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Originally Posted by Sert
I hear you, and agree, but these days when I hear people say that I bring up one happy fact: How monumentally inept does your organization have to be to have iced the "two best players in the world" for nearly a decade with absolutely nothing to show for it? It gets even funnier when they start talking about individual points and scoring awards and the Conn Smythe.
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What position do you have to be to be called "a contender"? Top 1/3? Top 1/4?
The Oilers have been in the top 3rd of the league 3 times since 1990/91.
The Oilers have been in the top quarter of the league ONCE since 1990/1991.
The Oilers have been in the top 10 overall - 3 times since 1990/91.
Are the Oilers a contender because they finished 6th overall and 9th overall in the last 2 years?
Since 1990/91, the SC Champion has averaged 4.8th overall (median 4). It has been won by a team 10th or lower in the reg season standings 3 times in that timeframe (Both Kings wins, and the St Louis Win), one of which was inevitable becasue both teams in teh finals were 10th or lower.