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Originally Posted by Jiri Hrdina
It's just an interesting wrinkle to this.
What happens if the Flames win that series? Perhaps Tkachuk and Johnny are still here. I don't know if that team wins a cup, but there is no doubt that series altered things.
But on the other hand it caused Tkachuk to be traded to the team that now McDavid can't beat.
The reaction from the Oilers last year was very different. They seemed to come out of that series with confidence, having won 3 straight, that they could beat them if given another crack.
This year their reaction was more defeatist. They seemed broken.
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Yup, I've thought of this a lot too. It was always assumed (maybe hoped?) that Chucky and Johnny hated the Oilers like we do. We saw the numerous clashes Chucky would get into whenever playing them and also had examples for Johnny like when he boo'd the Oilers logo while walking by their locker room.
No doubt in my mind that without Chucky and Benny, the Panthers don't beat the Oilers. Who knows though what that parallel universe looks like if all 3 were still playing for the Flames today.