[Sofa GM]

Originally Posted by Rising_Oil_Prices

If this is the case, and the Oilers only won last year, simply because they were in a weak division, do we then not have to concede the Flames are even worse off than they looked... and by a substantial margin? The team you're calling a dumpster fire, the Oilers, finished 17 points ahead of the Flames last year in that "terrible division". They also had lower GAA. The Oilers didn't lose their captain in the offseason either but instead now have a good mix of experience and youth.

In regards to Mike Smith, I remember ALL year people on here were saying, it's only a matter of time until old Grampa Smith shows his true colors. Well he didn't slow down. Yet instead of giving him credit for a good season, they say it doesn't count because it was a shortened season and it is only a matter of time next year before he dramatically slows down. Here's a simple biology fact, some athletes can play longer effectively than others. Tom Brady is an example of that, in hockey Chris Chelios, in goaltending, Hasek... there are many more. Maybe Smith slows down, it wouldn't shock me, but if he does, it wasn't a total given, like I keep hearing in here.

Now Mike Smith is Tom Brady……….. this thread is the gift that keeps on giving