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Laughable that you would include the Oilers with the Ducks. The Ducks are the class of the division. Until Edmonton actually gets decent depth in their forward ranks and some semblance of defensive depth (hint: Russell in the top 4 is not it, and Larsson as good as he is on defence can't put up points, so is no more than a #3), the Oilers won't be challenging for the cup any time soon. It is the Talbot and McDavid show in Edmonton. Nothing less, nothing more. Nice try to try and sneak your team up there though.
As for the Flames, nobody really knows what this season brings. If Smith does well, so do the Flames. Bennett taking a big step would be massive for this team. There is a lot of depth on the forward ranks,
Congrats, you swept the Flames last season. It's a new team, new season. We'll see how it goes in the upcoming season. I would not be surprised to see the Flames finish better than the Oilers. I'm not sold on the oilers depth or defense
You mean the "overplaying McDavid and Talbot show" had the Oilers 2 points back of the "cruising through the regular season" Ducks.
why do so many Flame fans keep bringing up that the Oilers lack depth upfront? Is it because McDavid and Draisaitl are so damn good that you guys think we just rely on those two players and Talbot?
For comparison sake, lets compare the forward depth of the Flames and Oilers from last year, not including the top 2 players from each team (which the Oilers blow the Flames away):
Flames:
Backlund - 53
Tkachuk - 48
Frolik - 44
Versteeg - 37
Bennett - 26
Ferland - 25
TOTAL: 233
Oilers:
Maroon - 42
RNH - 43
Lucic - 50
Eberle - 51 --> Strome - 30, Jokinen - 28
Letestu - 35
Kassian - 24
TOTAL: 245
So the Oilers depth outproduced the Flames depth, no? The so called 'best second line in the NHL (3M line)' that so many Flame fans keep hyping up produced just the same amount as the Oilers second line. So where is this argument that the Oilers lack forward depth come from? And then when you compare the physicality of the teams, that is so much in the Oilers favour as well. Sure Flame fans can argue that the Flames defensive group is better and deeper than the Oilers.. but to suggest that their forward group is better and deeper than the Oilers is quite laughable.
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