Pre-Game Talk: Party like it’s 1997 - Edmonton vs Dallas

[Cloned]

This will be a tough battle.

Get to Oettinger early. His lows can be really low.

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[Mr Kot]

Which emotion are you feeling right now?

 

[Oilers88]

 

[BlackDogg]

Gotta get the Connors going.

McDavid has been so quiet and not so speedy lately.

 

[CycloneSweep]

This feels so much like the Colorado series 2 years ago where we are just happy to be here and I think it’ll go pretty much the same way.

Dallas has better goaltending, deeper defence and a much deeper forward group. If McDavid plays like he did this series it’ll be a quick 4. If McDavid heals, gets better or whatever, we stand a chance to win a few games.

 

[soothsayer]

Did Bieksa just call out Elliott Friedman for his Oilers hate and predict an Oilers win in game 1?

This feels so much like the Colorado series 2 years ago where we are just happy to be here and I think it’ll go pretty much the same way.

Dallas has better goaltending, deeper defence and a much deeper forward group. If McDavid plays like he did this series it’ll be a quick 4. If McDavid heals, gets better or whatever, we stand a chance to win a few games.

Dallas is a good team, but they are no 2022 Colorado Avelanche, who was one of the best teams in the cap era. Dallas is getting wildly overrated. They're good, but they aren't that good.

 

[NotASheep]

Skinner can no longer have a save percentage under .900. IF he does? We are screwed

 

[bellagiobob]

This feels so much like the Colorado series 2 years ago where we are just happy to be here and I think it’ll go pretty much the same way.

Dallas has better goaltending, deeper defence and a much deeper forward group. If McDavid plays like he did this series it’ll be a quick 4. If McDavid heals, gets better or whatever, we stand a chance to win a few games.

Dallas is an excellent team, best in the league, no real weakness and are the definite favorites. But it feels nothing like 2 years ago. Team is better, more mature, have a far better coach, and just aren’t happy to be here. It will be a difficult challenge, but with a few breaks here and there it can be done.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Did Bieksa just call out Elliott Friedman for his Oilers hate and predict an Oilers win in game 1?


Dallas is a good team, but they are no 2022 Colorado Avelanche, who was one of the best teams in the cap era. Dallas is getting wildly overrated. They're good, but they aren't that good.

I know. But we are a much worse team than we were that year in the playoffs too.

 

[ConnorNova0929]

Start Pickard. Go Oilers.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Dallas is an excellent team, best in the league, no real weakness and are the definite favorites. But it feels nothing like 2 years ago. Team is better, more mature, have a far better coach, and just aren’t happy to be here. It will be a difficult challenge, but with a few breaks here and there it can be done.

We aren’t a better team at all.
We have far worse goaltending, our depth is arguably worse too.
Our 2022 team would have crushed Vancouver

 

[Sra1974]

Happy to be wrong from last round and hope to be again but see Dallas as too deep and too strong and this series had to have taken a lot out of the oilers.

Still a true fan though….

 

[CupofOil]

Everybody is going to pick the Stars and I think I, and probably the Oilers players, like it that way.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

We aren’t a better team at all.
We have far worse goaltending, our depth is arguably worse too.
Our 2022 team would have crushed Vancouver

Well as long as you're getting a head start on the quit lol

 

[oil Leaks]

Overhaul the third line, please. Starts with Ryan Mcleod. I liked our fourth line's play as of late, will keep it the same for now.

GO OILERS GO

༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ OILERS, TAKE MY ENERGY ༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ OILERS, TAKE MY ENERGY ༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ
༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ OILERS, TAKE MY ENERGY ༼ つ ◕◕ ༽つ

 

[soothsayer]

I know. But we are a much worse team than we were that year in the playoffs too.

I totally disagree. Mike Smith clearly was better than Skinner, but this team everywhere else is way more complete. The Oilers have a legitimate shot at beating Dallas. And the winner of that series probably takes the cup. Skinner is the major, major soft spot in the armour though.

 

[KlefDown]

Oilers in 4

 

[CupofOil]

We aren’t a better team at all.
We have far worse goaltending, our depth is arguably worse too.
Our 2022 team would have crushed Vancouver

That makes no sense, the Oilers didn't have Ekholm then. I do think last years' team was better but I'm not writing the Oilers eulogy yet and neither should you.

 

[Senor Catface]

Oops wrong topic.

 

[LevelingSolo]

Hopefully Henrique is ready because I am done with Ryan Mcleod

Dallas is a great team but i don't think the matchup is as bad as some will say

 

[CycloneSweep]

Well as long as you're getting a head start on the quit lol

No quit. I’m glad we are here. This team isn’t a contender so getting this far is impressive. Hell with our roster I’ll be happy if we can take Dallas to 6.

 

[trojansoilers]

Overall we're an inferior team to Dallas (goalie, defense, forward depth), but we have McDrai. If we were to win, they're going to have to carry us.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

No quit. I’m glad we are here. This team isn’t a contender so getting this far is impressive. Hell with our roster I’ll be happy if we can take Dallas to 6.

Yup all the quit one can muster, just dressed up as "logic"

 

[CycloneSweep]

Yup all the quit one can muster, just dressed up as "logic"

It’s not quitting looking at the team across from us and going “yeah we are in tough here”. I’ll still be here like the rest of you being excited and infuriated back and forth all series.

 

[McDrai]

While I don’t expect to win this series, I hope we give Dallas a hell of a fight. 6 or 7 games and I’ll be happy as an Oilers fan tbh