So apparently some Oilers fans are accepting that maybe there isn't a conspiracy and teams aren't lying down for the Flames. But then there's gems like this from HF;
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I don't think teams lay down for the Flames either, but I think teams bring more intensity when playing the Oilers. This team now has a reputation around the league, so it means more to get a win over us than Calgary. I'm not taking anything away from their hot steak, it's phenomenal, their playing with passion.
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Now it's been shifted to beating the Oilers meaning more to teams than beating the Flames. I really like that logic of a team that is the record holder for consecutive seasons missing the playoffs is a team that the rest of the league is really getting up for. Nobody is arguing that the Oilers have a reputation but I think Oilers fans have delusions of what the reputation is. It is still the same as it's been for 11 years now and that's a reputation of being no good.
