GDT: 2021-22 season WESTERN CONFERENCE QUARTER-FINALS GAME 1 LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers @7:00pm 5/2/22

[bmr]

Props to AI for having his best game in over 3 months.

I honestly feel like it's about putting these players w/ complementary pieces so that you see the full spectrum of what they are capable of.

 

[Lt Dan]

And why is that?

his last name is Lemeuix

There is a legendary Warners Bros Character named Pepe Le Pew and somewhere somehow along the way, Brenden became Pepe

 

[Scottkmlps]

I mean if you're gonna take 2 minutes for simply being within a stick's length of a 6'3" paperweight get your money's worth.

I give full props to mcdavid for earning being pissed, i didn't like his antics towards the end of the game and he knows the refs didn't have the balls to call him on it at home but at least he goes hard and doesn't make a show of it, or didn't last night.

Draisaitl became a completely irredeemable p***y in my eyes last night.

It took all of a period & a half for the Kings to get under Draisaitl's skin. Not going to make it too far in the playoffs if it takes all of 30 minutes worth of hockey to get frustrated.

 

[Master Yoda]

From Insider: Regarding Brendan Lemieux, McLellan said that there is no injury and the way the game flowed simply phased players out in the second half, but “he did his job, there was nothing that he did wrong”

Seems odd since he scored a goal, maybe Todd was worried he'd take a dumb penalty?

With what they're saying about the Arvidsson situation, I wouldn't be surprised if Lemieux really does have an injury.

 

[Skinnyjimmy08]

How did Spence look in his first playoff game? i have real high hopes for him and think he will be a real good one for you guys... will he ever set foot in the AHL do you think??? unsure LA's defense situation for next year off the top of my head

 

[Scottkmlps]

How did Spence look in his first playoff game? i have real high hopes for him and think he will be a real good one for you guys... will he ever set foot in the AHL do you think??? unsure LA's defense situation for next year off the top of my head

Calm & cool, no panic in his game. Kid is gonna be a good one. Honestly, he reminds me of Doughty in his rookie year. Not saying he's going to be as good as Doughty, just saying he has some of those Doughty traits. Nerves of steel.

 

[lexlavender]

I always said Iafallo played his best with Danault. Wonder where arvy will go now

 

[johnjm22]

I always said Iafallo played his best with Danault. Wonder where arvy will go now

Possibly to the top line depending on how Tmac feels about AA's game.

 

[Matt13]

I always said Iafallo played his best with Danault. Wonder where arvy will go now

Without looking at stats, I agree.

Back in October I went to the Kings / Canadians matinee. He had 2 goals and an assist and looked good the whole game playing with PD.

 

[KINGS17]

Props to AI for having his best game in over 3 months.

That was Iafallo's best game in three months? I haven't been watching as much as I should, but I had no idea he was this bad.

He did not have a good game last night. He was getting owned on the wall in his own end, and seldom got the puck out cleanly and often didn't get it out at all.

 

[kingsfan28]

Possibly to the top line depending on how Tmac feels about AA's game.

AA wasn't bad, but he wasn't good either, just meh. He had a few chances, passed when he should've shot, had a few hits. Pretty sure he turned right into a pass that prevented a sure tap in goal by kopitar on the pp I think.

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That was Iafallo's best game in three months? I haven't been watching as much as I should, but I had no idea he was this bad.

He did not have a good game last night. He was getting owned on the wall in his own end, and seldom got the puck out cleanly and often didn't get it out at all.

Yeah, the failed clear in the final minute was really bad. The Oilers kept control the rest of the way.

 

[bouncesonly]

I always said Iafallo played his best with Danault. Wonder where arvy will go now

Viktor going back to his place. Iafallo played better than lately, but not like he has earlier in the season.

 

[Mats26]

How did Spence look in his first playoff game? i have real high hopes for him and think he will be a real good one for you guys... will he ever set foot in the AHL do you think??? unsure LA's defense situation for next year off the top of my head

He's looks like an absolute steal for a 4rd pick. Very elusive, good IQ, shot, needs some strength. He's the closest player we ever had that can replace Voynov's role. Needs to get bigger and stronger.... he'll be a good one.

