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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