Lol @ Oiler fans in the ATL saying they would beat us in a 7 game series based on "talent alone."
Talent alone doesn't win championships, bud. A commitment to team defence, being able to roll 4 lines consistently, and good goaltending is what makes a team successful in the playoffs. The Oiler goalies have been decent lately, I'll give them that. But defensively that team is still an absolute tire fire.
Their entire game plan revolves around getting the puck to McDangles in the hopes that he and Drai can outscore their opponent in a run & gun river hockey type scenario where those guys are playing 25+ minutes a night with lots of PPs and 3 on 3 OT. It's worked for them so far in this regular season with their butter soft schedule. But in a tight playoff series when everything is on the line and teams are playing desperate, relying on talent alone just ain't gonna cut it. So many seasons of failure from these clowns and they just never learn.
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