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 Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB
6 Cups
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Wed, 30 March 2022 11:07 |
Teams that do well in the playoffs are typically going into the playoffs playing well. They may not win all their last regular season games but usually their game is in a good place. I am hoping we start seeing the Oilers do that where they iron out any issues they have in their 5 on 5 game, they system play and their special teams and start putting in consistent efforts. So even if they lose a game here and there, the losses aren't complete meltdowns like we saw in Calgary.
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I think that's a generalization and it doesn't really have much basis in reality. Tampa Bay lost 7-4 to the Winnipeg Jets on March 8th. The Blue Jackets smoked the Panthers 6-3 on February 24th. The Avalanche were torched 8-3 by the Maple Leafs on December 1. The Hurricanes also were victims of the Blue Jackets - losing 6-0 on January 13th. Just last week the Devils stomped the Rangers 7-4.
Heck, one of the most famous Oilers losses ever came Feb. 12th, 1984 when the Whalers spanked the Boys on the Bus 11-0. I believe that in fact was a championship team too...
Big losses don't mean any more than close games once they're in the rear view. Every team has an off-night now and then.
The Oilers have a goaltending issue - everyone knows that (other than the GM, I suppose). But one bad game against Calgary doesn't have a lot of meaning. Sometimes a blowout is a good rallying point anyhow.
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