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Alberta_Beef · 08-08-2013, 11:04 PM

I think the Oilers are getting too much credit from people on when they "needed" to start their rebuild.

People look at 2006/07 as the start of their problems but it was before then. In 2005/06 they may have reached the finals but they were barely an 8th place team in the west. In 2003/04 they missed the playoffs, In 2002/03 they got in as the 8th seed and in 2001/02 they missed the playoffs.

So really in the 4 years prior to when people say they should have been rebuilding they were no more than a borderline playoff team, just like he Flames were for the 3 years before this season. The 2012/13 Flames are more in line with the 2006/07 Oilers.

08-08-2013, 11:04 PM	#138
Alberta_Beef Franchise Player Join Date: Jun 2012 Exp:	I think the Oilers are getting too much credit from people on when they "needed" to start their rebuild. People look at 2006/07 as the start of their problems but it was before then. In 2005/06 they may have reached the finals but they were barely an 8th place team in the west. In 2003/04 they missed the playoffs, In 2002/03 they got in as the 8th seed and in 2001/02 they missed the playoffs. So really in the 4 years prior to when people say they should have been rebuilding they were no more than a borderline playoff team, just like he Flames were for the 3 years before this season. The 2012/13 Flames are more in line with the 2006/07 Oilers.