EddyBeers is over-the-top, as usual. The oilers are a 12th to 14th place team. Again. Easy schedule? Take a look at their last 5 home games. They will be lucky to win 1.
And let's not get carried away with saying the Flames 2013 = Oilers 2010-2012
The Oilers were winning barely 20 games a year in an 82 game sched. Some years they were 10 or more pts behind 29th. They didn't have to sell anyone to get there. They just sucked. Hard.
By losing 5 of our last 7 in regulation, the Flames are, for the first time in years, in a position to identify themselves as sellers at the deadline. That may be a blessing in disguise. But they are still only 2 games below .500. They will likely be above .500 again this year.
The Flames have to make some tough decisions regarding Iggy & Kipper. Whether they stay or go, this team will not be dependent on the old warriors to carry the mail.
The Flames may draft top 10 this year. They will likely seek out bona fide goaltending help by next fall. They may stock some of the cupboards at the deadline. But they are nowhere near an Oilers level of suckage.
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