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Originally Posted by Burner
and TSN has them moving up to 26th overall in the Power Rankings - still believing its something special.....
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IMO the media plays a small role in this. Although they have no control over the organization they have continued to fawn over the Oilers potential for years now. From the Pierre McGuires to the Adrian Daters of the world that think something special is going on there it's delivered false hope to the fans and maybe even the organization.
Even today you hear the Steve Simmonds and other media talk about the Flames like they are hot garbage yet the media seems to remain pretty optimistic about the Oilers. It just goes to show how far you can sell potential. The Oilers are worse than the Flames but are looked at as better because of their "potential". Hope is a lot easier to sell than reality.