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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Nobody expected the Flames to be competitive except for the Flames organization. not the fans, not the media, and probably not the other teams in the NHL, so I don't know where your getting that.
If trending upwards is the thing, then sure the Oilers are trending upwards at a rate where they might become competitive in 2025. The fact that this team has had like 11 first round picks since their Stanley Cup run and the only thing that's saving them from being Washington Capital expansion team bad is goaltending is an absolute disaster.
They're not trending upwards, they're actually trending towards another rebuild.
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Flames are paying for and keeping personnel on the roster with the intention of being competitive. veteran lineup, granted with a few injuries, that has been assembled with the intention to "win now". Doesn't really matter what the media/fans say about it, management is clear that they aren't willing to budge from their position on this.
based on that, it's clear the season is a much bigger disappointment for the flames franchise than it is for the oilers. if the oilers really thought they wanted to be real competitors, they would have improved their D, and not put shultz on their top D pairing. it's clear, any improvement, is a measure of success for the oilers this year, and hence, hard to really judge them any different.
all i'm saying is at the end of the year, even if the flames come out in 9th, and the oilers in 10th, it's the flames franchise that has to look at the year as a failure.