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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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What a load of garbage. The Oilers' inability to sufficiently improve their team does NOT give them a pass with respect to improvement.
They were widely regarded as being competitive for a playoff spot this year and have had ample time to improve their team.
Absolutely NO REASON WHATSOEVER to give them yet another pass on ineptitude.
Virtually everyone outside of Calgary had the Oilers above the Flames in teh standings this year, and if it turns out that they aren't, it is a massive failure for the Oilers.