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Originally Posted by Coldrsx
That said, after this important win... WE WANT THE CUP!
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A helpful win for the Oilers but other teams (Calgary, Minnesota, Dallas, Colorado) also picked up 2 points, so the Oilers only moved another inch towards their coffin.
In my estimation teams will need approximately 44 wins just to make a WC wild card spot this year. With Edmonton having 41 games left, and only 18 wins, they will need to go something like 26-11-5 for the rest of the season just to have a shot at a wild card spot. Highly unlikely, as they just aren't as good a team as many thought.
Last year they had a good season, but they also had lots of bounces..they seemed to have everything go their way, and they aren't getting that this year. They were also running on emotion...winning games for the first time in over a decade. Next year they'll probably be better, but will it be enough to make the playoffs? Hard to say.