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Originally Posted by Matty81
Want this one badly tonight. While I think the flames need to rebuild and embrace that path a little more, kicking the oilers and starting them off badly again would be amazing and looking at their roster I think a bad start could result in a really tough season for them, they have 3 borderline AHLers on defence, terrible goaltending and about 6 decent NHL level forwards who are proven.
Of course they have the two best players in the world dragging them along, but with their team aging I feel like this season or next one prolonged bad stretch could really damage them.
Also I like that finally the flames can match them for toughness. With Pachal, Klapka, Lomberg and maybe even Bahl and Farabee all capable fighters and the Oilers basically down to Nurse and Frederic, maybe Ekholm in a pinch, I'd like to see the Flames bully them a bit
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I think that the Oilers lost a lot of team toughness and grit in the off season. They are slower, smaller, and less intimidating at this point. Of course, they have two dynamic offensive players who will be on the ice for half the game. I have trouble looking at their roster and thinking that they are better this year over last year.