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Originally Posted by Textcritic
Mark Spector: "The Oilers are just unlucky to be down in the series!"
What a goof.
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All he's focusing on is that Chicago scored a couple of deflected point shots to win game 3.
People tend to focus on only the breaks at the end of games.
He conveniently forgets the 5-6 posts Chicago hit during the game.
The best you can say is that the Oilers were unlucky to lose a game they had no business winning in the first place.
The fact of the matter is, Edmonton should be embarrassed to lose to a Chicago team that is, at best, game, with experienced high end players, but which lack the defensive type of game that would go far in the playoffs.
There is a reason the Hawks were sellers, and they moved likely one of their most important players come playoff time, Lehner, especially with Crawford coming back slowly from COVID.
Comparing their situation to Calgary, with the Jets massive injuries, I think the Flames would have been embarrassed to lose to the Jets. How did the Flames handle that challenge? They outscored them 10-2 in the last 2 games. You take luck out of the equation. And it's not like the Flames have a reputation of being playoff warriors.
He is a goof, and he should be as embarrassed as the Oilers are.
The Oilers could still win their series, but the fact of the matter is, they aren't appreciably better than the Hawks. It's likely time for Kane to get his obligatory hat trick in an elimination game. I still fondly remember him eliminating Vancouver with one years ago. Time to put a stake in Edmonton's heart this time.