Edmonton Oilers Defeat the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, advance to WCF

[Bitz and Bites]

Oilers top players were just better and that was the difference despite Skinners best effort to even it out. Bouchard-Ekholm were on another level over Hughes-Hronek and McDrai were better than Miller and Pettersson which was mostly on Petey. Hyman vs Boeser was a saw off as both were quite good. Lindholm was probably the next best forward and Zaddy the next best defenseman in the series but that wasn’t enough to make up for the disparity at the top of the lineup. Very even series but Edmonton took over at game six and held on for the win.

 

[Ninety7]

If the Canucks had Demko I don't think the Oilers win.

I guess we’ll never know

 

[Scema12]

It literally is. Bounces dictate what hits the net or not

You guys had arguably more "bounce" goals all series then us. Just take the L brother.

 

[eviohh26]

The shots were 29 per game for Edmonton to 21 per game for Vancouver… that’s not “the bounces just didn’t go our way”

Hockey is literally a game of bounces. Stats don't dictate much. Teams outplay teams and lose all the time. That said. Oilers did outplay us.

 

[Divine]

Well shit. Hold the press. Lets just give the cup to the Leafs.

The same applies to the Oilers. Beating an injured Canucks team and the LA Kings doesn't get you the Cup.

Let's see them show up against Dallas.

 

[Senor Catface]

Hockey is literally a game of bounces. Stats don't dictate much. Teams outplay teams and lose all the time. That said. Oilers did outplay us.

We can all agree on one thing.

The Canucks would have rolled the Leafs.

 

[Coffey]

We can all agree on one thing.

The Canucks would have rolled the Leafs.

Oh easily.

 

[Bizzare]

You guys had arguably more "bounce" goals all series then us. Just take the L brother.

Don’t know about that…

Either way it was a close series that really could have gone either way.

 

[syz]

Is this good?

 

[thekernel]

You guys had arguably more "bounce" goals all series then us. Just take the L brother.

How many gifs of Bouchard goals deflecting off of Ian Cole will it take to convince you otherwise because I genuinely have multiple

 

[BurnabyJoe7]

Yes, Boston had more playoff success than both the Oilers opponents combined in their last 10 seasons. The same with Florida and the same with Tampa Bay.

It's really disrespectful to the game when you keep bringing up the leafs after the first round.

Tampa Bay was more of a contender than any team McDrai have beat? They went to 3 straight Finals, winning 2 before the Leafs beat them.

The leafs have also never lost to an evental SC winner in that time frame. Your team just sucks in the playoffs and it's pure speculation that they would beat even one of the teams the oilers have beat over the last few years.

 

[sepHF]

The amount of shit talking on here and on Twitter was insane. Never seen anything like it

 

[TheNumber4]

f*** Jack Campbell? I knew we’d win this series the moment I heard that:

 

[Dust]

This kind of cements what most people noticed. They were better in keys area's throughout more of the series and certainly deserved to win.

 

[Divine]

The leafs have also never lost to an evental contender in that time frame. Your team just sucks in the playoffs and it's pure speculation that they would beat even one of the teams the oilers have beat over the last few years.

What's an eventual contender? Is Florida not a contender?

 

[Akrapovince]

Will Henrique be back against Dallas?

 

[Senor Catface]

How many gifs of Bouchard goals deflecting off of Ian Cole will it take to convince you otherwise because I genuinely have multiple

Are they same gif or like...different angles?

 

[eviohh26]

The same applies to the Oilers. Beating an injured Canucks team and the LA Kings doesn't get you the Cup.

Let's see them show up against Dallas.

Are you trying to imply that the Leafs are just as good as the Oilers and have more bragging rights because they finally won a round vs a overplayed and tired Tampa?

 

[Bizzare]

f*** Jack Campbell? I knew we’d win this series the moment I heard that:

Yah, this really won the series for the Oilers.

 

[Senor Catface]

Will Henrique be back against Dallas?

High ankle sprain.

So either game 1 or he never walks again.

 

[eviohh26]

We can all agree on one thing.

The Canucks would have rolled the Leafs.

My street hockey team woulda dummied those goobers.

 

[BurnabyJoe7]

What's an eventual contender? Is Florida not a contender?

Eventual winner is what I meant to say.

 

[Coffey]

My street hockey team woulda dummied those goobers.

Also easily.

 

[Sniper99]

Hey you did beat us by one goal in game 7 without 2 of our 4 best players.. I guess we can both play that game this year.

Good series though, GL against Dallas.

thems the breaks.

 

[syz]

How many gifs of Bouchard goals deflecting off of Ian Cole will it take to convince you otherwise because I genuinely have multiple

The Canucks got several key goals that bounced off an Oilers defenseman.