GDT: 2022-23 Western Conference Quarter-Finals game 1 LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers @7:00pm 4/17/23 MOD Warning post #596

[Sol]

I preemptively told people a few days ago I’m having a watch party at my place and ONE of the posters on here told me to cancel it because the Kings will lose. You know who you are…


And you might be right...

but I already ordered Pizza..

 

[chris kontos]

Frank zappa wrote this song titled:
There's a party in my pants

Maybe a playoff watch party?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I would not break out the good scotch for this one

I'm hard pressed to open anything not in a plastic bottle

 

[chris kontos]

Delete

 

[Rick Knickleback]

What a depressing GDT. damn Folks! Cheer the f*** up. It’s playoffs.

Jesus Christ, thank you. Some of the same people who complain incessantly (and accurately, FTR) about a lack of toughness are the ones pissing and moaning about the Oilers and bedwetting over Drew's comments and whatever else. C'mon! Be the change you want to see on the Kings. I'm glad we get another crack at Connor and the boys.

 

[chris kontos]

Jesus Christ, thank you. Some of the same people who complain incessantly (and accurately, FTR) about a lack of toughness are the ones pissing and moaning about the Oilers and bedwetting over Drew's comments and whatever else. C'mon! Be the change you want to see on the Kings. I'm glad we get another crack at Connor and the boys.


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Id be the change i want to see but id be arrested for assault

 

[shuchukfan]

All this talk about Doughty saying they need to target McDavid is ridiculous. Didn't McDavid say that their game plan was to go after the Kings' top players? Not injure (I assume), but to make life hell for them. Don't see how what Drew said was any different.

 

[Sol]

All this talk about Doughty saying they need to target McDavid is ridiculous. Didn't McDavid say that their game plan was to go after the Kings' top players? Not injure (I assume), but to make life hell for them. Don't see how what Drew said was any different.

Where are you seeing this outrage?

 

[bland]

I would not break out the good scotch for this one

I'm hard pressed to open anything not in a plastic bottle

This one is likely to be more of a paint huffer.

 

[SaltyElkHunter]

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Pappy it is !

 

[chris kontos]

This one is likely to be more of a paint huffer.

LMAO

 

[bland]

Gonna have to weather the storm for the first few minutes, then hopefully get into our game, whatever that may be today

That's how they lost the last two games against the Oilers.

This is a team you have to punch in the mouth to force into a negative, overly emotional reaction in front of overly emotional fans to take the series lead. You can't just hand the Oil the front foot, you have to make them adapt to you to exploit their weaknesses. If you try to survive you are just keeping a likely loss closer on the boxscore.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

That's how they lost the last two games against the Oilers.

This is a team you have to punch in the mouth to force into a negative, overly emotional reaction in front of overly emotional fans to take the series lead. You can't just hand the Oil the front foot, you have to make them adapt to you to exploit their weaknesses. If you try to survive you are just keeping a likely loss closer on the boxscore.

1000% this.

If the Kings play passive, play not to lose Todd McLellan hockey, they will lose. Period.

 

[chris kontos]

That's how they lost the last two games against the Oilers.

This is a team you have to punch in the mouth to force into a negative, overly emotional reaction in front of overly emotional fans to take the series lead. You can't just hand the Oil the front foot, you have to make them adapt to you to exploit their weaknesses. If you try to survive you are just keeping a likely loss closer on the boxscore.

With a heavy dose of punch in the mouth

 

[Little Psycho]

Fiala’s wife posted a pic of them saying game 1 ready from their Manhattan beach house. Well he ain’t in Edmonton.

 

[KINGS17]

Uh oh what would Wayne Gretzky think of this brutality. Ohhh noool.

He would say, "Marty if they touch me, break Yzerman's arm."

 

[bland]

1000% this.

If the Kings play passive, play not to lose Todd McLellan hockey, they will lose. Period.

Think Mike Richards in Game 1 in Vancouver.

You spot a team just a nudge or two away from full tilt due to the fans and media who are salivating over themselves that "this is the year for McJordantzky", and you spit in their eye. Its such an advantage. Make them react, this team will not handle it well.

 

[johnjm22]

That's how they lost the last two games against the Oilers.

This is a team you have to punch in the mouth to force into a negative, overly emotional reaction in front of overly emotional fans to take the series lead. You can't just hand the Oil the front foot, you have to make them adapt to you to exploit their weaknesses. If you try to survive you are just keeping a likely loss closer on the boxscore.

Those previous two games could have gone either way though. Oilers only scored 1 even strength goal in 6 periods.

How realistic is it to even think the Kings could come out and punch them in the mouth? They don't have the personnel. They're out gunned.

LA's best chance is still to grind it out in a defensive stalemate even if it favors the Oilers to a degree.

 

[chris kontos]

How many times in the playoffs have a less skilled team take a supremely talented team completely off thier game just by intense physical play. Ive seen series won like this-the game will always lend itself to this

 

[Brownie to Pancakes]

Drew's comments are the first time I've heard the kings act like they had any swagger all year. Whether it fires Edmonton up is utterly irrelevant. What matters is whether or not the kings actually follow through

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

1000% this.

If the Kings play passive, play not to lose Todd McLellan hockey, they will lose. Period.

I'm fully expecting plenty of 1-3-1 and hoping to get a fortunate bounce or two

 

[Little Psycho]

Idk how to link from Insta

 

[Bandit]

How many times in the playoffs have a less skilled team take a supremely talented team completely off thier game just by intense physical play. Ive seen series won like this-the game will always lend itself to this

Hope Lizotte’s been eating his Wheaties.

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Well… f***.

 

[chris kontos]

Hope Lizotte’s been eating his Wheaties.


Well… f***.

Yes. Ive learned recently on this board, that, statistically, lizotte is very good and a quality 3rd center.
What a load of crap

 

[br3ds0x]

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It’s obviously an old photo that she’s posting now to throw off the oilers so they’re surprised when he comes out of the tunnel tonight