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Originally posted by oilboy2+Sep 21 2004, 02:44 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td>QUOTE (oilboy2 @ Sep 21 2004, 02:44 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'> <!--QuoteBegin-BlackRedGold25@Sep 21 2004, 02:27 AM
Over the past 10 years, who have the Oilers been better then?
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Easy answer: Calgary Flames. And no 1 miracle run to the cup doesnt erase 7 years without playoffs. As an oiler fan i just want to see them get into the playoffs. After the cba is settled and if things dont improve then i will start questioning. For a team to make a profit without playoffs is a pretty good feat. [/b][/quote]
Well, you obviously missed out that BlackRedGold was referring to draft history, not on ice history, but lets look at the past ten years, shall we?
In the last ten years, from 1994-95 to 2003-04...
Playoff appearances: Edmonton 6, Calgary 3
Playoff Rounds won: Edmonton 2, Calgary 3
Division Titles: Edmonton 0, Calgary 1
Conference Titles: Edmonton 0, Calgary 1
I wonder if three more first round losses equals one division title and one Conference Championship?
Simply put, aside from our "fluke" run, neither team has done squat in the past ten years, and both teams inability to draft worth a damn during that time played far more significant roles in those failures than the CBA did.
Prior to this past season, an Oilers fan and a Flames fan bragging about who's better is a lot like two bums fighting over the moldy crust in a pizza box.