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Originally Posted by dino7c
Okay goalpoasts...they will not be bringing back the same team let alone adding to it. They are the oldest team in the NHL and have some MAJOR raises on the horizon. Their goaltending is currently costing 3.6M total, their top line winger is 40. Their #1D is 36 This year is the best the Oilers will ever be.
IMO if you like. Lets not downplay 6 and 7 million dollar raises like it won't effect them at all.
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https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showpo...postcount=1672
Read linked post from May 29.
"Oldest team in the league" - except McDavid, Draisaitl and Bouchard are still young. The older players will just get replaced.
"Goaltending" - they've already proven they don't need elite goaltending to get to back to back Cup Finals. They just need League Average goaltending.
"Cap Raises" - have been bailed out by the league increasing the cap from $88M to $113M over a couple of years. Don't pretend this doesn't alleviate this constraint.
I never argued this wasn't their best chance at winning the Cup. I just don't forsee a dramatic implosion happening all of a sudden next year and then onwards. As long as McDavid and Draisaitl are around, they will always be in the mix.