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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
The refs didn't cause the Oilers to lose the series against Anaheim and Specter sounds like a whiny loser.
The Ducks pretty much pushed the Oilers around and Talbot kept them from being completely embarrassed.
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disagree
Oilers had a 2-goal lead in 5 of the 7 games, a 1-goal lead in 6 of the 7 games and Anaheim needed a couple OT wins and Kesler holding onto Talbot's pad for dear-life to squeeze past the Oilers...
I'll take that "embarrassment" over a 4-game sweep to a banged up Ducks squad missing Fowler, Vatanen and Bieksa any day
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
I love the optimism coming from up North, but the team is weaker then last year with the departure of Eberle for an even more horrific Strome, and Sekera on the shelf til Jan.
If there's a team that's going to slide beyond San Jose in the Pacific its the Oilers.
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so I guess McDavid, Draisaitl, Strome, Caggulia, Larsson, Klefbom, Benning and Nurse won't get better as they gain experience, especially going to the 2nd round of the playoffs?
they've all peaked now?
I think the Oilers are banking on the continued development of the young core that went pretty deep into the playoffs