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Originally Posted by GranteedEV
It's hardly an argument against patience with a move away from the treadmill. The Oilers bleed talent for other reasons, but at least they're able to acquire it in the first place. I never called them well-managed anyways, so saying "Look North" is scapegoating a philosophy that was pretty much responsible for the success of the Penguins, Blackhawks, Capitals, and now Leafs/Jets is missing the point.
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The league put into place a new set of draft rules that specifically prevents teams from acquiring talent the way the Oilers did. There's now literally nothing good about emulating their draft model. The best you can hope for is to be lucky and draft a McDavid level talent.