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Originally Posted by dino7c
People think they ran the table last season yet they lost (and won) 17 of their first 34 games
Vegas, LA, Anaheim were Pacific playoff teams midway through the season. Oilers weren't in a playoff spot in February and people laughed at me for suggesting Vegas might not win the division.
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You're equating OT/Shootout losses with regulation losses to push a narrative.
Last year's Flames weren't dealing with the kind of injuries that this year's team is. It's going to be hard for this group to win consistently with their best forward, best defenseman, and two other key defensemen out of the lineup.
That said, they'll be a very strong team if/when they finally get all their guys back healthy. But they have to make the playoffs in the meantime or it won't matter.