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Originally Posted by CorsiHockeyLeague
Honestly Tippett has done what he can with the team he has, including playing his guys big minutes. It’s just futile if they don’t get really good goaltending. Not even elite - but they need a top 10 guy in the pipes to make the whole “get caved in at even strength without McDavid on the ice and make it up with elite finishing and power play” thing go.
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I would add that the Oilers needed a huge upgrade on their D pairings and decided to trade for $5.5!million 38 year old Duncan Keith. Horrible waste of cap money . Sure they needed some veteran leadership , but they needed someone that could still play up to a $5.5 million cap hit .