Series Talk: Stanley Cup Playoffs 2024

[dahrougem2]

A lot of ‘we’ll be back’ from Oilers fans.

We’ll see. I think they’ve had some of the most fortunate injury luck of any team in the league the last couple years. That won’t last forever. They’ve basically had no key injuries for two straight playoff runs.

Much like the Avs, they have an ageing group (actually older than Colorado), and the cap is only going to become more of an issue for them with key extensions upcoming.

I actually don't think they had injury luck this year. Evander Kane was hurt to the point of not being able to play SCF games and I'm 100% certain Leon Draisaitl has some sort of injury to his lower body. He was not the same player post-Vancouver series and IIRC he got hurt in that series, the Sportsnet panel dedicated time to it I believe after game 5 or game 6.

Tough to get back, though.

I love the Avs matching up against Edmonton always. I feel like if we play them in the playoffs, we'll beat them.

Bouchard taking his sweet ass time as the clock is clicking down had everyone at the bar going nuts haha

Bro I was losing my f***ing mind and I WANTED them to lose.

I thought Bouchard and Ekholm were horrible in the offensive zone tonight. Ekholm especially caused so many one-and-done plays offensively when the Panthers were exhausted and allowed them to change getting his shot blocked or turning it over outright.

 

[lionsDen]

Sportswriters are in charge here, not the league.

Also, just google shirime.

I mean did you read my reply? I get it I’m a Neanderthal typing but it did say all encompassing. I don’t watch Japanese anima. Butt eye? Or an eye in the place of an anus. Sure

 

[Muffin]

Oiler fans said the same thing after 2006 and it lead to a decade of darkness. This aint that but when you get the chance to win the cup you better take full advantage. Mackinnon, Makar and Rantanen might not ever come close to a cup again but they made the most of their opportunity.

The glory days of Sakic, Forsberg and Roy only won 2 cups.

 

[henchman21]

I mean did you read my reply? I get it I’m a Neanderthal typing but it did say all encompassing. I don’t watch Japanese anima. Butt eye? Or an eye in the place of an anus. Sure

Yokai is not anime.

 

[GeoRox89]

Oilers now join the Canucks with 2 SCF game 7 losses in the last 30 years. I’m going to have so much fun back at the office on Wednesday after the bizarre bandwagoning of the Oilers after bandwagoning the Canucks

 

[lionsDen]

Yokai is not anime.

I really don’t care bro

 

[The Kingslayer]

Bro I was losing my f***ing mind and I WANTED them to lose.

I thought Bouchard and Ekholm were horrible in the offensive zone tonight. Ekholm especially caused so many one-and-done plays offensively when the Panthers were exhausted and allowed them to change getting his shot blocked or turning it over outright.

First time I heard my dad swear lol. He let out a loud "Move your f***in ass!!!"

 

[Balthazar]

Everything we hate about Mikko the Oilers have that in Bouchard and Draisaitl.

 

[henchman21]

I really don’t care bro

Just relax… look at butthole eyes and have a laugh

 

[dahrougem2]

First time I heard my dad swear lol. He let out a loud "Move your f***in ass!!!"

Then the idiot proceeded to make a horrible pass that led to Florida running out the clock.

The guy can be phenomenal but there are times like that when he's downright maddening.

 

[The Kingslayer]

The glory days of Sakic, Forsberg and Roy only won 2 cups.

Exactly. God I wanted them to win it in 99. Foppa would have been the MVP for sure.

Then the idiot proceeded to make a horrible pass that led to Florida running out the clock.

The guy can be phenomenal but there are times like that when he's downright maddening.

yah when he made that pass and it ended up in the corner it was prison rules and that ended the game.

 

[chet1926]

I'd argue the Panthers would've gotten it if they had any single performance worth a damn.

Or at least above the rest.

They had some mid performances but don't give it to a player that lost. They lost the Cup. They don't deserve it. Winning in the playoffs is all that matters.

 

[Avs_19]

Bouchard taking his sweet ass time as the clock is clicking down had everyone at the bar going nuts haha

Good player who does a lot of dumb ****. He had the initial failed clear on the Panthers first goal too when he appeared to have time.

 

[NorthernAvsFan]

I actually don't think they had injury luck this year. Evander Kane was hurt to the point of not being able to play SCF games and I'm 100% certain Leon Draisaitl has some sort of injury to his lower body. He was not the same player post-Vancouver series and IIRC he got hurt in that series, the Sportsnet panel dedicated time to it I believe after game 5 or game 6.

