 They had done a poor job of drafting during the dynasty years, and the younger players had not had enough time to develop before the core of the 1980s dynasty left the team.This did not become apparent for a few years; as noted above, the Oilers still had enough heft to make the conference finals two years in a row.However, it was obvious that they were nowhere near being the powerhouse that had dominated the league in the previous half-decade.