But the Oilers have shown how incompetent their goaltending is even in playoffs last year when they were suppose to be in the finals. They still have the same goaltending tandem and now weaker in their bottom 6 too.lol @ the arrogance after 35 whole games riding unprecedented shooting percentages....that's 43% of the season
should we just give them a spot into the 2nd Round?
I remember when the Jets were the best Canadian team and best team in the W,C after 44 games last year....
So what you're saying is that the oilers are trash and many of Vancouver's inflated team stats, GF, GA, reg wins, can be attributed to playing the oilers so often.
and still have won 3 series the past 2 seasons...underestimate McDrai if you wish but they're used to slapping around the Canucks in years past
not the same tandem, and our bottom 6 was strengthened at the TDL last year..
It’s just another factor in it, looking at the Oilers schedule so far it looks pretty average. I mean outside of having to play the top two teams in the league a combined 5 times.
And I remember when Oiler fans claimed they almost beat the Cup champs twice when they got swept by Colorado and lost in 6 to Vegas.lol @ the arrogance after 35 whole games riding unprecedented shooting percentages....that's 43% of the season
should we just give them a spot into the 2nd Round?
I remember when the Jets were the best Canadian team and best team in the W,C after 44 games last year....
only 8 of their first 31 games were against the lower half of the league and already 2 trips out East
blame Sportsnet...it wasn't just Oiler fans
The advanced underlying stats describe a team's ability to sustain pressure, scoring chances, quality of shots, etc. The main stats you're describing are largely dictated by advanced stats, but please, display your overwhelming ignorance to everyone.
Because hockey is a team sport and bad goaltending can sink an organization despite overall possesion dominance. Far from the "gotcha" you think it is.
It was both Oiler fans and Sportsnet.blame Sportsnet...it wasn't just Oiler fans
Sportsnet NHL Insider predictions for 2023-24 season
The 2023-24 NHL season is here and Sportsnet's insiders share their predictions for what lies ahead. Who will win the Stanley Cup? Norris Trophy? How many goals will Connor Bedard score? And more.www.sportsnet.ca
also, maybe their record was inflated a bit from always beating up on horrible teams like the Canucks in the past
I don’t think they’ve ever been 1st in the league through the McDrai era. The envy is showing. Small fan base but very chirpy
Sorry but your stat mumbo jumbo still doesn't explain the whole picture when you only focus on some numbers to make Canucks look bad. There is more to it then xGF and PDO etc. The Canucks can play 10 minutes on the opposition side non stop while getting only one shot off. Your stat doesn't explain much of what happened. Same with Canucks PP, sustained pressure, passing for 2 minutes only to get a shot off that hits the crossbar. Instead of watching underlying stats, maybe watch the game just an advice. This isnt baseball where you need to look at every stat to know what's going on. Thank god hockey isn't like baseball and this is what I like about the sport. Too bad the stat nerds are trying to make hockey look like baseball. I think only North Americans are this anal regarding stats. I watch European soccer and they don't go this in depth when it comes to advanced stats.
Sorry but as you said, you have McDrai, two of the best players in hockey and they were that last year without question. But am not impressed that you guys never won a presidents trophy during McDrai era, never won the western Conference title in playoffs, never been to finals at all. I mean I expected your team to slap the Canucks around but that is not impressive when Canucks were bottom feeders last year.
It’s never quiet when it comes to Canadian teams
The only thing Canadians will ever be louder about than Americans. Mediocre hockey teams/stats
Canucks fans even if they made a small thread will not be so quiet due to Oilers fans lol
And you go with the typical HF comeback of "the stats are meaningless and I'm an expert" coupled with multiple paragraphs of non-sequitors.
I honestly don't mind it. I rather be the fan of the Canucks and get blasted by Oilers fans or Leafs fans then be a fan of a team like Columbus where no one is talking about them or caring much about them or even have any rival fans to argue with. Being a Canucks fan is always exciting and I love rivalries and banters. I don't even mind the trash talks. That's what makes this sport fun
