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Originally Posted by kevman
Well now that all the feelings of disbelief, anger and frustration in that order have passed I'm firmly in the "who cares" camp.
http://www.thehockeynews.com/blog/to...since-2004-05/
By my count 5 of those players have nothing to show for it and the 5 that do had a hell of a supporting cast to go with them.
In the last 25 years the Art Ross Trophy winner has won the cup 3 times:
Malkin in 2009 with the Penguins
St. Louis in 2004 with the Lightning*
Lemieux in 1992 with the Penguins
The question isn't if McDavid is the next Malkin, St. Louis or Lemieux but who are the Oiler's version of Crosby/Stall, Stillman/Richards/Lecavalier and Stevens/Jagr?
Even if McDavid is the leagues most prolific scorer in the comming years one player does not make a team and they especially don't extinguish a dumpster fire. |
I don't think people are concerned that the Oilers will suddenly win the Cup every single year because of McDavid. I think people are worried they'll be a playoff team each year. Being a generational talent doesn't guarantee your team the Cup...but it makes it incredibly likely that you take up 1 of the 8 playoff spots each year.
Either way, it's getting ridiculous in here that with how great of a season the Flames are having, there's still always 2-3 threads at the top of the board discussing the Oilers. They're off golfing and shouldn't even register on our minds until the off-season!!
