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The real and only reason the Edmonton Oilers have not won a Stanley Cup during the McDavid era is simple:

The goal song.

They can change all the coaches they want but there's no championship to be won when that song plays for you.

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@NHLFoley That's the card for Jim Nill, then. Not Holland.

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@SMaloughney I agree but then there's no explanation for the Carolina ranking at 19. Does partying improve a team's offseason?

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@Sumit_Tripathi_ @Madi39 Carolina did nothing and lost a goalie, so the ranking is meaningless

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@KevinMcCurdy @TopTierPucks Pin this

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@BlueBullet1981 After, Levi and Andersen, they have 4 other goalies under contract who could easily serve as backup for a game to get through an illness situation. If Jarry isn't the starter, there's no reason he needs to dress if the other two are healthy options.

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@TopDownHockey In franchise mode, have the ability to start in previous years and redraft or match offer sheets that obviously should have been matched.

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@Teddy3838123 @builder56207 Yes and on nights when he's not going, 93 drops back in for him.

53-97-18
92-29-22
93-16-42
21-10-34/46

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@builder56207 This is flat cap era thinking. That era is over. Cap space doesn't have the value that everyone's brains have been wired to measure it over the last six years. CAR just won the cup with 8m in cap space. It's more important to put guys in positions to succeed. Let Howard play.

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@Oil_Drop @dstaples The 2022 Avs lost a total of four games on their way to the Cup. Do we think any less of them? Handicapping Cup wins is a ridiculous effort. There's nothing easy about it. Ever. Having enough left is what makes it so hard to win. There are no asterisks engraved with the names.

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@Oil_Drop @dstaples Here are the regular season rankings in 5v5 xGF% for each of their opponents:
OTT - 3rd, 55.6%
PHI - 7th, 52.24%
MTL - 20, 49.6%
VGK - 4th, 54.39%

CAR was 2nd, behind COL, at 56.4%

They won the Cup. Their dominance shows how good they were, not how "easy" their path was.

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@Asnow119 They have a ton of waivers exempt forwards, so could in theory go 12 + 8 + + 3 to start the season and bring guys up to fill injuries to the forward group.

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@AzorcanGlobal The other reason I wouldn't be surprised they carry 8 defensemen to start the season - look at how many waivers exempt forwards they have. Tons of options there. But on D, not many. So when they need a guy to step in, especially now that they are playing 84 games, they have it.

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@AzorcanGlobal I think they will be load managing Ekholm during the regular season, thats why they have 5 left shot guys.

Also, Joseph is a lock to make the roster. DJ Smith knows and loves him. Joseph & Dickenson will be 3rd line and 1st line PK.

So my guess is this is the starting roster.

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@Oil_Drop @Kgill39 The last time they panicked during a period of rapidly rises costs, they signed Nurse to a buyout proof contract that overpaid him by at least 2 million a year and included too much player trade protection. EDM is lucky Nurse agreed to a move when he did. There's time still w MS

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@VanLathan A English League team will be the easiest entry point. First decide if you want a London area team or not. If not, find a town that best matches your values and go for them. Consider anyone in Premiere or in top half of the Champ league. Make sure to learn who owns the club too.

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@JeanFrancoisCBA Yeah I don't think many understood that AHL games at that age would count.

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@JeanFrancoisCBA Yeah I was going to tag you into this but eventually found the language in the CBA (v 2022). The way it's worded I wouldn't be surprised if Oilers management at the time didn't understand it either, not just their fans.

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@michaelkinky I bet they were offering half that

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@McBilly_Son @PuckPedia Actually, those rules determine the offer must be a one way deal.

80 games is the threshold for games played in first 3 seasons. I can't find a link to it, but its a number Oilers fans know well because they let Broberg play in those meaningless late season games to get over 80

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@McBilly_Son @PuckPedia A) played 180 or more games in the previous 3 NHL seasons, B) Played at least 60 NHL games in the previous NHL Season, AND C) not cleared waivers in the period between training camp and the end of the season of the most recent NHL season.

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