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Originally Posted by old-fart
It is quite possible you need to also note
- Larsson
- Klefbom (although he wasn't there last season either)
That means the Oilers D is looking like:
Nurse - Bear
Keith - Boberg
Bouchard - Russell
(and I have no clue who would be their 7/8 slots for the inevitable injuries)
Good lord, that is horribad. Add in a 65 year old Smith (if they re-sign him) and Kostinem in net along with a forward group that is allergic to their own zone and... gah. Bubble team at best.
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Take away Barrie and Larsson and add a Keith who puts up a continuation of his most recent season in a top 3/4 role, and you're looking at a lottery team defence.
They would need Smith to match or exceed his career high just to flirt with playoffs.
Basically just another year for them.