John.Tallhouse Posted July 6, 2012 Share Posted July 6, 2012 You can't put a bunch of kids in a locker room, throw them on the ice and expect them to be contenders, the team is almost to young at this point, how many players on the team have seen the playoffs? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tragoedia Posted July 7, 2012 Share Posted July 7, 2012 They would almost be better off trading off their prospects and getting a full team in return. It sounds crazy, but would you rather have the Oilers as your team, or a team full of veterans? You would lose your prospects and chances of being amazing in the future, but that may never pan out and holds huge risk of them leaving for nothing when the window closes with their ELC run out, and they start asking for too much money or want out because they are tired of losing. I don't know if it's an entirely good idea as I'm not an Oilers fan and haven't put too much thought into it (and don't care to). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Teen Icarus Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 They've got enough bad contracts already - they need to dump a few over-paid players before they stand a chance at keeping some of those young guns. The trick to building through the draft is to have your young core develop at the same time. Edmonton's core isn't. Hall and Eberle are two years ahead of Schultz and Yakupov, so they will be demanding huge contracts before Yakupov and Schultz can make a big impact. In short, Edmonton might have one or two mediocre seasons before the cap hamstrings them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
susraiders Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 They have a good team as of right now. I see them placing around 10th in the west. The year after though, they will make the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nd84 Posted July 8, 2012 Share Posted July 8, 2012 Don`t think they`re contenders but they definitely will be legit challengers for a playoff spot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 They need defence and they need to develop their young talent. They also need to hope that young talent develops. Personally I think they should have drafted Murray over Yakupov. If you remember Chicago, they drafted left wing Kane, over the centre Turris when Turris was ranked higher (albeit not by much). They already had Toews. for centre. Chicago now has a strong team partially as a result of Kane. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drybone Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I think the Oil are still three years away from being a contender . I would be very happy with their progress if they even came close to making the playoffs this year. If I was the Oil I would sit tight and wait. The good times are coming. Do not trade any of your core guys except Horcoff, Hemsky and Gagner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DefCon1 Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 I think the Oil are still three years away from being a contender . I would be very happy with their progress if they even came close to making the playoffs this year. If I was the Oil I would sit tight and wait. The good times are coming. Do not trade any of your core guys except Horcoff, Hemsky and Gagner. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Lock Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 IF they want to wait for 3 years, then they will be dismantled before that "Dynasty" dream comes true. Once Hall and Eberle get paid their 6-7 mil contracts and Yakupov and RNH near their end of ELC, they would only have one crack (one year) where they could have a chance to win a cup. If they want to win a cup, they need to be making the playoffs in the next couple of years, gain some experiences from playoff losses and playoff exits so they could win the cup with their newly gained experience. IF they sit on their lap and wait for the good times to roll, they might end up being the next Columbus. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Losing With Pride Posted July 9, 2012 Share Posted July 9, 2012 RNH, Yak, Ebs, Hall, Paj, Gagner Smyth, Horcoff, Hemsky. Jones Omark Belanger Not a bad Top 12 N Schultz Whitney J Schultz Smid Sutton Peckham Dubnyk Not a bad top 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ConnorFutureGM Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 Oilers will make the playoffs next season. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DollarAndADream Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 The Oilers need a #1 goalie, not Dubnyk or Khabibulin. They need better defense. They just got Justin Schultz but he hasn't proven anything in the NHL. For a bunch of young players learning about what it's like to play at the NHL level, they are putting up great numbers. It will be scary to see what they are capable of this year and later on. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BabychStache Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 They also have Klefbom (sp?) coming up on D. Highly touted. I see them being like Chicago. Load up with young talent, get to the playoffs (this year) then next year take a real run for it and get deeper. Then they will need to move some players and re load. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mpt Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 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 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 i predict the oilers and leafs repeat last season and have there fans screaming dynasty for the first 10games till reality and the loses come Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hunter.S-Kerouac Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 plethora of first round draft picks does not a team make. they need to pick a core and build around them and trade a possible future star in the nhl or 2 for some leadership. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the ES Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 I'm honestly not having high expectations for them. They lack toughness. They've got Hordichuk and Eager. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MoneypuckOverlord Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 This coming from a Canuck fan? IMO, EDM could well make the playoffs this year. This could be a major transitional year in the West. The only 2 teams that I see who are relative "locks" to make the playoffs in the West are Chicago and Los Angeles. It wouldn't surprise me in the least to see both Minnesota & Edmonton in the playoffs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King of the ES Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 another senstive oiler fan... gosh you guys are like drama queens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Oilers9977 Posted July 10, 2012 Share Posted July 10, 2012 They willbe deadly up front. They have good D prospects. What they now have to do is compliment all of that talent with good role players who can play some good hockey and another top 4 Dman. They should be done getting high picks and now need to progres further. Hard to predict how much they break out this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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