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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
Was I talking about the Flames here? No I don't think I was.
The Oilers have had no significant injuries this year. But you have to admit that 10 games without Johnny is significant as far as injuries go.
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not really...Johnny had a horrendous start and was on pace for the green jacket in October and November (he's having a sub-par season in general by his standards)
he was brutal
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
You want adversity, look at what the Flames have overcome, a horrendous start, their two stars missing training camp, a new coach and system and unbelievably negative press due to that start. a 10 game injury to the best player on the team, horrendous goaltending during the first half of the season, and yet here they are. I would think in terms of a scale of things Calgary's struggles far outweigh the Oilers.
The Oilers have had almost a quarter of their schedule at home facing teams on the second night of a two night swing. Someone published a chart that showed how out of wack the Oilers schedule was in terms of playing as the rested team. They got a dream schedule.
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Flames face more back-ups than the Oilers this year
and...
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Woodguy
@Woodguy55
CGY has beat 3 playoff team in regulation since Dec 5.
Two of them (SJS and MTL) started their backup.
Pretty confident bunch considering.
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Originally Posted by CaptainCrunch
When McDavid got injured last year the team plummeted and completely fell apart. The other injuries didn't have any more of a negative drag on a horrendous team.
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Oilers won 6 games in a row last December and were actually in a playoff spot for a day last year...