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Silica did well but he’s also a large reason why we did so poorly in games 6/7
Edmonton Oilers Defeat the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, advance to WCF
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Silovs did an outstanding job getting to high danger shots that he had no business on, but he also lost his net a ton and let in more than a few weak stinkers.
He's got upside, but he reminds me a bit of an old Oiler goalie in JDD (Jeff Drouin Deslauriers), who had the same MO.
He's got upside, but he reminds me a bit of an old Oiler goalie in JDD (Jeff Drouin Deslauriers), who had the same MO.
ujju2
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Wasn't it Canucks fans who were throwing shit on the ice in game 5? And do I need to mention 2011?
Fishy McScales
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I don't like bitching after the series is done, but some of you really need to get some new material.
If I have to read this nonsense one more time I might suffer a mild aneurysm.
Trade him if he's so awful.
Shane Diesel
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P-D-O, P-D-O, P-D-O!
Looks like the Vancouver Cinderellas finally turned back into a pumpkin.
Looks like the Vancouver Cinderellas finally turned back into a pumpkin.
Chet Manley
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Is your username referring to an unrestricted free agent? If so, delicious.
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GreeningOil
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The hottest of takes for a player who completely roasted your team
flying squirrel
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Disagree, divisional titles and such don't mean squat come playoff time. At any given time in playoff, a "Hot" NHL playoff team can overcome regular season juggernauts.. Good teams, that win division titles, will go down in playoffs unless they create their own good playoff mojo early. Then "Hot" playoff streaks can follow. This is solid playoff reasoning, and if one has hard time understanding this, watching more playoffs might help paint a better picture. Go through my post history: I've shown nothing but respect towards this team, and actually liked Canucks playoff journey this year. Loved their grit, way they fought through adversity, and their ability to win games late is what it takes to win in playoffs. Plus, was actually hoping Canucks could end their drought because wish every fan-base could experience championship playoff run.
Witnessed my favorite team, Lightning be regular season juggernauts, win division titles, and you name it. But..... if Lightning were not "Hot" at right time, or didn't create good playoff mojo early in playoffs. More than not, that years playoff journey was tougher hill to climb. On example: Lightning's 5 OT winner in game 1 of 2020 playoffs -vs- Blue-Jackets gave Lightning awesome playoff mojo to ride towards SCF's. That 5 OT win mojo helped Lightning get "Hot" during those playoffs. Yes, even a NHL team with all the accolades Lightning had up to that point (3 ECF's & 1 SCF in 5 yrs) can get "Hot" during playoffs. So can a team like Canucks get playoff "Hot" or am I disrespecting my favorite team Lightning here? Now compare that to 2020's 5 OT game one win -vs- way Lightning started year before-vs- Blue-Jackets: That 2019 Lightning team had record breaking season: won divisional title, president trophy, just beat total regular win record that stood 30+ yrs, etc. Did all that regular season success help Lightning? Nope, it did not! Just like Canucks regular season success this season didn't help them win their 2nd rd match-up. How "Hot" a team gets and how "Hot" a team stays during playoffs matters.....
That's the way it goes with Hockey, it's a mental roller-coaster ride that has huge momentum swings to boot. No matter how good a NHL team is during regular season, early good playoff mojo helps teams get playoff "Hot". more than not. Canucks got some of that good early playoff mojo going, especially after those comebacks & late period scores. Watched Lightning ride that "Hottest" to many deep playoff runs (In 2015, Lightning's very young team, that was way ahead of schedule, rode "Playoff Hot" to SCF's). Meant "Hot" as no disrespect to Canucks, but to many fans these days get so offended. So shouldn't be to shocked the word 'Hot" offended someone when describing a NHL teams playoff journey. This "Hot" is just a misunderstand hopefully, but one never knows. Could be a case of "Offended-Overload-Syndrome" (O.O.S.). If "Hot" was a misunderstanding, truly sorry for all that. If "Hot" was not a misunderstanding, kicks rocks and enjoy land of the....... Offended.
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Least worst team won this one. Vancouver just need to be a little less passive. Overall the structure was good use of zone defending, but when someonre is in your zone you need to play them harder and make a play with the puck. So many times either passing an attacker to the next guy or looking to dump it out of the zone, this resulted in so many turnovers and overall disengaged non cohesive team play. That said good overall season but would not be surprised if Canucks take a step back next year.
