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Oilers Real D Problem: Too Experienced. Need More Teenagers

It's official: the Oilers have been bottom feeders for so long, player agents think they play in the WHL.

It's actually ironic when considering the problems Edmonton has signing NHL-caliber free agents..

4 months ago Tiny Trites 4 comments 0 recs  | 

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Maybe this year

It’s not about too many veterans; it’s about the philosophy being “Never waste a high draft pick on a defenceman”.

Then after all said and done, see if you can patch the defence together, and “GULP” still stay under the cap. Do you think it may have been useful to draft a top dman in the first round in the past 23 years?

Maybe this year.

by Marvellous on Jan 19, 2012 5:08 AM MST reply actions  

The philosophy isn’t “Never waste a high draft pick on a defenceman”. The philosophy is (and always should be) draft the best player available.

In theory, there is little difference between practice and theory, but in practice there is!

Tactical contributor to the Copper & Blue and just as boring on the twitters... @dawgbone98

by dawgbone98 on Jan 19, 2012 1:45 PM MST up reply actions   1 recs

That’s so crazy it just might work…

by Trites on Jan 19, 2012 6:48 PM MST up reply actions  

Marincin???

Marincin has been so highly touted. Why hasn’t he made it to the parent club yet?

I haven’t seen him play enough to judge.

by Marvellous on Jan 19, 2012 6:12 AM MST reply actions  

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