Around the League - PLAYOFFS!?

[wingman75]

4-0, Campbell out.

 

[SprDaVE]

Leafs didn't have a great game... But the Oilers are the cup favourites getting demolished by the Canucks. Ouch.

 

[wingman75]

Leafs didn't have a great game... But the Oilers are the cup favourites getting demolished by the Canucks. Ouch.

It's just one game... but I don't know how people can strut around claiming the Oilers are the cup favourites with that D and those goalies. I am not sure they are any better than what we have... so if we need improvements, so do they. I would even argue we have better defensive forwards (as a whole).

Anyway, I hope they lose a ton of games like this.

 

[RomanianLeafs]

Oilers forum was making fun of us when Montreal lead..eat s..t

 

[PromisedLand]

Leafs didn't have a great game... But the Oilers are the cup favourites getting demolished by the Canucks. Ouch.

McJesus to Toronto becomes close to being a reality the more oilers lose

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

Hellebuyck playing dodgeball in net.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

4 goals for Brock Boeser Jesus Christ.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Campbell allowed 4 goals on 16 shots. Skinner has allowed 3 goals on 12 shots. Woof.

 

[PromisedLand]

LMAO Oilers D is something hahahahahaha and still 8 mins to go in the 3rd

 

[PromisedLand]

UPDATE: Both Skinner and Campbell have given up 4 goals on 16 shots LOL

 

[stickty111]

Campbell allowed 4 goals on 16 shots. Skinner has allowed 3 goals on 12 shots. Woof.

I really don't get why Oilers are getting hyped. All they did was add Connor Brown. It's the same team with the 2 stars and the same weaknesses.

 

[Seath The Scaleless]

After a long shift, Nate Schmidt had all day to do anything but ice the puck and he ends up icing the puck. Flames score the winning goal on the ensuing faceoff

 

[Kiwi]

I really don't get why Oilers are getting hyped. All they did was add Connor Brown. It's the same team with the 2 stars and the same weaknesses.

A lot of people thought that adding Ekholm solved the Oilers defensive problems

There better but there's still holes and the goaltending is scary inconsistent/bad

 

[Voodoo Child]

So Edmonton lost 8-1 to…

Tampa?
Colorado?
Us?

No, Vancouver.

Let’s go see what they’re up to.

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

I really don't get why Oilers are getting hyped. All they did was add Connor Brown. It's the same team with the 2 stars and the same weaknesses.

They went on that massive hot streak after the Ekholm trade going 18-2-1 to close the season and arguably gave the reigning Cup Champs their biggest challenge in the postseason. Hard not to be impressed with that while having the best player in the world. Campbell however is a hot mess in net and Skinner is more unproven than Samsonov. If their goaltending falters they're in trouble. And if tonight's any indication that defence is a house of cards being held up by Ekholm when he's healthy.

 

[Aashir Mallik]

Edmonton just got spanked by a flu ridden canucks team

At one point, Demko got pulled because he threw up in his mask


8-1 is a crazy score all things considered

 

[Jimmy Firecracker]

Also, not that tonight is indicative of how the rest of the season will go for them, but it's very funny that the Oilers were talking so big and bad about how prepared they were for the season and even started skating two weeks before training camp only to go out and give up a touchdown and two point conversion in the first game of the season.

 

[cyris]

But I have been hearing that the Oilers are the best team in Canada and the favourite to come out of the west. lololololol

 

[stickty111]

They went on that massive hot streak after the Ekholm trade going 18-2-1 to close the season and arguably gave the reigning Cup Champs their biggest challenge in the postseason. Hard not to be impressed with that while having the best player in the world. Campbell however is a hot mess in net and Skinner is more unproven than Samsonov. If their goaltending falters they're in trouble. And if tonight's any indication that defence is a house of cards being held up by Ekholm when he's healthy.

True. Still even though Ekholm is good, if one player being out makes the defence callapse, you have issues.

 

[Divine]

The Bedard hype is out of control

 

[Peasy]

If the Oilers just had an average goalie and a bit better overall team defence they would be such a force...

So sad watching mcdavid continue to waste years with such bad goaltending and d.

They'll win nothing with either Campbell or Skinner.

I'm honestly surprised at all the hype bedard is getting... I feel like mcdavid didn't even get this and I don't see bedard becoming as good as him.

 

[BallardEra]

Soup's on!!!

 

[BertCorbeau]

It’s only one game.. but yikes Edmonton

 

[BallardEra]

I pictured the Oilers fans laughing it up when it was 5-3 Habs as they envisioned their team about to stomp the Canucks.

Then they watched the game.

 

[MCR74]

I pictured the Oilers fans laughing it up when it was 5-3 Habs as they envisioned their team about to stomp the Canucks.

Then they watched the game.

You know it.

Disgraceful. A team featuring the two greatest players that ever lived and a potential Vezina nominee goaltender should not be blown out by the Canucks.

McDavid even questioned the Canucks' play afterwards. Man, if he isn't scoring, he's whining.

Oh well. You hate to see it.