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Originally Posted by Textcritic
This is fun:
In 2003 the Oilers finished ahead of the Flames in the Standings and played in the playoffs. Since that year...
2003–04: Flames (playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2005–06: Flames (playoffs) > Oilers (playoffs)
2006–07: Flames (playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2007–08: Flames (playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2008–09: Flames (playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2009–10: Flames (no playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2010–11: Flames (no playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2011–12: Flames (no playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2012–13: Oilers (no playoffs) > Flames (no playoffs) *lockout-shortened season
2013–14: Flames (no playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2014–15: Flames (playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2015–16: Flames (no playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2016–17: Oilers (playoffs) > Flames (playoffs)
2017–18: Flames (no playoffs) > Oilers (no playoffs)
2018–19: Flames > Oilers
That's fourteen seasons in which the Oilers have only played in the NHL playoffs twice. That is fifteen seasons in which the Oilers have only twice placed above the Flames, and one of those was a 48-game schedule. In the past sixteen years the Oilers have never played in the NHL playoffs in the same season that the Flames have missed, but the Flames have done it five times, and will likely do it a sixth time this year.
Edmonton is not good.
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I'm well aware of this. I make a bet with my Oilers friend every year which team will finish with more points and I've only lost once.
also there's this
https://twitter.com/user/status/1083030083357437957