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Originally Posted by VilleN
My favourite part of the McDrai era for the Oilers is that after the full implosion is complete and they both move on, what do the Oilers fanbase and organization do next? How can you get behind a rebuild when you literally had everything go your way during the last 10 year rebuild? You got 4 first overall picks in 6 years. You drafted a generational centre. It's completely hopeless for them. How inept of an organization do you have to be to squander those perfect conditions for a rebuild? It was handed to them on a silver platter!
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This. So true. If they lose McDavid without ever going to a Stanley cup final, I think that would make them the only team so far to have a “generational” player throughout their prime that never made it to a cup final. By generational, I would include Howe, Orr, Lafleur, Gretzky, Lemieux, Lindros, Crosby, and McDavid. You could argue that there are others and I’m sure including them would just emphasize my point. That point being that E=NG.