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Old 04-24-2023, 01:22 PM   #1750
howard_the_duck
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Originally Posted by dino7c View Post
This is revisionist history

They did everything they could to get better but sucked an won lotteries...lotteries with adjusted odds because of their sucking helped them.

Heck Oilers were trying to trade for players like Danny Heatley but he refused
I think the big swings are warranted for a market like Edmonton or Calgary.

I cannot recount specifics, but if gifted a 1st OA (or three), pushing in the chips on a big-ticket acquisition like Heatley isn't exactly unprecedented.
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