 

[DAkings20]

 

[All The Kings Men]

 

[Little Psycho]

Doughty front and center

 

[shuchukfan]

I watched the replay of the game after I knew the final score and my heart was still pumping. I almost forgot what playoff hockey is like when it's your team playing. I loved the hitting, even if the Oilers laid most of the big ones. Draisiatl (not going to look up how to spell his name since he doesn't deserve it) was embarrassing. Guy goes down so easy when he wants to. I'll give McDavid props for fighting through stuff. Well, until he grabs onto a stick or does a reach around. Wait, what was I talking about?!

 

[Herby]

Btw, just watched Kyle Cliffords hit… man we could use someone like him now.

Not sure giving the Oilers a 5 min PP is what we need.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Got tix for Friday and Sunday. Given that I haven't witnessed a loss when attending playoff games, I expect two wins this weekend. Also, parking has gotten pretty f***ing expensive in downtown.

 

[MBH]

WHAT THEY'RE SAYING – 'You know playoff hockey is among us when you have diarrhea 3 times in a day from nerves' PRE-GAME Edition

Game Talk coming.............

5 Mins 4 Ftg : Oilers win Game 1, 3-1 and I will be there taking in the atmosphere, cant wait!​

Ginger Papa : Absolutely amazing GDT to set the stage for the Series​

@Ginger Papa rooting against us AGAIN. Perma banned from our boards!

Bryanbryoil : My favorite part about playoff hockey is that the physicality ratchets up. Looking forward to seeing pissy Leon out there!​

McDavidKindaFast : it's finally here!​

Oilers come out ripping and just slaughter the Queens tonight, probably 5-0 or something close​

The Batman : I think this team can do some damage in the playoffs. Go Oilers.​

KCC : If Smith can hold the fort I think EDM should be able to win this series easily enough. The Kings are a scrappy defensive team and Quick standing on his head and stealing games would not surprise me though. Either way this is probably the best match up the team could have hoped for.​

Jay Daddy :​

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Jay Daddy : On a side note, it would be nice if Quick was a sieve in this series but I'm fully expecting him to channel 2012 Quick since we can't catch a break in the playoffs lol​

Magnum23 : We need to break his (Quick's) confidence early put in 4-5 behind him and the whole team breaks down​

NeverForget06 : I fully expect Leon and Connor to have Kopitar and Danualt water skiing behind them throughout the series. People will be screaming bloody murder in here.​

CantHaveTkachev : 4-2 Oilers with an empty netter​

MessierII : Get ready for Cali reffing.​

BoldNewLettuce : Its totally rigged for sure if it's kozari.​

WaitingForUser : The NHL wants to do everything the can to make sure Hollywood makes the 2nd round.​

CupofOil :​

CycloneSweep : LA will be allowed to do what they want, and Kozari will call us for the same thing. Hard to play 5v5 when your opposition can hold, puck and interfere with impunity and the moment you look at them wrong, you get sent to the box.​

ToeMcDrag83 : That brazen Hollywood fix.​

CycloneSweep : Lol. Of all the refs, or course the NHL gives us the one ref that has bad blood with our captain. This league is a joke​

Rengorlex : This league is seriously fixed. f*** off Batman​

Bryanbryoil : All that I ask for is consistent and fair reffing. We should win the special teams battle based on regular season stats (yes the playoffs are a different animal) so as long as the PP chances are relatively close and neither team gets away with murder while the other team can't get away with ticky tac calls, I'm good.​

Oilhawks : Let’s wait to complain about the refs after they f*** up a game, no? I seem to recall that Kozari and McDavid “patched things up” after as well​

Mr Positive : We are the 2 v 3 seed against LA, and if you go by just the Woody half of the season, we are a lot better than the Kings, and not just by the one divisional rank.​

I also think that the Cali reffing reputation came about because they were all strong veteran teams. That isn't the case anymore. I'd be curious about what the stats on penalties are this year​

bone : Kozari may be taming down a bit with the bias. Oilers are 3-2 in his games this year with Penalties being exactly equal at 14-14. Considering Edmonton is bottom six in the league for penalty differential at -22, a ref that's 50/50 in our games may actually be good.​

Edmonton's 5-0 with Rehman this year with Penalty calls being 16 against the opponents and 13 for Edmonton.​

BlackMcDog : Look for that first call against the Oilers even to try and put the Oilers off kilter even if they "let them play" after.​

Bryanbryoil : Let's hope so. The good refs are the ones whose name you don't even remember unless they've been around forever.​

