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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
So let's recap 'the run'...
Overall record: 8 - 8 - Took 7 games to beat the weakest team in the playoffs
- Met the Flames at the perfect time, when they went flat with weak goaltending, but were still dominated when the Flames played well
- Had the Coleman goal counted, the Oilers would have had a losing record in the playoffs, even if they held on to eliminate the Flames
- Never won a game against a contender
In the end, their defense and their goaltending were mediocre - they were what we all thought they were |
Couldn’t most of those criticisms also be levelled at the Flames. Truthfully the Oilers were completely outmatched in the Colorado series but they still made it to the third round which is more than can be said about 27 other teams.
They will be unlikely to ever repeat this performance and will probably be left thinking the team is better than they are (which is a thin up front bubble team with weak defence/goaltending).