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Originally Posted by Vinny01
...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)
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The way I see it, there is not enough improvement on the Oilers part to overcome the 10-point chasm that separates them from the Flames. I can see the Flames taking a step back and the Oilers making a modest improvement, and yet it would still not be enough to move them from their finishing positions from last year. Again, people seem to have forgotten rather quickly how unbelievably bad the Oilers were last year. Moreover, it is not just that they were horrible, it is that the team was mind-bendingly bad at practically every facet of the game. The rather unexceptional improvements they made in the offseason can't possibly mean much inside their climate of intoxicating rubbish.