Re: Edmonton Oilers
Originally Posted by
Shift Disturber
I feel the frustration of Oiler fans, but if we take Holland at his word that a deal wasn't there then this is not the year to force the issue. One deal would not change the fact that the Oilers are 50/50 against the Jets in round 1, and are unlikely to come out of a 7 game matchup with the Leafs. They already don't have a 2nd or 3rd round pick this year, so it means putting up the 1st for the sake of being done in the 2nd round with no pick until the 4th round. One deal doesn't shore up the bottom 6, add to the shallow D, and fix the shaky goaltending.
Yep, sums it up.
And has been mentioned before, it's not like WPG did much to improve their glaring weakness on the back end.
People seem quick to assume Winnipeg will knock out the Oilers but Edmonton has won the H2H season series vs the Jets 6-3 so it's not like Winnipeg has handled Edmonton well this season. We'll see.
I'm also not ready to hand the Leafs their 1st round matchup vs the Habs either.
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