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Originally Posted by Bring_Back_Shantz
I think we are being hard on the Oilers and their fans.
Over the last 15 years this team has been a powerhouse, and no other team has lost fewer playoff games than the oilers over that stretch*, so you can't blame them, or their fans for taking it hard when they lose one.
I have no idea if this is true (I did check a few obvious candidates, Buffalo, Florida, Columbus), but the Oilers have lost 6 playoff games (7 counting last night), and I'd be willing to bet a lot of money that that is the fewest losses of any team (why they have the fewest losses, is of course not something to be proud of).
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Since the start of the 2006-07 season, no NHL team has fewer playoff losses than the Edmonton Oilers' 10.
NHL.com seems to be counting the play-in last year, which is the only reason it is so high. If we take that out, it is indeed 6. And still the lowest.
A supposed powerhouse like the Penguins in that time frame has 80 losses - EIGHTY! That means they are EIGHT (8) TIMES WORSE THAN THE OILERS.
Crazy...