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Originally Posted by trackercowe
The NHL is slowly becoming NBA 2.0. A superstar driven league, where falling flat on your face until you get a generational talent makes all the difference. The Oilers only go as far as McDavid/Draisaitl, and haven't done much else in building a successful franchise. To me the league isn't as enjoyable when certain teams are no longer interested in "building teams", but instead their goal is to constantly pick in the lottery, and hope things work out for the best.
It's basically the Homer Simpson strategy for success "I've been working on a plan. During the exam, I'll hide under some coats, and hope that somehow everything will work out."
Yeah I'm jaded because it's the Oilers doing this, not going to mince words... but we can't be the only group that feels this way?
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Generational talents have always resulted in long playoff runs and championships. Most teams that have won cups needed those players.
It sucks that our hated rivals have benefitted from elite draft picks, but that's the system. You get no victory from "building the right way" whatever that means. There is only wins and losses.
The Oilers are still going to lose this series by the way.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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