oobga
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Is Connor Brown actually real? Or was he just an illusion Holland created to give himself an extra $4M on top of his $25M?
Pre-Game Talk: Oilers vs. Canucks - time to make Vancouver rainier than usual
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bone
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It doesn't really. Mostly was meant to point out it was in a single season and that it included play-ins.
I'd say the invisible man draws in if Foegele doesn't step up
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CornKicker
Holland is wrong..except all of the good things
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its the ol accuse someone else of doing what you do trick its as old as time
Oilers in NS
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agreed 100%
SO many options with this PP. Sometimes when Im watching it, I feel we are the Harlem Globetrotters playing the Washington Generals
bone
5-14-6-1
They were. They won their play in, first round, then knocked out in round 2 in 7.
Like I've said Mcdavid came out and said breaks are bad for this team. (Maybe playoffs will be different with more focus)
Where this time off will really show is if we get to the 3rd round and face Dallas (especially if they go 7 again)
^ best possible scenario IMO
Good news! Rob Blake will not buy out Dubios! Enjoy him for 8 more years!
MessierII
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I could see them dropping game 1 honestly. The time off could lead to rust. I expect a split in van either way.
elmeroil
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bone
5-14-6-1
Just worry about game 1. If they win Game 1, then they have the chance to take both and really be in a stong position.
CornKicker
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if they do i see it ending like the flames series, the oilers will win in 5
elmeroil
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Not true at all this season, only 1 loss after any lengthy time off and that was to Vegas coming out of an All Star break where they were on a 16 game winning streak.
Nov 30 -6 6-1 win
Dec 22-28 5-0 win
Jan 2-6 3-1 win
Apr 6-10. 5-1 win
They should be fully motivated to come out hard!
Naaaaa go in with the mindset of winning both games and don't settle for anything less.
I think that taking a similar approach to Game 4 and 5 of the Kings series is a template to follow for Vancouver as well. The Predators did the same thing and basically eliminated any 5v5 Canuck offence, only problem is they had zero scoring ability the other way. We do though.
Nucks defend their blue line very well, and defend their crease very well. They beat teams by establishing cycle (not always a lot of shots, but cycle), then turning the puck back over in the neutral zone and trapping tired teams on the ice. Similar to LA, the key is breakout patience, not panicking if they establish a cycle (they don't often do much with them anyways) and sacrificing to get to the net. Also - shoot the puck for f*** sakes.
I have comfort knowing that we can play and win whatever style this series turns into. I think if we keep it low event it will put the odds very heavily in our favour.
Nucks defend their blue line very well, and defend their crease very well. They beat teams by establishing cycle (not always a lot of shots, but cycle), then turning the puck back over in the neutral zone and trapping tired teams on the ice. Similar to LA, the key is breakout patience, not panicking if they establish a cycle (they don't often do much with them anyways) and sacrificing to get to the net. Also - shoot the puck for f*** sakes.
I have comfort knowing that we can play and win whatever style this series turns into. I think if we keep it low event it will put the odds very heavily in our favour.
This schedulling is absurd. Other teams will have game 2 completed 24 hours before our 2nd round starts.
tardigrade81
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If there is any rust from the long break, I think it would only take one period for them to shake it off. Hopefully Stu can hold the fort.
Nuge is definitely important for the PP, but I think it's exaggerating to suggest that he's more important than McDavid and Draisaitl. There's nobody in the league that can replace what they do for the PP.
TheNumber4
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Same dumbass city that felt entitled to Ohtani and now boo him for never going there. Even though he was never going there.
The Canucks will have a break nearly as long as ours, so there won’t be much difference in the rust factor.
Lay Z Boy GM
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Connor Brown is actually Holland with prosthetics
This seems as silly as trash talking Michael Jordan....
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I laugh at MLSE and Rogers
Leafs management had to make a decision a few years ago with Hyman and thankfully they made the wrong one. They built a very soft team under Shannaplan.
IMO, a great line has the 3S theory. Sandpaper, Sniper, Set-up man. I realized this back in the 70's with the Isles. They had a good team but couldnt get over the hump. Trade for Butch Goring and get Tonelli and Gilles in there and BAM, a dynasty.
What a line:
Sandpaper - Gilles
Set-up - Trottier
Sniper - Bossy
Jays are doing the same thing. Vladdy and Bichette could be Leafs IMO. Vladdy not running out hits, dumb plays and Bichette with the Fabio hair and earrings is your version of Marner and Matthews or Nylander.
Can you imagine going into the Yankees clubhouse with Vladdys attitude and Bichette's hair and earrings? George Costanza would lose it
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