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Originally Posted by Erick Estrada
I've been hearing from Oilers fans since November that it was only a matter of time until the Oilers pass the Flames in the standings. We are now near the end of January they are 5 points back playing one game more than the Flames. The Sabres are actually only 3 points back with 4 games at hand so yes this must be very sobering times for Oilers fans.
The really sad thing is that if the team does go on say a 4 game winning streak their fans would pull the same 180 they always do and believe that the team finally turned the corner and greatness is on the horizon. They really are the most delusional, gullible fanbase in the league.
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Well in all fairness there has been a shift. Sure the armchair fan still feels that way, but a lot of people who are decent on message boards are feeling that the only way to truly get better is to fix the problems at the top, and actually dread a winning streak for those reasons. I won't disagree it was like that, probably up until this year, but this year does have a noticeable (not big, but noticeable) amount of Edmonton fans questioning the direction of the team. Which makes sense, because it was common knowledge they should be on the move up by now. And they did seem to take a tiny step last year. This year may actually be their worst. Both in actual results, but wasted potential.