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Oilers Biggest Roster Need?

  • 2nd Pairing RD

    Votes: 67 40.4%

  • Starting Goalie

    Votes: 92 55.4%

  • Top 6 LW (RNH, Podkolzin and Jeff Skinner Aren't Getting it Done)

    Votes: 3 1.8%

  • Top 6 RW (Arvidsson and Hyman Aren't Getting it Done)

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • 3C

    Votes: 0 0.0%

  • Physical Bottom 6 Wingers

    Votes: 1 0.6%

  • Other (Post Your Opinion)

    Votes: 3 1.8%
  • Total voters
    166
Heavy Dee

Heavy Dee

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guymez said:
Just looking at the age of the bottom 6 on this team....

Henrique - 35 (by the end of the regular season)
Janmark - 32 (by the end of the regular season)
Ryan - 38 (by the end of the regular season)
J Skinner - 33 (by the end of the regular season)
Brown - 31 (by the end of the regular season)
Perry - 40 (by the end of the season)

The average age (on lines 3 and 4) for the start of the playoffs will be 35 years old.

Anyone else see this as a potential probelm?
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They are the easiest to swap out. Short contracts
 
Burnt Biscuits

Burnt Biscuits

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May 2, 2010
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bobbythebrain said:
Why Jiricek. He's trash. No time to develop him.

Provy would be awesome
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In watching Jiricek there were multiple times I watched him and he had the look of a guy who has been in the league for much longer like 4-5 seasons, with really solid fundamentals. Other times he very much struggled, but I would not be shocked to see him fast tracked and produce at a similar level to Bowen Byram when he won a Cup.

I'm not going to say he is the answer cause a soon to be 21 yr old d-man rarely is, but I will say I do like him quite a bit and he is one the few players his age that are struggling that I wouldn't reject outright.

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With respect to the other names I view Provorov in a similar light to Chychrun, he's got a lot of skill but also brings a bit of chaos, I'm always a bit hesitant matching this type with Nurse, I prefer only one of this player type on a pairing; though if it works its got big home run potential.

Pettersson I view similarly to Chris Tanev, just a plain safe steady d-man, I'd say the central difference though is Pettersson's game while he still does hit and block shots, he doesn't take as many dumb risks so tends to be more durable.
 
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McAsuno

McAsuno

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TheNumber4 said:
It's hard for me to parse what's on the radar vs. off the radar, since these boards talk about everyone eventually lol.
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Even I'm not sure. Regardless, just acquire a damn good player to fix that damn hole of a top four spot on the defense for good.
 
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