Why would I take the rest of that tweet seriously if I know they are using idiotic CURRENT STANDINGS?
You tried.
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You tried.
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Another thing to note, the Oilers were in 30th place overall when their 24-4 run started (Nov. 24).
They were 27th overall when the 16 game streak started (Dec. 21).
They were 27th overall when the 16 game streak started (Dec. 21).
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So because of one minor error the whole stat is unworthy? Tough crowd.Why would I take the rest of that tweet seriously if I know they are using idiotic CURRENT STANDINGS?
You tried.
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They had also won 8 straight before a three game slide, then won 16 straight. That is relevant when getting an overall picture of their turnaround.
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The western conference playoffs are going to be an utter blood bath. So many loaded teams and some of them are not going to last long despite being very good.
While the 16 game heater was loads of fun, the Oilers (or Vegas or Vancouver or Winnipeg) could get eliminated quickly.
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Look at you still trying to push that shit tweet. This must be a difficult time for you.
All you need to know is that good teams lose to bad teams and the Oilers battled through that.
Canucks faced difficult opponents like the Blues and Blue Jackets so they couldn't streak.
Jets faced difficult opponents like the Flyers and Leafs so they couldn't streak.
Bruins faced difficult opponents like the Penguins and Coyotes so they couldn't streak.
Avalanche faced difficult opponents like the Habs and Blackhawks so they couldn't streak.
Golden Knights faced difficult opponents like the Flames and Sabres so they couldn't streak.
Tweet that.
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The Golden Knights gave the Oilers very little room to maneuver. I thought the refs could have made more calls in the Oilers' favour, but it looks like they're already calling it playoff-style. The teams were fairly evenly-matched, but what concerns me is a) the Golden Knights dictated the style of game like they did last playoffs and b) the Golden Knights were without Eichel and Theodore.
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They were able to beat the Knights this season with Eichel in the line up (but no Theodore).
Funny enough, the Knights were 1st overall when the Oilers beat them.
Agree with all of that except I thought the missed calls went both ways.
I thought it was an evenly reffed game, letting them play.
They made up 7 points on the Canucks. Oilers went 16-0-0 (32 points), the Canucks went 11-2-3 (25 points).
Why is your way the right way and his way wrong? You say he should be looking at where teams placed at the time they were played but is today's placement not a truer representation of how good or bad a team is than where they placed two months ago? Two months ago the Oilers were something like 25th in the league. Was that a truthful representation or were they much better than that? I say they were much better than a 25th place team... There current standing is much more representative of the quality of the team.
It's funny that people are still saying the Canucks are just riding luck 50 games into the season. Just as funny as the Oilers streak being chalked up to an easy schedule despite still winning 24 of the last 27.
This is definitely not the place for genuine, honest, hockey talk. You want trolling, hyperbole, and generally infantile behavior? Hit up the mains.
People like to take extreme positions on the internet. But to be fair there are a lot of balanced views on here as well. The extreme ones just stand out more and generate more comments.
That's fair. It seems like you really have to sift through miles of shit to find the balanced views though.
Then you clearly didn't watch the games.
They f***ing sucked and deserved that standing.
My way is the right way, because everyone downplays the "easy" opponents the Oilers had to play, but those same easy opponents were beating all the other top teams in the league one time or another. That is a gotcha moment.
Is this the sucky team that won won 8 in a row and then went on a minor skid losing the next 3 before going on to win the next 16 (as @Ol' Jase pointed out)?
I don't get what your argument is anymore.
You keep moving the goalposts so much that one is in Calgary and the other one in Olds.
Well let me clarify...
You said the Oilers 25th place truthfully represented how good or bad the team was and I responded by saying they were much better than a 25th place team as they had just won 8 in a row and then after a minor setback went on to win another 16... So that 25th place standing is misleading and a truer representation of how good, on average, teams are are there current league standing. You however insist on using a smaller sample size of games played to determine a teams competitive quality.
And yes.. on any give day any team can beat any other team... But on average bad teams will more often than not lose to good teams.
Teams waver in terms of effort from game to game.
The same Knights team that played them last game didn't play as well as they did when the Oilers beat them earlier this season and they even had Eichel.
Plenty of games in that streak the Oilers looked like a 30th place team, but they still managed to win.
That's why the 16 games in a row is crazy, they didn't blow out teams in every single game, they looked like crap in several of them.
I'm just laughing at the dump truck of excuses from Oiler detractors as to why it's nothing special and why the quality of competition sucked, etc etc. That's why I posted above how many of the teams the Oilers beat had also beaten top teams this year.
It's an insane amount of coping.
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Another poster with zero honor. You feverishly posted a tweet as fact without doing any of the work on your end to confirm it as true and this is your reply to someone easily debunking it, thus calling into question the rest of it (even if accurate)?
Don’t know what the disbelief is even doing here to begin with. The Oilers have been the equivalent of a 50 win/105 point for three seasons in a row coming into this year (49/104 and 50/105 last two seasons and 35/72 in 56 games during the shortened season).
Feels like too many just see any comment good or bad as taking a “side” and it becomes a black and white discussion rather than one with any nuance. Like the Oilers opponents probably played a factor in their streak, but it’s still super impressive regardless. Just like shooting percentage luck has played a factor in the Canucks record being as good as it is, but they’ve still been very good regardless.
To me the 16 wins is special.
That said to get to 16 it took...
1. Luck. They won games the should have lost because of poor play.
2. A relatively easy schedule. They played a significant number of bad teams. They had no back to back games and were relatively well rested before each game.
3. The Oilers are a good team... much better than there 25th placement indicated at the start of the streak.
Most streaks happen because of the above and it's something to enjoy while it's happening. It, like the 25th placement, really isn't a true indicator of a teams competitive quality. Oiler fans should refrain from getting too cocky. The season is going to get tougher.
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