12-11-2025, 07:26 PM
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#4441
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Originally Posted by jg13
3rd game in a row the Oilers get a team on the second half of a back to back. WTF is this
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This is the time of year the NHL knows the Oilers will be in shambles and in risk of missing playoffs. the schedule makers plan for them to have opponent's being on the back end of back to back games and also make sure they have numerous days off between games so the glitter twins can rest because they will be playing north of 25 mins per night.
Been the same for a number of years now.
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12-11-2025, 07:35 PM
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#4442
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Feb 2010
Location: Park Hyatt Tokyo
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Jack said the other night they’ve had 30 opponents on back to backs in the last three years. Not sure if that’s three whole seasons or last two plus start of this one. Probably the latter.
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12-11-2025, 07:35 PM
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#4443
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Rebiggling, Alberta
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Sofa GM
This is the time of year the NHL knows the Oilers will be in shambles and in risk of missing playoffs. the schedule makers plan for them to have opponent's being on the back end of back to back games and also make sure they have numerous days off between games so the glitter twins can rest because they will be playing north of 25 mins per night.
Been the same for a number of years now.
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Christmas cards have been sent to the referees to remind them about the right of way rule, and to allow slew feet and groin spears from one player, and for the other to grab the opponent’s stick and fall over to earn a penalty for the other.
They also encourage creativity like missing icing calls, and a wide, wide latitude when the glitter twins leave the ice to avoid a “-“ without incurring a too many men penalty.
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12-11-2025, 07:37 PM
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#4444
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Jack said the other night they’ve had 30 opponents on back to backs in the last three years. Not sure if that’s three whole seasons or last two plus start of this one. Probably the latter.
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that's a quarter of their home games - that's insane
how many have the Flames had?
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12-11-2025, 07:39 PM
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Join Date: Feb 2010
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Root
that's a quarter of their home games - that's insane
how many have the Flames had?
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Not all were home games. They always get games where they sit in the opposing city for a couple days waiting for the home team to travel from the night before.
They’re 22-7-1 in those 30.
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12-11-2025, 07:46 PM
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#4446
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Quote:
Originally Posted by topfiverecords
Not all were home games. They always get games where they sit in the opposing city for a couple days waiting for the home team to travel from the night before.
They’re 22-7-1 in those 30.
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So they're .750 in those games and .585 the rest of the time
Can you say 'propped up by the schedule'?
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12-11-2025, 08:49 PM
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#4447
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Quote:
Originally Posted by Enoch Root
So they're .750 in those games and .585 the rest of the time
Can you say 'propped up by the schedule'?
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But of course there is no favouritism from the league, zero whatsoever.
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12-11-2025, 09:13 PM
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#4448
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Join Date: Sep 2006
Location: SW Calgary
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There is a group of games in January where the Coil get the Flames left overs 4 games in a row (Devils, Pens, Caps and Ducks).
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12-12-2025, 09:42 AM
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#4449
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Apr 2004
Location: Rebiggling, Alberta
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Boo-boo turnovers so good and tasty that Skinner and Kulak and a second escaped Shelbyville because of them!
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12-12-2025, 04:27 PM
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#4450
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Is it possible that the Oilers are even more no good?
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12-12-2025, 04:42 PM
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Location: North Vancouver
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Quote:
Originally Posted by BlAcKNoVa
There is a group of games in January where the Coil get the Flames left overs 4 games in a row (Devils, Pens, Caps and Ducks).
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That is infuriating. It's amazing how much the league continually pampers these losers, even though the evidence clearly shows that they'll never win a championship no matter how much the NHL tries to prop them up.
Once McDavid leaves for greener pastures (which won't be long at this point), I'm curious to see if they give his destination team the same kind of butter-soft schedule, of if this was just an Oilers phenomenon.
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12-12-2025, 05:41 PM
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#4452
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Quote:
Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988
Is it possible that the Oilers are even more no good?
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oilers... they never fail to fail! 
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12-12-2025, 06:09 PM
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#4453
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Looking forward to boo boo and jarry swapping turnover recipes!
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12-13-2025, 09:46 AM
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#4454
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Join Date: Oct 2005
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Bouchard waived???
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12-13-2025, 11:17 AM
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First Line Centre
Join Date: Aug 2004
Location: Fort McMurray, AB
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Quote:
Originally Posted by EVERLAST
Bouchard waived???
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Full No Movement Clause until 2028, I think.
Sorry, 2029.
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12-13-2025, 10:59 PM
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#4456
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Not at all, as I've said, I would rather start with LA over any of the other WC playoff teams. Bunch of underachievers who look good on paper but don't even deserve to be in the playoffs.
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12-13-2025, 11:50 PM
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#4457
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A real who's who of who's that?
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12-14-2025, 09:57 AM
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#4459
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Join Date: Apr 2014
Location: Indiana
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Do the Oilers tend to bed the 2nd half of back to backs because Calgary's airport is a lot larger and more relevant? Edmonton's airport is like it's zoo and freeway infrastructure - barely existent.
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12-14-2025, 10:16 AM
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#4460
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Quote:
Originally Posted by 1qqaaz
Do the Oilers tend to bed the 2nd half of back to backs because Calgary's airport is a lot larger and more relevant? Edmonton's airport is like it's zoo and freeway infrastructure - barely existent.
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It's because no team, staff or player wants to spend the first night of a back to back in Edmonton. When its the 2nd game of a B2B, teams show up that morning, play their game, and get the hell out of Edmonton in less than 24 hours, usually 16-18 hours only, which is still enough time to crush anyone's soul.
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