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Originally Posted by stemit14
I'm kind of shocked that so many people think the oilers are going to do so much better than the flames. Despite year after year after year after year of them being sooo bad... People still seem to think they'll just suddenly improve by a wide margin? In the western conference no less? The oilers have proven to be so fragile with confidence that two bad games spirals into long stretches of losing... Especially when they are at home. That's why all those home games early in the season could work against them. Once the jerseys start flying onto the ice again... The oilers will settle into their comfortable spot at the bottom of the league.
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I hear you but I am slightly sucked into it this year for so e reason. The major thing they did not fix though is the second line centre spot which will be their downfall this year as they likely try and put Draisaitl in that role. They added 2 second pairing guys in the offseason and addressed some bottom 6 needs.
I don't like the contracts they handed out but do think they improved in areas of need.
Meanwhile I think the flames took a step back. While Hiller is an upgrade in net Raymond does not replace Cammy and all the rest of the improvement is expected to come from within. Now there are some prospects that maybe come in and make a difference but that remains to be seen. Can Gio be as good this year? Will the work ethic carry through another 82 games?
It is tough to say but I think the Flames are poised for a step back. I thin the Canucks spin their tires with their revamped team and the Oilers can't be worse than last year (I think at least)