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Originally Posted by timbit
Going to throw this out there. Re-posted from GT and yes I know everyone is very disappointed.
Living and learning from tough experiences = maturity and wisdom
Lot of critical roster players, hopefully, are going to get better from what happened in this series.
They missed the playoffs last year and had 50 wins and were 2nd best in the regular season. That’s a significant improvement.
Yeah. Maybe I am too patient but I am not ready to sell out at this point.
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Optimism is tough to find in this, but between Smith and TB I wasn't betting too heavily on this being our year anyway. I thought next year was going to be even better with G figured out.
However... I wonder if what we just saw probably does more harm than they'll ever learn from. I think we saw how awful this team is in the playoffs, and how far away they are from competing when it actually matters.
Our Norris defenceman was harmless
Our star winger was weak
Our top center was invisible
Our defensive center was outmatched
Those are huge problems that are tough to rebound from quickly. If anything, the Oilers one successful year amidst the mire was more successful than this team was. As they stand now, we had a miracle regular season amidst mediocrity.
There's a lot to prove next season.