Series Talk: [P2] Los Angeles Kings Vs [P3] Edmonton Oilers

[Lt Dan]

I find LA’s sports infrastructure fascinating. IMO it’s how a 4-sport city does it right. They have the Dodgers, Lakers, and Kings right downtown (Dodgers are close enough to downtown anyway), the Clippers, Rams, and Chargers not too far in Inglewood, with the Ducks and Angels out east in Anaheim. How has the Clippers move been received by the city and fans? Intuit Dome looks incredible.

I know space is a huge issue but I think it’s a joke that two football teams named after New York play in the New Jersey Meadowlands. At least Sofi Stadium is still in Los Angeles.

I don't know how good of an answer you are going to get on the Clipper's question. But I'll take a stab....

Most of the Clippers fans I know are contrarian Lakers hating fans. I think their best shot was to move to Ponda back in the day and be OC's team. I honestly don't that the new arena will change much

Your other comments. I don't think those who have never been to LA can truly understand the urban sprawl.

Dodgers Stadium and Crypto are actually super close. I actually at the same restaurant before I go to either venue

Dodgers stadium is kind of it's own world up a big weird carved out mountain and preface at the wrong time that 10-11 minutes could eastly be 60 minutes or more.

 

[Lt Dan]

What am i missing here , why are the kings favorite? The oilers always have some dogmeat teams and McDrai just go Super Saiyan what's the difference this year?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

What am i missing here , why are the kings favorite? The oilers always have some dogmeat teams and McDrai just go Super Saiyan what's the difference this year?

The Kings have been the best team in the league since the trade deadline, and the Oilers are banged up.

I agree with you, but that's what the oddsmakers are looking at.

Now if the Kings could stop looking at McDrai like they're the first set of boobs they've ever seen, we might make a series of it.

 

[Little Psycho]

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What am i missing here , why are the kings favorite? The oilers always have some dogmeat teams and McDrai just go Super Saiyan what's the difference this year?

First in goals for and goals against after trade deadline. Probably looking into what have then done lately than comparing history.

 

[93gilmour93]

Feeling Los Angeles in this match up

Kings in 6

 

[Brian McDavid]

What am i missing here , why are the kings favorite? The oilers always have some dogmeat teams and McDrai just go Super Saiyan what's the difference this year?

The Kings have been the best team in the league since the trade deadline, and the Oilers are banged up.

I agree with you, but that's what the oddsmakers are looking at.

Now if the Kings could stop looking at McDrai like they're the first set of boobs they've ever seen, we might make a series of it.

Please let me know where I can book the Oilers at plus money. Right or wrong, I haven't found a market with the Kings favored.

 

[MessierII]

What am i missing here , why are the kings favorite? The oilers always have some dogmeat teams and McDrai just go Super Saiyan what's the difference this year?

They aren’t the favourites anywhere I’ve seen

 

[nturn06]

What am i missing here , why are the kings favorite? The oilers always have some dogmeat teams and McDrai just go Super Saiyan what's the difference this year?

It is called wishfull thinking, many Oilers haters and TML fans hoping that the Oilers lose.

 

[Shellz]

They aren’t the favourites anywhere I’ve seen

Just on here

 

[Kingfan1967]

If the league went to a 1-8 seeding , and LA wins their final game Thursday 17, the matchups would be.
(LA has a motive to win and that is to get Home Ice vs Dallas if they meet in the WCF, and to set a regular season record with 107 points)

1) Winnipeg vs St Louis (same)
2) Las Vegas vs Minnesota (same)
3) Los Angeles vs Edmonton (same)
4) Dallas vs Colorado (same)

 

[aceofpace]

If the league went to a 1-8 seeding , and LA wins their final game Thursday 17, the matchups would be.
(LA has a motive to win and that is to get Home Ice vs Dallas if they meet in the WCF, and to set a regular season record with 107 points)

1) Winnipeg vs St Louis (same)
2) Las Vegas vs Minnesota (same)
3) Los Angeles vs Edmonton (same)
4) Dallas vs Colorado (same)

So much for the 1-8 advocates. Lmao.

 

[Osprey]

So much for the 1-8 advocates. Lmao.

If we still had the 1-8 format, here's how the previous 3 years would've gone:

2022
LA (6) vs CGY (3)
EDM (5) vs STL (4)

2023
LA (5) vs DAL (4)
EDM (2) vs SEA (7)

2024
LA (7) vs WPG (2)
EDM (5) vs COL (4)

Even if LA would've faced EDM this year under the 1-8 format, it wouldn't in any way have undermined the argument for the format because it would've been the first time in 4 years that the teams faced each other in Round 1, rather than the fourth time. In fact, it bolsters the argument because both teams would've had a different opponent in each of the last 4 years, and variety like that is precisely what advocates of the format want.

 

[Andre Palot]

Oh shit. Here we go again!

 

[OVO16]

If the Kings cant beat the oilers this year, they never will. This is the first time in the last 3 years they look right on par with them.

I also have the Kings as my underdog playoff team to go to the finals, so lets see

 

[MessierII]

What a blessing to see Byfield back on the ice just days after such a horrific incident

 

[sxvnert]

Probably the best opportunity for the Kings to knock out the Oilers.

 

[go4hockey]

Kings in 6. I hope.

 

[Ghetty Green]

What a blessing to see Byfield back on the ice just days after such a horrific incident

You're still whining ? Yeeesh lol

 

[Johnny Tomala]

(6) Oilers in 6 over (4) Kings.

 

[thadd]

Well sure, I agree, management clearly doesn't think it's an issue - but they an incompetent idiots who haven't been able to win a cup with two of the best players of the generation. I'm saying that WE THE FANS are concerned about goaltending - and the Oilers should be too if

I'm 100% on board with that.

I've been a fan of our past few coaches, but I haven't been sold on a single Oilers GM since Glen Sather.

Before Skinner played in the NHL people were talking about him possibly being a very good back-up goalie in the future and he was thrown into the starting goaltending position.

Was Cujo that last UFA goalie we brought in whom was a quality starter?

 

[Team_Spirit]

 

[SharksFan1992]

The Kings are not built for the playoffs and haven't been since 2014. This will be another quick one

Funny how the 2012-1014 Kings would be underwhelming in the regular season, then become otherworldly in the playoffs.

Now they're the opposite.

 

[Oleksiak]

Edmonton going into the series with Troy Stecher as their best blueliner is rough. Even McDiver and Crysaitl will have trouble overcoming the tire fire on D and the sieves between the pipes. Kings in 5.

 

[MetalheadPenguinsFan]

Kings in 6

Although the Oilers getting swept would be *chef’s kiss*

 

[Fataldogg]

Kings should finally win. They're playing a banged up Oilers team. If the Oilers were 100%, they would still be my pick.