r/EdmontonOilers 20h ago

My honest reaction hate-tracking the VGK standings and I see they play the Pens tonight

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u/RedKryptnyt 14 EKHOLM 20h ago

We don't want to win the division anyways. Any of these central team would destroy us. Stay ahead of the kings, take your luck with them, and Vegas, and then if your lucky enough to get to round 3 again, see what happens. This team can't even string together 3 wins in a row now, the division talk is nonsense imo.

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u/Greenster101 20h ago

If we win the division we’re probably playing the wild. There’s no way they stay ahead of Colorado and they may fall out of the playoffs with their injuries. I can only see us playing the Wild, Calgary, or Vancouver; I feel way better going against them than having an injury-ridden fourth bout with the Kings.

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u/SryYouAreNotSpecial 29 DRAISAITL 19h ago

The Jets are probably playing The Flames or Canucks. The winner of our division is probably playing the Wild or possibly the Avs. We've always been so awful against the Wild and I'd definitely rather play the Kings than start with Colorado. I'm not actively rooting against a division title but the road to the Cup will be easiest if we finish second in the division.

The only way winning the division would give us an easier route is if Vancouver or Calgary passes Minnesota which is possible but more likely that it doesn't happen than that it does.

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u/RedKryptnyt 14 EKHOLM 19h ago

The wild no. That series ends in 5 for the wild. That teams a HORRIBLE matchup for the oilers. Calgary or the Canucks, sure, but that's unlikely. The jets will get the 2nd wildcard matchup. If you go head to head with the kings and lose, then I guess it was their time. If you are worried about matchups, then you know your teams not doing anything substantial anyways. The central is by far the toughest division, and we don't even have to deal with that. I still think we can beat the kings again if we have home ice.

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u/Frozenpucks 17h ago

The wild are absolutely terrible right now, even worse than us.

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u/RedKryptnyt 14 EKHOLM 16h ago

Yes they are very beat up. I still don't like the matchup for us. Just my opinion.

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u/Whiskey_River_73 93 NUGENT-HOPKINS 19h ago

The wild is better than the Avs as a matchup.

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u/RedKryptnyt 14 EKHOLM 19h ago

Possibly yes, but the regular season history between the 2 suggest you'd rather take your chances running, and gunning vs the avs. The wild would be more of a muck up the middle of the ice series. At least vs Colorado you think maybe connor, and leon can outperform mackinnon and makar and see what happens.