I dunno about the theory you are advancing in this thread Replacement, or maybe its just my misunderstanding of what you're saying. Seems to me that you take what other teams give you every night, and every goal (lucky or silky) counts the same. You are probably right about some guys scoring over their heads, but its hard to say that they aren't deserving of those goals. I mean its the NHL, are there really that many freebies out there?
I think its definitely fair to say that teams take the Flames a lot more seriously than they do the Oilers. If the Flames are benefiting from not seeing opponents' best efforts, then how much more should the Oilers be reaping those same benefits and more? Yet somehow ....
I hate the Flames as much as anyone. That's why you'll never see me "respecting" them or "tipping my hat to them" as some have suggested we do. But I'm also not going to go out of my way to belittle a legit result this season. 41-28-7 , you don't fluke that record in this league.