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Originally Posted by Jason14h
You keep saying it and it means nothing.
Who is giving the Oilers a Barkov + for Drais?
So the only team better then the Oilers last season has a better structure because they have one of the top 3 all round centers on their team at a great contract. That's not easy to replicate. That why Florida won the cup.
The problem is finding a trading partner when both sides want to be competitive and somehow make your team better. The fact you can't think of a single team this makes sense for shows why it doesnt really make sense.
The offers would have been massive in total assets, but not for players the Oilers need to help them now, and not for 1 year of control (The acquiring team would have to be sure he was signing)
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Barkov? who is talking about Barkov. Reinhart is 28, scored 57 goals, and just signed for 8.6 (Now that is a deal) Just an example of what you need to compete with.
I mean there is a lot that goes into it...the Oilers played a team with their 3rd stringer in net and their top goal scorer out in game 7 of round 2 and won by one goal.
And I keep saying it because I'm right...yeah the Oilers went to the finals and almost won. WITH DRAI IN HIS 20s AT 8.5M
I can't stress this last part enough
Oilers blowing up their cap to keep the OLD team (Oldest in the NHL) that hasn't won Vs. teams with players coming into their primes on value contracts
They have one, maybe two cracks...maybe one crack during this deal. Bump this in 3 seasons, the Oilers are middling IMO