Pre-Game Talk: Pole - who wins Edm v Vegas

[OilerFanInLangley]

That Oiler team that played game 1 and 2 against the Kings is long gone.

This group has built momentum and chemistry all series long and they're going to come out swinging for the fences.

Hopefully before the teams are all done playing the second round, we get Ekholm back.

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

If you’re gonna start Skinner for a game don’t do it on the road. They’re gonna chant the f*** out of his name and it gets in his head.

If you have to go with him at some point do it at home.

 

[FlameChampion]

Honestly think I hate Colorado fans just as much as Vegas/kings. Glad to see them go!

Vegas is probably my least favourite franchise.

But they barely even have fans especially on HFboards. Its a ghost town in their forums. So hard to hate them too much.

Vancouver probably my least favourite fanbase that I have experienced on here. Colorado is up there though. They have so many bandwagon fans on here.

 

[FlameChampion]

That Oiler team that played game 1 and 2 against the Kings is long gone.

This group has built momentum and chemistry all series long and they're going to come out swinging for the fences.

Hopefully before the teams are all done playing the second round, we get Ekholm back.

I hope you’re right. Feels like the Oilers don’t fall into place until about game 3 though. Hopefully Pickard stabilizes us a bit too start … assuming he plays… ugh lol

 

[OilerFanInLangley]

Unless Pickard is injured, he has earned the next TWO starts (in my opinion).

Skinner crapped the bed and then got G2 of the first series...

 

[NegativeNelly]

Skinner crapped the bed

The book is out on him. Shoot high glove in close, or simple cross ice pass in the slot. He can't move across in time and his glove has always been weak. Also, he handles the puck like a grenade or passes it blindly up the boads where the opposition is waiting. He isn't getting better, he is getting worse. Time to get ridif him

 

[Duke74]

Knoblach undecided. Wtf??????

I'm sure he's decided, he's just keeping it private. You don't want to give Vegas too much information ahead of time for game strategizing and you want to prepare both goalies.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

The book is out on him. Shoot.

Fixed.

 

[midnightcopper]

Good analysis from The Cult, I think...

 

[1981 Oilers]

They say Dorofeyev could miss all or most of series. Leading goal scorer for Vegas. Thats a bonus for us

 

[ahmedou]

Oilers in Inchallah game!!!

 

[bone]

Will they though? I love the optimism but they have proven that they are slow to start. I don’t think that can be argued.

I’m not trying to be negative on the Oil, I want them to win, but it’s BS for Conner to say they’re gonna start faster and harder.

Like WTF where ya been the last 6 years man. It’s not the DNA of the people in that room. But they do rise up when pushed into a corner, last year game 7 notwithstanding. Time to change the narrative maybe.

Since it's the first time they've ever played a team that has previously beaten them in the playoffs, hoping that they already feel like they've been pushed into a corner and they come out with something to prove rather than feeling their way into it. We'll find out in about 10 hours I guess.

 

[K1984]

They say Dorofeyev could miss all or most of series. Leading goal scorer for Vegas. Thats a bonus for us

That's huge for us. He's a large part of why their PP was so dangerous this year, and snipers tend to have a field day against Skinner/Pickard.

 

[Canovin]

Imagine playing Stuart who Vegas clowned 2 years ago when you got a 4-0 guy in Pickard

 

[bone]

Fast?

Outside of Eichel they looked slow in that Minny series.


We also seem to have a knack for solving goalies. I think Hill will be giving up 4-5 a game

Another advantage this year vs. two years ago. We'll have a full runway to figure him out/wear him down. Last time they only had 3 and half games.

 

[Drivesaitl]

They say Dorofeyev could miss all or most of series. Leading goal scorer for Vegas. Thats a bonus for us

Just checked. He's still day to day and was a shocking -5 in the Wild series anyway. His first taste of playoffs and hadn't gone well. Few of the Knights played well in first round. Minny gave them hell.

 

[OilerFanInLangley]

Vegas is probably my least favourite franchise.

But they barely even have fans especially on HFboards. Its a ghost town in their forums. So hard to hate them too much.

Vancouver probably my least favourite fanbase that I have experienced on here. Colorado is up there though. They have so many bandwagon fans on here.

TBH, Vegas is a really fun place to watch a game.

I've seen NHL and MLB games in a few different cities in my day and the Knights' arena definitely provides the most entertainment outside of the actual sporting event. And let's face it, some sporting events are just duds.

I sat through two 18-inning baseball games in my life (LAA in Tor and Astros in Sea) that really coulda used a bit of side-action to keep the entertainment value up. Especially when they stop beer sales after the 8th inning.

 

[MessierThanThou]

And it's probably just less awkward for everyone to pretend Skinner is still the starter in practice, even if there's no intention of starting him in Game One.

Might just be a strategy to f*** with Vegas in their pre-scout..

I'd guess one or both of these reasons for why Knob didn't say Pickard until game day.

 

[bone]

I'd guess one or both of these reasons for why Knob didn't say Pickard until game day.

Or simply with multiple practice days they wanted to give each of them a starters load for one practice.

 

[MessierThanThou]

Or simply with multiple practice days they wanted to give each of them a starters load for one practice.

That doesn't explain why he told the media that he would announce his starter on game day.

 

[bone]

That doesn't explain why he told the media that he would announce his starter on game day.

Why announce it early. There's no point to saying one thing or the other early. Vegas knew damn well they are dressing the guy on a 4 game winning streak rather than the guy who has only won 6 of his last 16 starts or 8 of his last 22.

 

[MessierThanThou]

Why announce it early. There's no point to saying one thing or the other early. Vegas knew damn well they are dressing the guy on a 4 game winning streak rather than the guy who has only won 6 of his last 16 starts.

You were answering a question I wasn't asking. I wasn't asking why he gave Skinner the starter's net in practice, I was asking why he would wait until game day to announce who was starting.

And your explanation doesn't make sense. If he knew Vegas knew it was Pickard, then why wait to announce it?

 

[GrumpyKoala]

You were answering a question I wasn't asking. I wasn't asking why he gave Skinner the starter's net in practice, I was asking why he would wait until game day to announce who was starting.

And your explanation doesn't make sense. If he knew Vegas knew it was Pickard, then why wait to announce it?

To give me a f***ing heartburn there is....
f***ing knob bum.

 

[1981 Oilers]

Just checked. He's still day to day and was a shocking -5 in the Wild series anyway. His first taste of playoffs and hadn't gone well. Few of the Knights played well in first round. Minny gave them hell.

We can beat them

 

[Canovin]

Oilers in Inchallah game!!!



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My friends in Montreal have been converting at this time of the year too!