Oilers will win the cup next season (Article from Oilers fan)

[illpucks]

Came across this article today. What do other Oilers fans think? And neutral ones?

Can Connor McDavid do the same when he is 21? That would mean the Edmonton Oilers winning the Cup at the end of the 2017-18 season, about 18 months from now.

Of course, there’s no sure science when it comes to predicting such things, just people making bets, guesses and predictions. My own prediction is that McDavid and his teammates will do it and win the Stanley Cup not this spring but next spring.

Why make such a prediction? Well, of course, I’m an Oilers fan, so there’s that.

http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...ton-oilers-will-win-the-stanley-cup-next-year

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[Jepprey]

4th Oiler thread on the mains in 1 day... Not bad.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

he's an embarrassment to bloggers and makes us Oilers fan cringe...
nothing to see here

 

[Old Boys Club]

Came across this article today. What do other Oilers fans think? And neutral ones?


http://edmontonjournal.com/sports/h...ton-oilers-will-win-the-stanley-cup-next-year

Found your problem: you took David Staples seriously.

 

[SladeWilson23]

The Leafs will be the victim in the Final.

 

[DJJones]

Next year is probably their best shot contract wise

 

[JarvisFunk]

Oilers fan thought:

We sound like Leafs fans

 

[Paperbagofglory]

No number 1 D man, average goaltender and their bottom 6th depth is filled with way too many young players that will be experiencing the playoffs for the first time this year or next. Though that can be fixed at the deadline.

Their secondary scoring also sucks. Please shut this thread down for the love of god.

 

[Never]

Make the playoffs first.

 

[McPuritania]

Oilers fan thought:

We sound like Leafs fans

No we don't. David Staples is a dope, and no one is defending his article.

 

[Jozay]

 

[illpucks]

No number 1 D man, average goaltender and their bottom 6th depth is filled with way too many young players that will be experiencing the playoffs for the first time this year or next. Though that can be fixed at the deadline.

Their secondary scoring also sucks. Please shut this thread down for the love of god.

Didn't Gretzky's Oilers get a first taste, and the following year win it all?

 

[SM17]

Lets just try to make the playoffs this year. One step at a time.

 

[Reddwit]

Didn't Gretzky's Oilers get a first taste, and the following year win it all?

Did you just compare an 80s team to a 2010s team. Did you just. Did you.

 

[illpucks]

Did you just compare an 80s team to a 2010s team. Did you just. Did you.

People compare McDavid to Gretzky. Draisaitl = Kurri

 

[Del Preston]

This thread is going to go well.

David Staples shouldn't be taken seriously.

 

[hamzarocks]

Honestly, never say never. The Oilers gave holes on the team, but at this point they are a top 6 team talent wise in the west. McDavid is mcdavid nothing to be said, but they have a strong supporting core behind him now. Eberle I laying some great hocker, rnh while I think overated, has been getting better as the season has gone. Leon Draisaitl is currently the best player from 14 draft class. And most importantly they have 3 are giving at worst the number 3 dmen level play. Larsson, sekera, and klefbom are 2/3 . Having Russell and there rookie benning as depth is great for them. I wouldn't bet money on the Oilers winning the cup, but I wouldn't bet against it either. If the Oilers can find a offensive minded rhd somehow than there team will be complete for years to come with just the need to retool every once in a while.

 

[ZJuice]

Please close this thread, and send angry emails to the editor of the journal!
Edit: Oilers are a beautiful hard working team right now. But here are at least 15 teams just as good. Parity makes it hard to guess a winner

 

[the4thlinegrinder]

As an Oiler fan, I completely disavow this article

 

[Brainiac]

Oh boy what a change it is from the early 2010s, when everyone and their mother was giving a cup to the Oilers in no later than 2014 or 2015.

I think McDavid is good enough to bring at least a cup to Edmonton, but they're not there yet.

 

[gooilgo]

Apologies from rational Oilers fans

 

[McNurse]

Why do you guys insist making all these oiler threads?

 

[starling]

 

[scb23]

Staples is a blatant Oilers homer, that's no secret. He writes some pretty click-baity stuff sometimes but he loves his team and as an Oilers fan I applaud him for having the courage to put this out there haha. I do think this team will start to make some noise but I can't quite bring myself to that level of optimism yet. The window to win with McDavid starts now - that part is true, but this is a tough league to win in. I can't even bring myself to call them a playoff team until I see the * beside their name in the standings. I've been hurt too many times

 

[Beautvillier]

Yeah they called Tavares a 3rd line center too.