the oilers problems are exactly the same as the Flames:
Misapplication of cap resources and a combination of bad trades and drafting.
They even mirror each other in draft picks:
in 2014 each team drafted 6 times and walked away with one player.
in 2015 the oilers drafted 6 times and the flames drafted 5 times. The Flames walked away with 3 players and the oilers walked away with 4 and traded one of them (Marino) away.
in 2016 each team made 9 draft selections, the oilers walked away with one player, the flames walked away with 3 and traded one of them (Fox) away.
in 2017 the Flames drafted 5 times and the oilers drafted 7 times and each team walked away with one player.
Tkachuk is a better player than Pujularvi and Draisaitl is a better player than Bennett.
In the last 6 years the Flames have drafted 35 times total.
in the last 6 years the Oilers have drafted 39 times total.
In the last 6 years the Flames have drafted 10 times in the first 2 rounds
in the last 6 years the Oilers have drafted 10 times in the first 2 rounds.
In the last 6 years each team has won just a single playoff round.
If you think the Oilers suck, boy do I have some bad news for you.
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