Jay Daddy : Yeah, I definitely think both goalies bring their best in this series. If that's the case, we win in 5 or 6. If Smith is a sieve and Quick is lights out, we are looking at another Jets-like series. I have confidence in Smith this time around though!​

CornKicker : LAs defensive lock down style is effective until they are down in games. once they are forced to open up a bit they are vulnerable to the oilers offense.​

Mr Positive : Against LA, I could imagine the bad scenario is that we are down by two in the third and LA will sit on their lead. Even then, I don't think Danault and Kopitar and Quick can hold off the waves of attack that would come.​

Drivesaitl : Just wanted to state to all the younger fans (almost anybody here) this Buds for you. I've had my time, seen my Championships, but I really want the club to do something special for all the fans that never got the chance to see Championships or Calibre or contending teams.​

Rengorlex : We are ready to win.​

Mr Kot : If we win this game, we win the cup;​

(Jesus Christ these fans think they already won the f***ing cup!)

SSJ4 Gogeta : Winning is most important but I'd love to see McDavid go insane during this run and carry this team to shut up, once and for all, the ignorant fools that think he isn't a playoff performer.​

Da McBomb : Can't wait to see Oil country go nuts. Best fans in the league come playoffs... barnone.​

BoldNewLettuce : Do they win game 1 despite the reffing is my hot take based on decades of confusion and sadness.​

tardigrade81 : You know playoff hockey is among us when you have diarrhea 3 times in a day from nerves​

Woodcroftbeast : Nervous about Quick to be honest. I feel like Quick is either gonna transform into a vezina candidate or completely crap the bed with no in between.​

FlameChampion : A win tonight, and I think Edmonton runs away with the series. A loss tonight, and all the guys start gripping their sticks more and thinking about the past.​

oXo Cube : I think we'll get it. 4-1 Win.​

ToeMcDrag83 : God please Oilers, just finish them off in 4.​

xoczar99ox : Our top two player have litteraly double the points of LA’s top two players do, losing is not an option! Go! Oilers! Go!​

Drai Fi : I say we win in 5 if we win tonight. If we don’t, it’ll be especially hard for us to perform up to our ability.​

thadd : Oilers, this is your year. If you can beat a team like LA, you can beat a team like Calgary. If you can beat a team like Calgary, you can win the cup. --- Me​

bellagiobob : I’m 100% confident that the boys will win this series. I was also 100% confident we would beat the Jets last year.​

NeverForget06 : This is an obvious thing to say - but it's very important we score first during this series. The Kings don't have the horses to keep up from behind. I worry about their ability to punish our mistakes if we get behind though.​

Rengorlex : Hoping we get half of the PPs that Tampa/Toronto have gotten. Special teams battle there.​

Game Talk coming.............

Complaining about officials in the playoffs is so god damn tiresome.

 

[tardigrade81]

Been a rough 24 hours for me. Oilers lost, my 3 year old son broke my Van Damme TimeCop DVD movie, and my wife shut me down for dirty time

Not looking for sympathy from you folks….. just thought I would share my life with you good folks

Carry on here

 

[Master Yoda]

Been a rough 24 hours for me. Oilers lost, my 3 year old son broke my Van Damme TimeCop DVD movie, and my wife shut me down for dirty time

Not looking for sympathy from you folks….. just thought I would share my life with you good folks

Carry on here

at least the Sens didn't lose

 

[BigKing]

Got tix for Friday and Sunday. Given that I haven't witnessed a loss when attending playoff games, I expect two wins this weekend. Also, parking has gotten pretty f***ing expensive in downtown.

I'm on five straight losses and counting. Hopefully that changes this weekend. If only one, let it be Mother's Day since mom will be in tow.

 

[fivehole32]

his last name is Lemeuix

There is a legendary Warners Bros Character named Pepe Le Pew and somewhere somehow along the way, Brenden became Pepe

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His Dad had the same nickname too. Scotty Gomez' Claude Lemieux stories on Spitting Chiclets are hilarious.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

Got tix for Friday and Sunday. Given that I haven't witnessed a loss when attending playoff games, I expect two wins this weekend. Also, parking has gotten pretty f***ing expensive in downtown.

There's less parking (lots and street parking) with all the new apartments that went up over the past few years. And then weekends is +$5 at all the lots I've seen.