MaxR11
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- Mar 28, 2017
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Age is overrated as far as leadership is concerned.
You want to tell me we have the wrong mix, or that players arent ready, or the room isn't vocal/upbeat enough and misses its Hendricks type bubbly personality, or whatever else the case may be, fine, but younger men can be leaders just as easily as older guys cannot be.
If you want to say the Oilers need more experience in the form of guys that can actually contribute then I'm all for it but the older "leadership" group has been letting this team down since the likes of Horcoff and Moreau, and the last couple years are absolutely no exception.
Age may be overrated but experience is not. Good experience. I don't think he meant for people to get caught up in older is better. Just that the room needs guys who can draw from past good experiences in the NHL that can help the younger guys or help build the culture of the team.
Obviously that doesn't mean player A who's 29 with more experience is going to be a better "leadership" figure in the room than player B who's 25 or 26 year old who may be more mature, has been mentored by better leaders in his past and who is more a natural leader and maybe a better guy in general.
I'm not sure it's fair to put all the blame on Horc and Moreau etc for the past failures of the culture and "leadership". A lot of it lies with the youngsters they try to lead but maybe won't listen and the organization for not setting the youngsters straight. Leadership definitely needed to be better from the Owner, GM, etc down.