to keep those guys, since their your "best players under 25."
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because we have no idea what the cap will be in 2 years? we don't know who will and who won't be on the team at that time?
if his performance dictates a major raise then that means the Oilers are successful...same goes with Strome, Caggulia, Nurse, Benning
again, some will get raises, some will be traded/cut/waived/buried
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Gagner, Nilsson, Cogliano, Pajaarvi. Hell, Taylor Hall looks like he peaked years ago and Dubnyk was run out of town only to become a perennial Vezina candidate.
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other than Nilsson who wasn't an Oiler draft pick, every one of those players are still in the NHL
seems to be the Oilers can draft just fine in the 1st round (it's the other that need work)
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Larsson and Klefbom are both playing position higher than they should be because the Oilers D is awful. Nurse is a guy who can hit and nothing else. The Matt Benning's of the world can be found on any NHL team roster.
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a little early to judge Nurse and Benning...how good was Brodie at 22?
these young guys got great experience pushing Anaheim to the limit in the 2nd round...I expect even more growth from them this year
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Funny you forgot to mention the most important guy who had a career year in Talbot. Also, the fact that no one else had a career year just goes to show how little depth you have. The quintessential one line team.
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Talbot had a career year in starts, not save% or GAA
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Because they're never wrong. Remember when you should've had multiple cups by now with Hall, RNH and Eberle leading the way. Not to mention no one is going to say anything bad about McPrincess's team.
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except Vegas never had the Oilers as Cup favorite back then...neither did most publications
so it's not just Oiler fans