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Originally Posted by DazzlinDino
Even if they were to find two young core pieces there is a strong losing culture.
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I don't know how much I agree with that - the problem isn't the culture of the club, it is the fact that they have absolutely no quality depth and when they try to acquire depth they have to dip into the UFA market - which is notoriously poor return on investment as you are battling against 30 other teams for a players services. Their scouting/drafting/development has been awful and that has kept them spinning their wheels.
I think for the longest time they were trying to get players to fit into this mythical "Oilers hockey" mold and that era has long since passed.