Tough to get back, though.

I love the Avs matching up against Edmonton always. I feel like if we play them in the playoffs, we'll beat them.

Bro I was losing my f***ing mind and I WANTED them to lose.

I thought Bouchard and Ekholm were horrible in the offensive zone tonight. Ekholm especially caused so many one-and-done plays offensively when the Panthers were exhausted and allowed them to change getting his shot blocked or turning it over outright.

I mean, Kane’s not someone I would call a key player anymore.

As for guys not being 100%, that’s a lot of players in the playoffs. The top part of their roster has had incredible health luck in recent years. It seems unsustainable, it’s been so good.

The Avs may not get back either, tbh. It feels like they’ve been cursed since the cup.

 

[dahrougem2]

Exactly. God I wanted them to win it in 99. Foppa would have been the MVP for sure.


yah when he made that pass and it ended up in the corner it was prison rules and that ended the game.

In that scenario, I wish the referee would blow the whistle. You know what the Panthers are trying to do there, blow it dead and leave 8/9 seconds left for a faceoff.

 

[lionsDen]

Just relax… look at butthole eyes and have a laugh

im not worked up, I’m good. This weekend I was worked up got 86’ed out of a bar(pool tournament)not one drop of booze either. I have no vested interest in any of it, just didn’t think a player on a losing said should ever win the con smythe I’d say the same thing if it was an Avs player in the same situation

 

[dahrougem2]

I mean, Kane’s not someone I would call a key player anymore.

As for guys not being 100%, that’s a lot of players in the playoffs. The top part of their roster has had incredible health luck in recent years. It seems unsustainable, it’s been so good.

The Avs may not get back either, tbh. It feels like they’ve been cursed since the cup.

You definitely have to be lucky with your playoff injuries. I hope the Avs can get another year like 2022.

I think a healthy Evander Kane makes a difference more than Corey Perry or Derek Ryan. Lest we forget he scored 13 goals in 15 games the year we won the cup.

 

[Balthazar]

ERod is a pretty likeable guy and had great playoffs for them.

I remember those kids wearing Avs jerseys.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805452233548410966

 

[Mighty Makar]

 

[Cypher]

I'd absolutely hate his nonchalant ass if he was playing for the Avs. Dude has 0 urgency, ever.

That first goal tonight, oof. Bouch just staring at the puck and let his man go who he had the puck 3 seconds earlier. Hope they pay him 10m for that D effort.

 

[Muffin]

Should McDavid even be on team Canada, he's just a life loser. Never won anything in Junior and haven't won anything in the NHL. Maybe he's just cursed.

Compared to this guy

 

[chet1926]

ERod is a pretty likeable guy and had great playoffs for them.

I remember those kids wearing Avs jerseys.

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805452233548410966

Happy for ERod wish we could have kept him.

 

[S E P H]

The moral of this story is you simply cannot win four straight 7 games in a row, especially when you're playing against the best team in the league.

Florida Panthers are the best team and deservedly won.

 

[The Moops]

The MacK > McDavid in the playoffs argument is dead.

The only thing you people have to hold onto is that Tanguay > McDavid in game 7s.

Seems like McDavid tried to conjure his inner game 7 MacK tonight

Pull the Fing goalie!!!

Legit don't understand why they waited so long

Leon - 24 points in first 12 games of the playoffs vs Talbot/Rittich/Silovs
Leon - 7 points in last in last 13 games of the playoffs vs Ottinger/Bob

I hope Edmonton gives him 13m+ next Monday.

Leon looked terrible

Bouchard taking his sweet ass time as the clock is clicking down had everyone at the bar going nuts haha

Absolutely no urgency lol

Maybe part of it was how exhausted all the starters were. I know for sure the Avs starters wouldn't have been that dead at the end of regulation.

 

[S E P H]

So mcdavid getting the con smythe equals participation awards. NHL is lame

What a joke the league is. Bob was the MVP of the playoffs by a large margin.

Hate the McDavid Conn Smythe. He had unreal playoffs but your team lost end of discussion. Give it to someone on the winning team.

Disagree, McDavid is the only calibre option especially with recency bias. Bobrovsky was going to be the CS, but lost it with those 1-8 and 1-5 losses.