Pre-Game Talk: Oilers vs. Canucks - time to make Vancouver rainier than usual

[Leonardlizard]

Well I guess 5 minutes on the main boards was enough. I'll just spend my time in here with the intellectuals.

 

[Mr Positive]

Nashville was the easier opponent to face. That's why this outcome was probably the best. LA was easy enough. If we have an easy path while teams like Vegas, Dallas and Colorado have a war, we may find it hard to match their intensity in time

Vancouver at least has the basic ingredients of a contender. Although I'm not sold on their goalie

 

[bellagiobob]

These next few weeks are going to be the ultimate in social media toxicity.

 

[Old Boys Club]

Canucks mods gonna ban a whole bunch of the posters here. It was a fun ride boys, RIP to those we'll lose.

 

[rboomercat90]

Think we’ve only played them twice, in 1986 and 1992. Oilers won them both.

Just twice huh? That makes sense. I was sure they had played each other but I couldn’t remember either. My memories of those Smythe Division series back then are more of LA or Winnipeg in the first round and Calgary in the second round.

 

[Leonardlizard]

These next few weeks are going to be the ultimate in social media toxicity.

Absolutely! I'm going to try to tune it out hahaha

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Hopefully we're done with the f***ing 9 o clock starts.

 

[CupofOil]

I'm probably in the minority but I was hoping for Nashville.

You are not. Vancouver has always been a way tougher matchup for the Oilers even when the Canucks weren't good. The Oilers never seem to play well against those guys so anybody who thinks this will be an easy series is nuts.

I do laugh about the season series sweep argument. The Canucks beat them 3 times when the Oilers were utter trash and once without McDavid which was a tight toss up game. Those games mean nothing now but the Canucks do present matchup problems for the Oilers, as I mentioned before.

 

[yukoner88]

Canucks mods gonna ban a whole bunch of the posters here. It was a fun ride boys, RIP to those we'll lose.

I have a stash of salty nuts for them

 

[5 14 6 1]

Absolutely! I'm going to try to tune it out hahaha

Yup you and me both lol

 

[LeonDraisaitl29]

I might check out the black frog for this series. I’ve never been. Apparently it’s an Oilers bar

The food is pretty standard pub fare, and it gets really busy so get there 2 hours before puck drop. Atmosphere is lots of fun. Cheap drink specials.

 

[dssource]

If Dallas wins tonight, no reason this series can't start on Sunday as the last first round game is tomorrow (Saturday).

 

[PuckG]

Well I guess 5 minutes on the main boards was enough. I'll just spend my time in here with the intellectuals.

The IQ over there progressively deteriorates each game until they accidentally on purpose burn their entire surroundings down to the ground.

 

[Messrules11]

Gone fishing

 

[yukoner88]

Revving up the engine now.

You know what you see in Edmonton stands???

Blue and orange
With a hint of blue and copper

In Vancouver you see blue, green, black, yellow, red and whatever the f***.

If you ain't down with that,

I GOT TWO WORDS FOR YAH!!

 

[TheNumber4]

Playoff style hockey should favour the Oilers. Pound away at Hughes, Pettersson and co.

They have few guys nasty enough to respond to the Oilers if you make this enough of a shit show.

Need to pound them for sure. But don’t go out of our way and take dumb penalties doing it. Stay smart and disciplined. Shouldn’t turn this into those clown show barn burners we saw at the beginning of the year.

 

[guymez]

You are not. Vancouver has always been a way tougher matchup for the Oilers even when the Canucks weren't good. The Oilers never seem to play well against those guys so anybody who thinks this will be an easy series is nuts.

I do laugh about the season series sweep argument. The Canucks beat them 3 times when the Oilers were utter trash and once without McDavid which was a tight toss up game. Those games mean nothing now but the Canucks do present matchup problems for the Oilers, as I mentioned before.

My thoughts as well.
I expect Vancouver to be a tougher out than LA.
Wouldnt surprise me to see 2 or 3 overtime games.

 

[UpHere]

Well I guess 5 minutes on the main boards was enough. I'll just spend my time in here with the intellectuals.

It is so hard to read - it's usually easy to tell obvious trolls from people that actually believe what they're saying... but with Canuck fans... it's not so easy

 

[TheNumber4]

I wonder who goes full Pejorative Slur first, Zadorov or Myers.

 

[bellagiobob]

Hopefully we're done with the f***ing 9 o clock starts.

Doubt it. We will be the late game every night on the backend of the doubleheader. Maybe 8:20 starts, but that’s likely as good as we get. Maybe on a Saturday if the EC plays an afternoon game we might get a 6PM start.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

I'm ok with that. Allow whatever was ailling McDavid at the end of the regular season mend up and allow him to be healthy for gm 1

I still notice that he's still hesitant to shoot and especially the elevated type. Rest is critical for Kane too.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

One thing with Vancouver being our opponent is that I think if we win they would better prepare us for Colorado/Dallas/Vegas than Nashville would.

Another is that I think the league mandate would again give us favorable reffing (similar to us against Calgary).

 

[syz]

HF is about to remember why that fanbase once had this website united in cheering for Brad Marchand.

 

[Duke74]

Hopefully we're done with the f***ing 9 o clock starts.

Vancouver is another west coast team so I think it’s another two weeks of short sleep. Regardless, please curb stomp these bitches.

 

[Mr Kot]