Yep, very true. Both teams had management that were trying their best to build a winning team, but were laughably inept (except Lowe, who of course 'knows a thing or two about winning, should that ever be a concern'...except that it WAS a concern for 10 years, Mr. Lowe! Where was the winning???
But I digress.) Then it all culminated with Tim Murray purposefully tanking in a desperate and hopeful attempt to get McDavid, and then being completely distraught and devastated when he didn't (which was hilarious, let's admit it), and the Oilers were just doing their usual thing and finishing at the bottom, and somehow winning the lottery...again, only this time in a draft with some obvious game-breaking talent available at the top! Yay! (Maybe the Hall draft counts as well, but not the Nuge and Yakupov drafts, which were AWFUL compared to the drafts that came before for the last 10 years or more). Anyway, now we're both living happily ever after. And I'm so glad Murray is gone. I hated his fat face so much.
But back on topic, I still wish we would've kept Omark and played him on which ever wing and just see what happened. Not like we were having much success anyway, so it would've been interesting to see what he could've done in the NHL over 3-4 full seasons. But I also can't complain about where we are now, and any change in the past would probably change what we have now,
and I'm darn happy with our team.
