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Originally Posted by bubbsy
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.
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I would agree with you to an extent, however if the Oilers finish in lets say 10th which I think is really unlikely, I expect them to be in 15th to stay after this road trip, then all we're going to hear is the same BS next year. There are no expectations on that team because people are blinded by it.
If the Oilers finish in 10th, is a 2 or 3 place bump from last season an improvement or a massive disappointment.
For people living in reality its a bigger disappointment then the Flames missing. For people living in kool aid land its a improvement.