The problem with the oilers is (1) inability to draft + develop (2) bad at trading (3) bad at free agent signings.
Those three things together mean they end up trading away talent for lesser talent, overpay players and can only rely in top picks and college free agent signings to drive internal player development. And all that things feed together. When you can't draft/develop you end up overreliant on trading partners (negotiating from weakness) and ufa market (where you always overpay and get post Apex players).
Lucic - terrible signing
Kassian - bad signing
Russel - bad signing
Tobais Reider - signing
Chaisson - signing
Larson - bad trade
Strome - bad trade
Hopkins - top pick
Mcdavid - top pick
Pool party - top pick
Nurse - top pick
Klefbom - first round pick
Cagguila - college free agent
That is a not good top-9 and top-4 . Any competent team would be able to ice a quality team with mcdavid and draisatil at it's core. The oilers are not a competent team.
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The fact Gullfoss is not banned for life on here is such an embarrassment. Just a joke.
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