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Originally Posted by Jason14h
On HFboards it showed the Oilers over the past 6 years. 4 years they were bottom 5 in PDO and never cracking top 10.
So the Oilers must always be unlucky!
...........OR they give up above average scoring changes and generate below average scoring chances.
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The Oilers are undoubtedly terrible, but looking at each season over the last bit does give an indication of why people look at the numbers for Calgary and Edmonton and contemplate luck. At 5 on 5 according to hockeyanalysis.com:
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Calgary Edmonton
2014-15 102.4 ( 3rd) 96.6 (30th)
2013-14 98.8 (26th) 99.0 (24th)
2012-13 97.2 (29th) 100.6 (12th)
2011-12 100.2 (12th) 100.1 (13th)
2010-11 100.0 (18th) 98.7 (28th)
Not only are both of our teams huge outliers when compared against the other teams this season, but we are huge outliers compared to our own performances in recent seasons. It is not hard to blame people for thinking both teams will trend toward the middle at some point.