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Originally Posted by looooob
I like Arvidsson more than Skinner I think, agree they are passable top 6 options, the concern- only time will tell if its overblown- is they are both getting older- big drop off year over year for Skinner and Arvidsson was 1.5 2 years ago and then only played 18 games last year
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There is definitely potential for it to backfire. As you mention, older players are more likely to fall off a cliff suddenly.
Arvidsson seems to miss around 20 games per season, and Skinner might be a dud come playoffs.
At the end of the day, all a guy can really say is that the Oilers have appeared to have improved their depth this offseason, which looked like a pretty impossible feat given the cap space they walked into free agency with.