The Oilers simply can not get any goaltender that has any sort of trade protection. Nobody is going to willingly stand in front of that team and be embarrassed every night, over and over.
That means they have no choice but to scour the bargain bins around the league. Not that I have a lot of faith in their scouting, but one of my biggest fears is they luck right out and end up with their "Kipper". Some third string somewhere just waiting to be a star.
Again, I can't see it, but it's in the back of my mind.
On the other hand, a great goalie can still only do so much in front of that defense, or lack thereof.
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