GDT: 2022 NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs

[Mr Rogers]

Not sure I put the Mackinnon goal on Smith. that was really an incredible play and shot

 

[Terry Yake]

I'm guessing that'll be called a high stick

Edit: nvm, avs win

 

[Static]

Edmonton needs a goalie.

 

[Terry Yake]

Edmonton needs a goalie.

Ducks should be shopping Gibson to them as we speak

 

[Mr Rogers]

 

[bsu]

Avs did this without their starting goalie and Girard... Who as much as people have bad things to say about his size... He is every bit as impactful as someone like Fowler. They are a really damn good team.

 

[Terry Yake]

Cogs and Manson going to the finals

 

[Mr Rogers]

Avs are just phenomenal. Smith was in no way a limiting factor for the Oilers with how it shaped up this year but they'd be smart to find an upgrade

 

[ohcomeonref]

Smith is so bad I can't believe he gets paid to play hockey.

 

[bsu]

Happy for Cogs and Manson for sure.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

Avs did this without their starting goalie and Girard... Who as much as people have bad things to say about his size... He is every bit as impactful as someone like Fowler. They are a really damn good team.

You think that’s impressive…. Oilers made it to round 3 with mike smith as their starting goalie

 

[bsu]

You think that’s impressive…. Oilers made it to round 3 with mike smith as their starting goalie

McGoat

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

McGoat

I feel bad for Mcdavid…. Oilers are such a clown show… only reason they made it this far this year was Mcdavid went full greatest player of all time…. He can’t be expected to do that every year.

 

[bsu]

I feel bad for Mcdavid…. Oilers are such a clown show… only reason they made it this far this year was Mcdavid went full greatest player of all time…. He can’t be expected to do that every year.

They'll never make it to the final. That Nurse deal kicks in next year.

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

They'll never make it to the final. That Nurse deal kicks in next year.

Idk who nurses agent is… but I imagine every player in the league wants him as theirs

 

[All Mighty]

Props to Nurse for gutting it out, but how in the world do the Oilers think it is a good idea for a player with 1 hip flexor to play 21 minutes a night? I will never understand how teams think a player playing at well below 100% is better than whoever their replacement would be. The Oilers were even playing with 7 defensemen anyway.

 

[70sSanO]

They'll never make it to the final. That Nurse deal kicks in next year.

I haven’t watched much of Nurse over the years, but based on the playoffs, I have no clue what he brings to the team.

His defense is not that good and neither is his offense. He seems to be a 2nd pairing at best.

I thought the Oilers may have seen some upside, but the guy is already 27yo.

John

 

[lwvs84]

If Oilers had a legit goalie, there is a decent/good chance this is a 2-2 series. Edmonton scored 6 in game 1 and gave up 7 (plus EN) and gave up 6 today while scoring 5. One big save is the difference in those games... and even game 3 could be argued that a goalie makes a difference (but I wouldn't hang losing a game to the Avs where Oilers only score 2 on the goalie).

 

[Paul4587]

I believe Makar is a generational Dman. He's already better than prime Erik Karlsson.

Prime Karlsson was 4th in league scoring on a lowly Senators team. Makar has yet to crack the top 10 in league scoring.

Makar is elite and the best dman in the game but he hasn’t surpassed Karlsson yet.

 

[Paul4587]

I haven’t watched much of Nurse over the years, but based on the playoffs, I have no clue what he brings to the team.

His defense is not that good and neither is his offense. He seems to be a 2nd pairing at best.

I thought the Oilers may have seen some upside, but the guy is already 27yo.

John

he was playing with a torn hip flexor, he’s not normally that bad.

He’s a 2-3 being paid number 1 money. It’s a horrific contract but when he’s healthy he’s a decent dman. He just should never be asked to be a teams no 1 dman, Ken Holland should be fired for the contract he gave him.

 

[terranraida]

Loilers

 

[bsu]

Prime Karlsson was 4th in league scoring on a lowly Senators team. Makar has yet to crack the top 10 in league scoring.

Makar is elite and the best dman in the game but he hasn’t surpassed Karlsson yet.

Prime Karlsson would be McDavid-like if he was on this Avs team... No joke.

 

[Masch78]

Somehow hurts to say but the Avs are a team to like a lot Great playwrs and fun to watch. Could be another dynasty in making with that ingredients.

 

[pbgoalie]

Prime Karlsson was 4th in league scoring on a lowly Senators team. Makar has yet to crack the top 10 in league scoring.

Makar is elite and the best dman in the game but he hasn’t surpassed Karlsson yet.

I got to watch a little bit of EK back then and he was incredible, but Makar is (imo) light years better defensively. Karlssens only defense was having the puck himself, which was pretty good, but he got beat a lot

 

[duckaroosky]