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Originally Posted by The Yen Man
Lets be honest here. Oilers were not planning to tank during the McDavid year, they just really lucked out on a generational talent. Do you honestly think Edmonton without McDavid (even with Draisaitl) would be anything but a perennial bottom dwelling team? That team should rightfully continue to be mocked IMO. The best they can do with 1 generational guy and 1 franchise guy is to continue being a bubble team.
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It doesn’t matter if they planned it or not. They have it, and it beat us.
Do you think we planned to only win 5 playoff series since 1989?…well, actually in a way I guess we have because we don’t build teams on enough top talent.
You’re proving my point. Edmonton has failed miserably to build a roster with the depth that ours has, yet their game breaking talent from their foundational 1st and 3rd overall picks overcame our team.
If Treliving could/would plan to rebuild this team on a few top-3 picks I actually believe he could build a real Stanley Cup Championship team. He’s done a hell of a job with what he’s had to work with - but in this league you need a foundation built on top-3 picks to win a Stanley Cup.
Ignoring what it takes to build a Stanley Cup quality team isn’t some brave endeavour, it’s just misplaced pride and stupidity.