it does seem rather unlikely...... but wait!, sportsnet will tell you, regularly, that if "any team can do it is this Oilers team"....No way Edmonton wins the next 3 straight.
it does seem rather unlikely...... but wait!, sportsnet will tell you, regularly, that if "any team can do it is this Oilers team"....No way Edmonton wins the next 3 straight.
No way Edmonton wins the next 3 straight.
God damnit, rypper, don’t tempt the hockey gods into making this reality!
MmContinue to sit until @SopelFanThe3rd opens the door.
I think it's fine for the Panthers' to stick to their gameplan, the Oilers have too many players who consistently make bad plays when pressured and I think the game got away more from an execution problem than Knoblauch figuring out a good counter, the score is just a result of what happens when the dam breaks. If they play more conservatively they'll just give them too much space.So like I said before the start of the series, there was potential for a decent amount of scoring because neither club is truly a structured defensive team.
Panthers D pinched too much and the forwards didn't cover back. Panthers also coughed up the puck a lot more than basically all playoffs which enabled the Oilers counterattacks.
As with last year, Panthers are there for the taking if you can calmly avoid the chaos they create in your end and get clean breakouts. Vegas did it with 5 man puck support. In this case, the Panthers have greatly relied on backcheck pressure rather than their D holding the blueline on opposing rushes, when their forwards are turning it over and not motoring back this is what you get. Guys like McDavid gain the blueline easily and there aren't forwards to do their man-on-man coverage.
Im convinced this guy doesn’t change his underwear.. because superstition.
Ekblad went full Myers tonight. Never go full Myers
Its covetedAt the time I thought the movie was just...ridiculous.
Now? Well shit it's a damn classic that's too close to reality.
The crying monkey award made me laugh, hard.
Like I said, Panthers gave up the puck a lot. I don't think Oilers "figured them out" at all, and I think Koblauch is a middling coach at best. His only real adjustments are lineup changes and getting them to turtle when they have to, which is 50% of what Green gave us in the bubble. To be fair both those moves have been effective, but he's not some kind of genius tactician.I think it's fine for the Panthers' to stick to their gameplan, the Oilers have too many players who consistently make bad plays when pressured and I think the game got away more from an execution problem than Knoblauch figuring out a good counter, the score is just a result of what happens when the dam breaks. If they play more conservatively they'll just give them too much space.
No way Edmonton wins the next 3 straight.
Probably not but this series should really be closer than the 3-1 indicates, the Oilers have had their chances.No way Edmonton wins the next 3 straight.
Im convinced this guy doesn’t change his underwear.. because superstition.
Canucks didn't lose three straight in 2011. (not that it makes me feel any better )I remember saying something similar during 2011.
Canucks didn't lose three straight in 2011. (not that it makes me feel any better )
Nobody cares about a playoff series that isn't the SCF. At least that's the story I'm sticking with.They absolutely did. Just not in the SCF.
I don't think the Panthers are that good. I do think the Oilers goaltending will shit the bed at least once in the next three games.I think people are forgetting Panthers have lost lopsided games even in these playoffs 6-3 against Tampa and 5-1 against the Bruins, they will win this one in either 5 or 6 I just don’t see this team losing 3 straight they’re too good.
Nobody cares about a playoff series that isn't the SCF. At least that's the story I'm sticking with.
I don't think the Panthers are that good. I do think the Oilers goaltending will shit the bed at least once in the next three games.