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Originally Posted by Oil Stain
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.
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Have they?
Out: Foegele, McLeod, Desharnais
In: Arvidsson, Skinner, Brown
They're older, smaller, and they moved out defensively responsible guys for more offence.