Tuesday, November 27, 2007

TSN Needs to Get Real

If you guys look at the "Power Rankings" up on TSN, you'll see the Oilers ranked 30th in the NHL as of right now.
http://www.tsn.ca/fantasy_news/feature/?fid=549

This comes after we've won 2 in a row, and after going a respectable 3-1 in our last 4 games.

Their justification?

"The Oilers can only win in the shootout". I know it's not a regulation win, but a shootout win does give a team 2 points in the standings. Sure, it's essentially a lucky draw, but it does take skill, and teams prepare for shootouts just like every other aspect of hockey. A team that wins in a shootout never gets a special "shootout win", it's just a win. If TSN is going to dock us points for excelling at shootouts, thats their problem. There are atleast a half-dozen other teams I can think of that should be below us right now, because they can't even muster up a point, let alone win in a shootout.

Maybe Mac-T doesn't want to get risky late in games and in overtime; maybe he'd rather take his chances in the shootout. Hey, we're 6-1 aren't we.

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