Obviously the Canucks were not icing anywhere close to their best lineup, but still.
That was one hell of a series.
Hope we see you next year, cuz that was some insanely awesome hockey.
That was one hell of a series.
Hope we see you next year, cuz that was some insanely awesome hockey.
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This is so stupid...goaltending was so far down the list of problems for Vancouver, Sheelovs saved their asses so many times.
This would have been a sweep if silos didn't stand on his head. Canucks are in for a rough next year as their pdo streak is over
As arranged, we must now defer to the baseline where the losing team is utter crap and worthless in every way and should surely "blow it up", and the winning team is a flawless juggernaut (except if it's the Oilers, then they'll lose the series in 3 versus Dallas, who will have such an easy time with them that they might as well play their cheerleaders).
This was a series the Oilers would easily drop a few years back, but they found another gear and played their best hockey when the series was on the line. Now, if you subscribe to the idea that Edmonton is McDrai only, it's worth noticing that their ice time was dramatically reduced in games six and seven, with the (seeming) overall effect of a better team game. The issue is lurking, however, that the Oilers have the capacity to fall through due to the talent level of their worst players, but playing as a cohesive team (and they do that more often now) they're as good as any team. Now nobody knows how the Stars series will go (although they may pretend to do so with confidence), but there's an argument that Dallas has a higher "floor" in that their worst players are likely better than Edmonton's worst. They thus have more players that can pick up the slack if either their own star players or the opposition is off their game.
This was a series the Oilers would easily drop a few years back, but they found another gear and played their best hockey when the series was on the line. Now, if you subscribe to the idea that Edmonton is McDrai only, it's worth noticing that their ice time was dramatically reduced in games six and seven, with the (seeming) overall effect of a better team game. The issue is lurking, however, that the Oilers have the capacity to fall through due to the talent level of their worst players, but playing as a cohesive team (and they do that more often now) they're as good as any team. Now nobody knows how the Stars series will go (although they may pretend to do so with confidence), but there's an argument that Dallas has a higher "floor" in that their worst players are likely better than Edmonton's worst. They thus have more players that can pick up the slack if either their own star players or the opposition is off their game.
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It's actually pretty funny... Corsi includes BLOCKED SHOTS and SHOTS WIDE/OVER THE NET
If this is the argument for Vancouver being the better team... (when every other stat favors the Oilers by a WIDE margin), then you have some learning to do about playoff hockey... in my book a blocked shot and a missed shot attempt have everything to do with good defending. Stick taps to my defenders all around.
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I have no idea what the hell happened.
I wonder if he has an injury?
bucks_oil
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I think this is all true.
The reality is that Vancouver is a great team and had a great (unexpectedly great) season.
Oilers also had to play their best defensive game in games 6 and 7 to shield their goalie and win. It was nerve wracking but they got it done.
Onto Dallas... you are right, their depth is their strength... stating the obvious, but we only win this one if McDrai are the difference IMO. (and credit again to Vancouver's PK... will Dallas be able to keep us off the board the way Vancouver did at the end of the series? Let's see)
I thought the Skinner choice was ridiculous... maybe it did something to the team mentally.. They played two pretty good games and really didn't ask much of Skinner.
I assume you see both goalies against Dallas.
Ive got all the respect in the world for Silovs. Comin into the series when I heard 3rd string goalie I thought McDave and co. Would light him up. That glove save on I believe Drai was unreal
The Nucks were solid until the took a 3-2 lead... Then, they missed their killer instinct, they seem to be more concerned with getting QH and their Mitch Marner 40 a goal than winning the series.
You cannot be outshot 24-4 by midgame 7, especially when you had a 4 minutes PP....
You cannot be outshot 24-4 by midgame 7, especially when you had a 4 minutes PP....
It is hard to say, but I think Silovs played better than Demko would probably had in this series.
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Canucks had a better season than most people expected. Nothing to be ashamed about considering how disfunctional last season was. Must suck for their fans to lose to edmonton but it's not all bad , step in the right direction
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