Behind Enemy Lines
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They didn't trade any A prospects in their deadline work. Podkolzen who can fill a bottom six role. They've found support players like Dakota Joshua and others. Have an elite goaltender that hasn't played. Strong management that have won Cups and has been locked in their coaching hire and off-season work to build up quality of support players.They don’t have to cap to bring back all those players from what I recall.
What players in the minors are notable? I’m seriously wondering. I’m sure it’s better than the Oilers prospect depth but that’s saying literally nothing
They’ve had ridiculous shooting percentages, PDO etc all season. Do you really think they haven’t had horseshoes all season and in these playoffs? They struggled with the worst team to make the west, needing an absolutely ridiculous comeback with the Preds shitting all over themselves just to not go down in that series, and tonight was by far(!!!) their most shots in a game. How does anything they’ve done scream sustainable success? These are the 2022 Flames 2.0 (different teams but the same unsustainable success)
This is the only game they’ve won this series that wasn’t on absolutely fluke bounces in which they weren’t outplayed
They were also outplayed by the Preds most of that season
In what world do great teams get outplayed almost every game they win in the playoffs?
They're a developing team, not a great team. This is a leap season and now a playoff where they are learning to win. Finding ways through their adversity to do so. Regress? Maybe. But there's a solid foundation.
Oil have more than had their handsfull with an opponent that everyone was taking lightly. They've done self-damage (again) with sub-average goaltending until Pickard; costly mistakes; but Canuck top players are giving the Oilers top players a handful. Notably top line hasn't been good enough.