Finishing dead last guarantees nothing. Maybe we'll end up in 5th place and that's gonna be the lottery position, who knows... Also, we play Chicago 3 times a year, so yeah, that's totally going to be the deciding factor for the next 15 years whether we make the playoffs or not.
Also also, we're 14-19-6 against the Oilers since the arrival of McJesus, so it's not like we're losing every game to them either.