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Originally Posted by FallAirFever
just not the build of the team, .
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Seems like an iron-clad rule that the Oilers team is built around speed. Been that way since the glory years. Perhaps the fact that old Oilers have been running the team since then has influenced this, but it seems the fans in Edmonton expect it. Everyone wants to win, but I think Edmontonians prefer to lose 5-4 than 2-1. That's why they score a lot of short-handed goals. They are exciting, if not always good.
Calgary has seemed for many years to prefer a slower, more defensive, perhaps more physical game (a reflection of the two GM's I suppose), though they do have a few fast guys. That's why they go for the Nolans et al when Edm won't. That's neither better nor worse when it comes to winning. Just less exciting i think.