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Originally Posted by Textcritic
It's pretty tough for any team to go through the whole season without a couple of small hiccups. I am not especially worried. On the other hand I am also somewhat amused that the Kings have gained ground Edmonton with this result, and I can't help but think that the Oilers would get destroyed by them in the playoffs.
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Yep, the Kings would absolutely out-structure/defend/goaltend the Oilers. They have better work ethic top to bottom, too.
Flames again with a 60 or 70% effort tonight.
It didn't help that it appears that most of the forward ranks are snake bitten at the same time right now.
First prolonged slump for Mangiapane, which takes away from our middle six scoring where he's usually reliable.
I'm thinking maybe this team needs to get on the road. A couple of multi day breaks at home while you're atop the division and I bet your mind wanders from hockey a bit. Shacking up and traveling might get their heads back into it.