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Originally Posted by Hangman

Denial has reached even academic levels.

Opinion: The numbers show fixing the Oilers is simple

Holy hell, that article is stupefyingly delusional:

Originally Posted by University of Alberta associate professor in the department of educational psychology, William Hanson

"...As applied here, the simplest (and most data-based) explanation for the Oilers’ woes is poor defence, not offence and certainly not depth scoring."

The Oilers are the 24th-highest scoring team in the League. Their top-four goal-scorers have accounted for 97 goals. The entire rest of the roster has scored 59. The Oilers are manifestly flawed and require significant improvement at every position, but their most glaring weakness is easily their possession of the worst collection of forwards in the NHL.