The Edmonton Oilers, as a (slowly) maturing organization, is starting to near critical mass.
That is to say: It’s key, “core” players are at a stage in their contracts where winning needs to be imminent. Otherwise, the re-build of the Edmonton Oilers will require a re-build, thus extending the pain of this fan base anguish-filled years into the future.
Saturday, the organization will find out whether they will hold the right to pick anywhere from 1st to 5th, in this Spring’s NHL Amateur Draft. But no matter where Peter Chiarelli and a pair of lucky socks land him, this weekend, the General Manager needs to then promptly put that pick in play.