If Calgary misses the playoffs will it be the biggest debacle of the season?

[JetsFan815]

No 1st round pick. No second round pick. 1st round pick not lottery protected. I can't imagine a worse situation.

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[GeeoffBrown]

Meh the 1st round pick is already gone and the Islanders play in the east, so it doesn't matter where the lottery balls fall. Missing the playoffs sucks either way.

If the Flames miss, the Islanders might as well win the lottery on both of their picks. Would be great if they knocked the Oilers and Canucks out of the top 5.

 

[Szechwan]

Huge debacle if they win the lottery..but that's pretty unlikely so just a crappy year.

 

[Jumptheshark]

This could be interesting

 

[Advanced stats]

Edmonton missing is probably a bigger deal.

 

[613Leafer]

No 1st round pick. No second round pick. 1st round pick not lottery protected. I can't imagine a worse situation.

As a leafs fan, I can imagine a similar, but worse situation. Happened two years in a row to us!

 

[blankall]

Edmonton missing is probably a bigger deal.

Was going to say... Edmonton were expected to be clear contenders. Don't know how Calgary missing is worse then Anaheim or St. Louis missing. The point is this year several supposedly strong Western teams will miss the playoffs.

 

[Guffman]

Was going to say... Edmonton were expected to be clear contenders. Don't know how Calgary missing is worse then Anaheim or St. Louis missing. The point is this year several supposedly strong Western teams will miss the playoffs.

Selling off their high draft picks to contend and promptly missing the playoffs is a big failure.

 

[North]

Was going to say... Edmonton were expected to be clear contenders. Don't know how Calgary missing is worse then Anaheim or St. Louis missing. The point is this year several supposedly strong Western teams will miss the playoffs.

I think it has more to do with trading an unprotected first and two seconds for Travis Hamonic.

That type of payment for a player is a going all in type of move. Most GMs at least lottery protect that pick. The deal would still have been more than fair.

 

[Advanced stats]

Selling off their high draft picks to contend and promptly missing the playoffs is a big failure.

Everyone knew that was a terrible trade from the beginning. I don't think it's a bigger issue than Edmonton missing the playoffs


That said, it happens more often that a team will miss after a "load up" trade.

 

[Guffman]

Everyone knew that was a terrible trade from the beginning. I don't think it's a bigger issue than Edmonton missing the playoffs


That said, it happens more often that a team will miss after a "load up" trade.

Pretty sad that the Battle of Alberta is now a dispute about who failed more.

 

[Mr Positive]

Was going to say... Edmonton were expected to be clear contenders. Don't know how Calgary missing is worse then Anaheim or St. Louis missing. The point is this year several supposedly strong Western teams will miss the playoffs.

you could say that with the Flames adding Hamonic and Smith, the hype between the two teams was roughly equal. The Flames made the playoffs last season so, they should have been in a divisional playoff spot and even maybe home ice in the first round. The Oilers were hyped as a cup contender by some, but for most people who actually knew the team, the hype was more like that the Oilers should have home ice in the first round, but weren't really in that top tier yet in terms of being a cup threat.

But yes, probably the province of Alberta as a whole has been a flop this season. The Flames could still grab a spot though at least.

One other negative on the Oilers side is that we've been roughly free of injury compared to McDavid's rookie season where not only McDavid was injured, but lots of key players all over the lineup. This season it has been Sekera out for half the season, and Klef playing handicapped a bit.

 

[Sens]

No 1st round pick. No second round pick. 1st round pick not lottery protected. I can't imagine a worse situation.

Matt Duchene trade

 

[GeeoffBrown]

Anyway, Flames are only 2 points back. I'll take any reverse jynx I can get.

 

[The List Of Jericho]

No 1st round pick. No second round pick. 1st round pick not lottery protected. I can't imagine a worse situation.

Not really, who had them as a lock to make the playoffs to begin with when the season started? Always a bubble team

 

[varano]

Debacle??? Do you know that a team that was in the stanley cup finals just last year are in complete tear down mode right now ?

Thats a debacle.

 

[Tkachuk Norris]

I mean Hamonic is solid and we still have two years left. he still holds quite a bit of value. If the pick becomes a lottery pick it sucks for sure. But there is like a 3-5% shot.

I still think we make the playoffs though

 

[The General]

 

[The List Of Jericho]

Matt Duchene trade

Not really, the 2018 Ottawa pick is protected so they won't lose a top 10 pick this year. Next year, who knows

 

[vanarchy]

Debacle??? Do you know that a team that was in the stanley cup finals just last year are in complete tear down mode right now ?

Thats a debacle.

Nashville is tearing it down eh?

 

[The List Of Jericho]

Debacle??? Do you know that a team that was in the stanley cup finals just last year are in complete tear down mode right now ?

Thats a debacle.

Nashville and Pittsburgh look pretty good to me.....who are you referring to?

 

[varano]

Nashville is tearing it down eh?

HA CF's bro my bad.

 

[varano]

Nashville and Pittsburgh look pretty good to me.....who are you referring to?

Nunavut

 

[Mr Positive]

Nunavut

I figured you meant the Rangers, who were in the finals a few years ago

 

[Tasteless Beaver]

Ottawa's situation is worse. They owe what will be a top-10 pick in the next 2 years, they are 4th last in the league, and show no signs of improving in the next year, or year after.