GDT: Around the NHL - Playoff Edition

[Sidney the Kidney]

Oilers are gonna make short work of the Knights…Hill hasn’t been very good…for all we hate them, Oilers are looking like a good pick for a SC this year

They added the type of players we should have been adding these past 7 years. Adding more scoring depth like Podkolzin, Brown, Hyman, Kane, Henrique, Arvidsson, etc. is paying dividends for them. Meanwhile our organization kept catering to Sullivan's obsession with filling out the bottom six with vanilla grinders who can't score if their lives depended on it.

 

[Turin]

Oilers-Toronto final it is

 

[Turin]

They added the type of players we should have been adding these past 7 years. Adding more scoring depth like Podkolzin, Brown, Hyman, Kane, Henrique, Arvidsson, etc. is paying dividends for them. Meanwhile our organization kept catering to Sullivan's obsession with filling out the bottom six with vanilla grinders who can't score if their lives depended on it.

They also lost all their good young talent. Most of those guys suck

 

[Booker T]

Delete

 

[Sidney the Kidney]

So apparently the refs are cheering for the Oilers. How do you not call that Arvidsson trip on McNab, especially after calling the 5-minute major on Roy a couple of minutes prior?

 

[AuroraBorealis]

McDavid absolutely toasted Eichel there on that game-winner.

 

[Ginormousthumbs]

McDavid absolutely toasted Eichel there on that game-winner.

That was beautiful.

 

[66-30-33]

I'm done watching the Oilers. Obvious game rigging in overtime there unless you're a homer Oiler fan.

 

[Offtheboard412]

The fact that there was a not-insignificant portion of the fanbase and talking heads that seriously thought this was smart really soured me on, well... people I guess.

Had to listen to my moronic old boss say we should have traded Malkin for a goalie ... Mind you this was AFTER we won in 15/16 and in the middle of our run in 16/17.

 

[AuroraBorealis]

I'm done watching the Oilers. Obvious game rigging in overtime there unless you're a homer Oiler fan.

I doubt the league is rigging things to help the Oil. They were 23rd in power play opportunities this year.

 

[plaidchuck]

Wow the East is trash this year outside of the Leafs. Don’t feel as bad about the Pens not being in it when you had teams with no business being there like Ottawa and the Habs.

Oilers and Stars is going to be the best matchup this year

 

[CascadiaPenguin]

McDavid absolutely toasted Eichel there on that game-winner.

He did, but Eichel sure f***ed that up, too.

Cheat to the right and force McD to the wall, far less dangerous than him skipping into the middle with Drai hauling ass down the left side. Knights were in an unenviable situation for sure, but they made the worst of it between Eichel's muff followed by both the Aidan and Pietrangelo focused on 97 leaving Drai wide open. Granted, that rush had a good chance of success and man, McDavid was still flying late in OT1, but still. That play after killing a major in OT definitely sucks.

 

[Randy Butternubs]

Had to listen to my moronic old boss say we should have traded Malkin for a goalie ... Mind you this was AFTER we won in 15/16 and in the middle of our run in 16/17.

Jail

 

[BlindWillyMcHurt]

Had to listen to my moronic old boss say we should have traded Malkin for a goalie ... Mind you this was AFTER we won in 15/16 and in the middle of our run in 16/17.

It doubly stupid because dude had 28 in 25 that Cup run and it could even be ARGUED (I wouldn't but it's not crazy) that he should have added another CS to his trophy case.