Around THE League; 2025 Playoff Edition

[Flik]

Man, the drama in the first round of the playoffs is like nothing else. This year is another level, sure wish we were in it.

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Nooooooooo!

I mean...

I want the Oilers to win a game. To give them false hope. Mwahahaha.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Hiller even took a timeout to reconsider before challenging. What an idiot.

I really thought he had to have seen something different, but nope. The replay showed nothing. Really have no idea what Hiller was thinking

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

LA needs a goaltender too.

Sub .860 SV% and 4.00GAA ain't going to cut it. Kuemper is almost as bad as Skinner.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Man, the drama in the first round of the playoffs is like nothing else. This year is another level, sure wish we were in it.

Nothing better for curing Pettersson's scoring woes than a Hellebuyck shitting himself series.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Of course the Oilers get a gift because the Kings coaching staff lose their minds.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Of course the Oilers get a gift because the Kings coaching staff lose their minds.

Can Blake lose his mind again and trade us Kempe for no real reason?

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

LA keeps finding new ways to f*** up against Edmonton.

Multiple blown 2-0 and 3-0 leads in the past few years.
Blown 2-1 series lead a few years ago.
They will probably get shelled in Game 4 and blow this 2-0 series lead.

 

[bbud]

I really thought he had to have seen something different, but nope. The replay showed nothing. Really have no idea what Hiller was thinking

Made absolutely no sense curious what his explanation will be cause he will be asked

 

[andora]

He most likely challenged under the pretense that Cain's foot hooked the goalie pad causing camper to fall and lose balance

Then his foot prevented a full leg extension at the end

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

If Edmonton wins this series and McDavid decides not to leave, I will hate the Kings more than any other team.

 

[SillyRabbit]

The good news is that they probably start Pickard in Game 4?

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

f***ing LA.

My neighbours were cheering and now I know why. They are Edmonton fans and f***ers came back.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

What an epic shitting of the bed by Jim Hiller. Just what the f*** was he even thinking. Potential series changing moment right there, and all because his dumb ass loaded, aimed, and fired guns into his own feet.

 

[Canuckle1970]

Brain-dead challenge by the Kings. Self-inflicted wound. On to Sunday.

 

[Nuckles]

Don't most coaching staffs employ a full-time video review person to decide if it's worth making a challenge or not?

Hiller gets final say, but I imagine most coaches would defer to what that person recommends

 

[Indiana]

tupid morons, they're just as shitty as the coilers lol

 

[HockeyWooot]

I have mad respects for him. He's the best player in my favourite sport, but man, I can't imagine Linden, Naslund, Hank, Quinn doing that to their team no matter how bad things are. Just not the right way of doing things. He should be grateful his stupid team is even there. in round 2 he faced a 4th string goalie. if it was equalised for we play our 4th string Oilers also play a 4th string goalie we would have beaten their whinny asses.

Me too, he is no doubt an incredible player. Single handedly carrying his team on his back offensively.

I have called out on the main boards that he needs to continue round out his overall play (which has admittedly improved), which has been met with harsh criticism. I don’t know why everyone defends McDavid so hard, he’s the best player in the league but it doesn’t mean he shouldn’t continue improving in all facets of the game.

With his speed and IQ I have no doubt he could become the next incarnation of a Federov 2 way beast, if he wanted to.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

If Jim Benning was a head coach, he wouldn't have made that challenge.

Kuzmenko a -4, that's the guy we remember.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

The good news is that they probably start Pickard in Game 4?

I don't think that's good news. Pickard has shown he can perform well in small bursts. Skinner is Skinner.

 

[HockeyWooot]

Of course the Oilers get a gift because the Kings coaching staff lose their minds.

Yeah seriously the worst coaches challenge, ever.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

If Jim Benning was a head coach, he wouldn't have made that challenge.

Kuzmenko a -4, that's the guy we remember.

The crazy part is he had a goal and an assist on top of that. All offense, but not a lick of defense.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

LA is still gonna win. Everyone step away from the ledge.

 

[SillyRabbit]

LA is still gonna win. Everyone step away from the ledge.

But the Oilers losing badly demoralizes them.

The Oilers losing, but not badly, gives them hope.

For example:

The Oilers did not win the Stanley Cup last season.

If they lost in the second round against us, there's a good shot Draisaitl asks for a trade, frustrated at back-to-back second round losses.

Since they made it to Game 7 of the SCF, and he re-signed.

This season, if the Oilers get swept, McDavid is frustrated, and may say that next season is "do or die."

If they put up a good fight and push it to 6-7 games, he might feel like "if only XYZ, we could've won... we were right there!" and end up re-signing.

 

[andora]

But the Oilers losing badly demoralizes them.

The Oilers losing, but not badly, gives them hope.

For example:

The Oilers did not win the Stanley Cup last season.

If they lost in the second round against us, there's a good shot Draisaitl asks for a trade, frustrated at back-to-back second round losses.

Since they made it to Game 7 of the SCF, and he re-signed.

This season, if the Oilers get swept, McDavid is frustrated, and may say that next season is "do or die."

If they put up a good fight and push it to 6-7 games, he might feel like "if only XYZ, we could've won... we were right there!" and end up re-signing.

Da f*** is this?

Loss in the first round is catastrophic