Regardless of the outcome tonight, we can still be thankful for how terribly that franchise up north has been managed. We've been told for years it's not if, but when and how many. Thankfully 10 years later it might be when but it's not looking like how many.
Could you imagine if they didn't have 20% of their cap tied up in Nurse, Campbell, Brown (next year) and Neal? They might actually be talking about how many if they hadn't dumped almost $18 million for a bunch of players that amount to a single bottom pairing defensemen.
The Oilers are the epitome of never earned, always given and yet they've still managed to fumble it for almost 20 years. It's the darkest timeline but it could have been darker.
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