Post-Game Talk: Monarchy Abolished (x3)

[sepHF]

This should be effectively a guaranteed WCF for the Oilers no? I don't see either Canucks or Preds winning in a series (Especially if Canucks don't have Demko).

really???

Vancouver has way better offense than the Kings and they put a lot more pressure on the D on the forecheck. Their goaltending is a question mark, but so is ours.

I say that series is 50/50

I do like our chances against Nashville if they end up taking it, but I wouldnt write Vancouver off at all

 

[syz]

Did Corey perry play much after the awkward board play?

He was out for a bit but seemed to return and be fine.

 

[Tarus]

Oilers have sucked against Vancouver but also didn't have a healthy McDavid in any of the games. Their ability to score on random shots whenever they need to may also still be kryptonite for a goalie like Skinner, unless he continues to shut that stuff down.

I wouldn't put much stock in the regular season results, regardless of what was going on with Mcdavid. 3 of the 4 losses were during the streak that cost Woodcroft his job, and the 4th was in the final two weeks of the season when the Oilers were noticeably phoning it in.

A Van/Edm matchup is almost a blank slate, hard to predict how they'll play against each other.

 

[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

He's right about the call being holding. I could see roughing or elbowing.

 

[bellagiobob]

They signed Dubois long-term at 8.5 million per year. Jeebus. He's like Foegele.

That's a massive insult to Foegele.

 

[TheNumber4]

The penalties were penalties. But I think I saw a bit of selling from the oilers. And i f***in love it. The incompetent Refs in this league need shit to be obvious before they make a call. So shake those wrists, hold those heads, grimace the face. It’s unfortunate that embellishment is needed in this league, but the reality is that it is.

 

[Porkleaker]

He was out for a bit but seemed to return and be fine.

Yeah, I'm wondering when Brown finally slots in, he's not going to be a liability and he was scoring morre towards the end.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

From what I saw (correct if I'm wrong), the Oilers only held the kings to 1 Grade A chance in the 3rd. IMO, the team shut their offense down hard, suffocating-like.
Props to the team.

Doing that against a more offensive team will lead to trouble.

 

[Sniper99]

im surprised no one in the main board was bitching about that even it was for only a second. Was expecting a "what a classless coach, classless organization and i'm not surprised it is "Deadmonton" after all" type of posts

 

[syz]

Yeah, I'm wondering when Brown finally slots in, he's not going to be a liability and he was scoring morre towards the end.

Even if nobody gets banged up I think he could still be splitting some games with Holloway. Holloway's playing fine but he doesn't need to be in every game of a potential cup run unless he's lighting it up.

 

[Pavel10]

Oilers have sucked against Vancouver but also didn't have a healthy McDavid in any of the games. Their ability to score on random shots whenever they need to may also still be kryptonite for a goalie like Skinner, unless he continues to shut that stuff down.

Didn't have Ekholm beginning of the season either.

 

[syz]

Didn't have Ekholm beginning of the season either.

Yea Ekholm probably wasn't healthy for any of the first 3 games.

 

[Porkleaker]

Even if nobody gets banged up I think he could still be splitting some games with Holloway.

Hollyway has been good but not sustainably, lots of people shit on Brown but he was injured and finally started getting heated up and yoink.....What?

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Doing that against a more offensive team will lead to trouble.

I’m sure they will do things differently against other teams depending on their strengths.

You don’t not do something that’s proven to work to close out a team because it might not work on a different team later on.

 

[McAsuno]

Doing that against a more offensive team will lead to trouble.

I mean yeah obviously, but adjustments will always be made.

 

[bellagiobob]

Still no pressers in the Media room with the crowd at the Window??? What gives??? Those pressers were f***in awesome.

I think they were worried the fans were going to break thru the glass. They were fun though.

Over 3 series against the Kings, how we've come so far from the days of "Mikey Anderson will shutdown McDavid"

From that to "Connor McDavid will knockout Mikey Anderson."

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

really???

Vancouver has way better offense than the Kings and they put a lot more pressure on the D on the forecheck. Their goaltending is a question mark, but so is ours.

I say that series is 50/50

I do like our chances against Nashville if they end up taking it, but I wouldnt write Vancouver off at all

And they are way more physical than LA. We're going to need to respond and be more physical than we were against LA to take the Nucks. I think they also have a more dynamic bottom 6 that produces more than ours, too.

As long as we address the above, McDrai stays hot, Skinner plays well, we can win. But damn, people writing Nucks off because NSH is blocking all of their shots. They are a dangerous team.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Hope PLD enjoys his super shiny big city where they barely give a shit about hockey. Atleast he’ll escape the pressure of expectations. But i don’t think he’s gonna have a fun time around town, seeing as the fanbase hates him.

He just wants to go purse shopping without anyone telling him he sucks

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

And they are way more physical than LA. We're going to need to respond and be more physical than we were against LA to take the Nucks. I think they also have a more dynamic bottom 6 that produces more than ours, too.

As long as we address the above, McDrai stays hot, Skinner plays well, we can win. But damn, people writing Nucks off because NSH is blocking all of their shots. They are a dangerous team.

LA has more hits so far and the shot block thing doesn’t add up.

 

[TheNumber4]

I think they were worried the fans were going to break thru the glass. They were fun though.


From that to "Connor McDavid will knockout Mikey Anderson."

Break thru glass? Maybe accidentally, whereas Nucks fans would throw a park
bench through it.

 

[bellagiobob]

 

[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

Doughty didn't cry at the refs when he got his penalty for slashing Holloway. Just slashed the guy's stick, saved a sure goal, silently skated to the penalty box and then came onto the ice in time to collect his -1 on the play. Very mature.

 

[TheNumber4]

Loving how much emphasis Drai, Nuge, and McD are putting on our defensive game in the post game pressers. Exactly the type of mindset that we will need to take us to the Cup.

“A big thing with our team now is we want to defend first, and go from there”.

“We have enough skill to be able to make them pay when we NEED to”.

Keyword is NEED to. Maybe that’s why we haven’t seen balls out offence from Oilers. But what we’ve seen is solid defending and timely offence…. As needed.

 

[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

The kings board was like this even as early as 2015-16. it took about one season of them not winning cup to completely turn. They were always losing series before they started in their minds.

What have you done for me lately bunch. Apologies to the few fans there with semi reasonable views. Like the one fan that just said. "hey, we're just losing to a better team".

But in LA if theres no Academy Awards you're a flat out bum. These being fans of a team that has made the playoffs 3yrs in a row during what is usually a rebuild stage.

Or a waiter.