Industrious1 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 They will probably come out of the gate hot with all those young players and the excitement of a new season...and some people (again) will hail them as new powers in the West. The truth however is that teams generally go only as far as their defense and goaltending take them and for some reason Edmonton has only decided to rebuild their forward group thus far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ice orca Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 RNH and Hall seem to be injury prone. If both get injured again this year you will start hearing the get rid of them crys fom the fans. Once that happens look for 1 or 2 to bolt when their contracts come up. Eberly is the gold chip of this group and a lot of teams will go after him big time. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DownUndaCanuck Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 They don't yet have the defence to compete, probably fall in 10th place by the end of the season. At the end of the day they need a franchise goalie to compete for the Cup and I doubt Dubynk is that guy. They should make a hard push for J. Bernier and use one of their great forwards as bait because they aren't getting far without a future star goalie, and they're much harder to pick up on free agency than defencemen. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Spoosh Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I'd like to believe they will be. A couple of more years to grow. It will be fun to see how they develop all their potential. Just because everyone here hates them and pities them for having to live in Edmonton doesn't mean they won't be contenders with a core like that. They are a good goalie away from a playoff spot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedman Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 No they're not. They have some real serious talent, but they don't have enough depth on all positions, and their defence is still pretty weak. I also feel like their goalie-position still is a question mark, Dubnyk isn't that proven as a starter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G-52 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I think edmonton will vye for the draft lottery for one or 2 more years, then they will start having to pay their guys 6+ million per year and I will laugh at them when their team falls apart and we get one of their UFA's for nothing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
etsen3 Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 They obviously have an excellent core of future stars, but they have a long way to go before they become contenders. They have to gain experience, depth, defense, and goaltending. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BraveHart Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 I say still another year for being playoff contenders, then maybe 3 or 4 years until being cup contenders. Yakupov and Schultz are amazing acquisitions, but they cant fix the whole team. They still have holes on D and their goaltending is due for a big upgrade (unless Dubnyk can develop well and get it done). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Armada Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Edmonton is a horribly managed team. I know they have all this young talent but they're gonna manage to screw it up somehow. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Langdon Algur Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 The Oilers really will be the wild card in the West this year for sure. IMO their success really will depend on if Hall can finally emerge from good player status to the super star status he was hyped up have. It will also depend on if Schultz can transition into the NHL smoothly and also be as good as hyped. PLus Eberle will need to continue to improve and guys like Omark are able to prove they are top 6 NHlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raiun Posted July 5, 2012 Share Posted July 5, 2012 Still no goaltending for the oil. No real defensive depth either. Window is small with their ELC`s running out. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cIutch Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 1st pick again!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cIutch Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 The Oilers really will be the wild card in the West this year for sure. IMO their success really will depend on if Hall can finally emerge from good player status to the super star status he was hyped up have. It will also depend on if Schultz can transition into the NHL smoothly and also be as good as hyped. PLus Eberle will need to continue to improve and guys like Omark are able to prove they are top 6 NHlers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ccc44 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Lol contenders and Edmonton in the same sentence. They aren't even close. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I do think they will make the playoffs this year. The word Contender is pretty much, top 5 or 6 teams in the west can pretty much be a contender. Look at L.A, they came in 8th, (they were not 8th place team, don't get me wrong) but Of course, they can be a dark horse and threat to win the cup next year. Don't count em out. We also don't know which Justin Shultz is showing up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DW23 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 I still think they need a proven goalie. Dubnyk might be a nr1 but not yet IMO if they are still in the mix at half-time they should try and get a top4 D at the trade window. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hobble Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Drafting Yakupov allows them to possibly trade one of their other young talents (ex: Hall) for an experienced defenseman at the trade deadline if they are competing for a playoff spot and Yakupov is producing as expected. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
suolucidir Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 They just need to improve their D. IMO their goaltending is better than given credit, they just need more support. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MikeBossy Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 Where's Greene02 to tell us all we don't know anything and give us his view of his mighty Oiler (Just teasin ya buddy) I think they can make the playoffs this year if they get the goaltending and they stay healthy but I see them getting tossed rather quickly ala St Louis vs LA. I had to chuckle today at Ryan Rishaug on his twitter account: @TSNRyanRishaug: Have to think extensions for Hall and Eberle are being considered. Tavares type deals. 6 yrs 33 million. Need some cost certainty. #TSN If Hall and Eberle sign for that little I would be shocked (I know it's speculation) - no way do I see the kids doing that and getting Horcoff type money. This is the dilemna I keep harping on to all those who say the Oilers will be a dynasty - unless you can convince all their young stars to sign at 5.5 mil no way can they keep them together or build a contender. In a salary cap era dynasties will be a thing of the past IMHO. As I have stated before I don't see them taking "home-town" discounts to play in Edmonton either - especially when you have guys like Sather with apparently endless bags of money to throw at them and teams like Detroit and Minnesota not afraid to throw large sums at players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
canucks3322 Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 far from it, they're top 3 players get injured each year Hall,RNH,Eberle and the way Eberle gets hit he's going to end up with a concussion and they don't have a good defense and no one wants to play there unless your a young player or a old ass player... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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