Why learning from Edmonton Oilers mistakes is so important to sustain a window of contention

The Edmonton Oilers are still in a window of Stanley Cup contention, but past mistakes are starting to put a squeeze on the team's ability to maintain its status. On today's edition of locked on Oilers, Host Nick Zararis explores why the Darnell Nurse extension and Jack Campbell Free Agency signing failed. Nick explores the environmental factors that led up to both decisions, explains why the deals, at least at the time, made sense, and what can be learned.

In addition, Nick takes those lessons and builds out a longer range, big picture plan for improvement in front office decision making in assessing and tolerating risk.

0:00 Intro: Understanding Oilers' recent predicament

4:08 North Division's impact on Nurse's contract

8:13 Salary cap implications for NHL teams

12:17 Goalie market challenges and team retention

16:51 Jack Campbell's workload increase with Leafs

20:56 Lessons from Bouchard and Nurse contracts

24:29 Importance of drafting developmental goalies yearly

28:04 Outro: Upcoming NHL season preview

Why learning from Edmonton Oilers mistakes is so important to sustain a window of contention
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