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Originally Posted by dissentowner
HF Oiler fans are ridiculous. They are like termites that have infested a house and after a decade of slowly eating their way through the structure they have broken free in vast numbers. I can't wait to see he who they get in the 1st rnd and watch that team play the role of the Orkin man.
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Their team has no playoff experience together. None. And in terms of individuals, only a couple have any significant experience.
So I don't know how far they expect to make it but it can't be very far. Teams don't go from 29th place to cup contention. Usually they have to ascend a few levels over a few years first. It's just unheard of. They're extremely fortunate to be landing a slumping San Jose team with significant injuries. But even then, the Sharks are far more experienced and won't be pushovers.
You don't understand how different playoffs are until your team goes through them. It's another game. In the regular season teams and players can be complacent, or on back to backs, might not formulate a specific game plan, and whatever. Playoffs, the opposing team and coaching staff scout the #### out of you. They'll come up with a very precise plan that'll be adjusted accordingly along the way and players that are historical playoff performers step it up to another level. You just can't help but think there's a reality check coming for them.
Haven't gone over there in a while for good reason. Amusingly there's usually some overblown hype thread, or attention seeking thread within the top 5-10 in the league forum whenever they (or the leafs) are winning. And of course when the Flames fans post discussions about their players doing well, the trolls use it to go through and spew mindless hate on the team, which has nothing to do with the topic at hand.
Definitely taking refuge in here until the until they get taken down a peg in the post-season.