Draft Lotto Tracking Final 9 Games

[Senor Catface]

I mean he's not wrong though.

I mean, he is.

Most of us didn't think we would actually make it, but if you're 4 points behind, you're still in it.

 

[Chabot84]

We are still technically in it until that record I update at the top exceeds this: 0-1-1

Then... I would say we are out. That's JMO.. we are still technically not out but I think at that point we relinquish too much control to other teams and their performances.

But.. there is technically no point as an Oilers fan to not get excited about every game until the record exceeds 0-1-1 on the losing side.

If we beat Arizona and Vegas this weekend.. people will come back around and re-look at the odds.

 

[space321]

I mean, he is.

Most of us didn't think we would actually make it, but if you're 4 points behind, you're still in it.

When were we 4 points out?

 

[Rpenny]

Not sure if this thread is a joke

It has to be

 

[BlackDogg]

Reasonably eliminated = after the last game.

They slept through the game. It is done.

 

[BlackDogg]

Edmonton Oilers Final Run: 3 Good, 3 Bad, 3 Worse

Interesting tidbit in there that the Oilers have lost to the last place team 6 times this year.

 

[Rpenny]

We have no chance

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Edmonton Oilers Final Run: 3 Good, 3 Bad, 3 Worse

Interesting tidbit in there that the Oilers have lost to the last place team 6 times this year.

That’s been par for the course for this club, it’s so bad it’s predictable. They think that they are far better than they really are and this attitude goes back to the Hall draft. Opposing teams and coaches love buttering us up in pregame interviews about how talented we are when in reality we have 2 players with elite talent, and maybe on a good day 5 more with average NHL talent. The rest have been AHL level plugs for nearly 15 years. But we love to believe our press clippings.

 

[Chabot84]

Both Colorado and Dallas lose last night. Updated.

 

[MikeGrier99]

When were we 4 points out?

This team is still not literally out of the race (by a hair) but I think he's saying that we had shown so much disfunction that getting our shit together and making the playoffs has been a very unlikely scenario for a while. Certainly by January I believe we were in the 90% range of missing the playoffs. Knowing this group might as well make it 99% at that point.

 

[Drivesaitl]

 

[Rpenny]

Too big of a hill

 

[yegoldboysclub]

Need to win tonight and tomorrow. Task is a very tall one, but do it and we are 4 pts out, and with Arizona going on the road, you never know

 

[MikeGrier99]

Need to win tonight and tomorrow.

They could win every game for the rest of the season and still miss the playoffs. It ain't happening. Not that this team could do any damage in the first round anyways without having a single decent winger.

 

[Chabot84]

Need to win tonight and tomorrow. Task is a very tall one, but do it and we are 4 pts out, and with Arizona going on the road, you never know

MTL fighting for their playoffs hopes tonight makes me feel good about a potential Chicago loss as well.
Minny is playing NYR though.

 

[Chabot84]

They could win every game for the rest of the season and still miss the playoffs. It ain't happening. Not that this team could do any damage in the first round anyways without having a single decent winger.

Its highly doubtful they would miss the playoffs if they went 12-0-0 as you can see above in the first post of this thread the records other teams would be required to have in order to beat us out.

Anything 10-1-1 and better for Oilers record gives them a decent shot at playoffs based off the stats above.

 

[Senor Catface]

When were we 4 points out?

Follow the stream of conversation.

I said if we had won the Jersey game we would have been. Hence my comment that game ended any realistic chances.

 

[space321]

Follow the stream of conversation.

I said if we had won the Jersey game we would have been. Hence my comment that game ended any realistic chances.

Any realistic chance ended in December, so the other guy was right.

 

[Senor Catface]

Any realistic chance ended in December, so the other guy was right.

Ok. Great talk.

 

[T-Funk]

I remember the good old days of like 2 months ago when I think it was Gregor said a team could make the playoffs with 83 points. Lololol

 

[Xelebes]

has there ever been a team in NHL history that has had two 100 point players and still missed the playoffs?

1987-1988 Quebec Nordiques with Stastny (111) and Goulet (106).

 

[Chabot84]

Not the best night for us but we got the W --

Arizona gets the loser point
Chicago wins
Minny wins
St. Louis wins

Updated.

 

[ohheyhemsky]

Every other team f***ed us over too.

 

[Tw0Shoes]

1987-1988 Quebec Nordiques with Stastny (111) and Goulet (106).

There were what 5 teams that didn't make the playoffs then?

 

[Xelebes]

There were what 5 teams that didn't make the playoffs then?

Something like that. The Nordiques were falling apart and the next three seasons they would finish last without Stastny and Goulet.