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Originally Posted by direwolf
Just noticed that the Oilers won't face a playoff-caliber team until Sunday vs. the Jets. Their next game is against Detroit, who will of course be on the 2nd night of a back to back where they play Calgary the night before.
Man, they really lucked out with this soft October schedule of theirs.
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Honestly, the most logical reason is the NHL has been trying desperately to keep Edmonton out of the lottery race. Don't they always lead the league in games against tired teams when rested?