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Originally Posted by stang
I am very Meh whatever. Thinking they'll be bounced in the first round (you asked) .
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These are the straws the Oiler fans need to grasp right now as they are in the midst of a nightmare season. Oilers started their tankbuild in 2009/10 so coming up on a decade next year.
They laughed as the Flames continued to push for the playoffs too long with their old core of Iginla and Kipprusoff. The Oilers had drafted 1st overall 3x in a row before the Flames decided to tear it down.
In the 6 years since the Flames joined their neighbors to the north in rebuilding their team with young talent they are about to make the playoffs for the 3rd time in those 6 years, and this year they are 2nd overall and best in the west. The Flames are what a rebuild should look like. 6 years in they are as legit of a cup contender as any team. 4 forwards 25 or younger near ppg and 4 Dmen 22 or younger showing a ton of promise.
In those same 6 years the Oilers drafted in the top 10 in 5 of those 6 years. One year they looked like they were on the right path and that was clearly an outlier. Even the Canucks who were peaking as the best team in the league during the Oilers tankbuild have torn their team down and seemingly passed the Oilers on the rebuild track as well.
I would like to say I feel bad for you and Oiler fans but I just don’t. The arrogance that fanbase has maintained over the past dozen years is so confusing and comical.