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Originally Posted by agubuan
Last night's 8-1 loss to the Flames officially eliminated the Oilers from the playoffs. (Sports clubstats.com)
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Cherry on top of the cake. I recall Iginla's 52nd goal 11 years ago, eliminated the Oilers out the playoffs as well in Rectal with a few games to go.
1 fluke run with some scrubs in 2006 is the only playoff experience since 2001. And the Oilers would likely have been better off not to make the playoffs in 2006. Pronger had wanted out since Christmas so that wouldn't have changed (cementing the slimy nature of Lowe that has made that franchise an undesirable destination since) but McTavish didn't have his option picked up, and then cashed in after the run.
Plugs like Pisani and Horcoff got paid 3x their value, and Lowe and his ego and visions of grandeur, thought he was a peice away from it all, and made decisions accordingly.