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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.
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Um duh where have you been all along, do you follow this board with the constant debates around how bad are team is. At least we're realistic.
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Originally Posted by Rising_Oil_Prices
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.
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Yes Mike Smith the 40 year old who had a near career best result, and at the very least his best season in a decade. In a short season, in a weak sauce division. Yeah, no that doesn't have regression written all over it.
"Hey Mike we need you to play 50 to 60 games this year"
TWANG
That's the sound of a 40 year olds groin exploding. And his defense, well, son is worse this year, and he made last year's defense not look decent, but bailed out.
And now you're pulling a Tom Brady. Son . . . buubie.
Tom Brady plays on extremely well built contending teams, he plays on strong well coached teams. The Mike Smith to Tom Brady comparison only works if Brady signed with the Detroit Lions and excelled. Seriously. Same with Chelios, he played on loaded teams so of course they could shelter Chelios as he started to slow down.
And . . . . here's the hilarious thing. Smith is not a QB, A QB can win because he has great receivers, or a great running back, a great defensive unit, it bails him out. You can argue that a great offense can bail out a good goalie, and maybe, but I doubt the Oilers are going to put up a bunch more points, especially if Nurse slips back towards his historic norms for example. Smith is still going to need to win games behind a worse blueline then last year, and a forward unit that still isn't going to be all that good without the puck.
And if his svpct slip, that razor thin margin dooms the Oilers.
And again, I want to re-iterate this in case its slips by with your lame argument that the Flames are bad, we know, we live in this thing called a reality. I know its an unknown thing to Oiler fans like you, but there's an open invitation for you to come back to it.
But your arguments. . . look really foolish.