Vegas Golden Knights defeat Edmonton Oilers 4-2 - Advance to WCF

[Daishi]

Skinner a mighty .765 SV% in the most important game of the year. Woodcroft has to be fired for playing this bum start after start.

Check my post history. I said early in the LA series Skinner has the be benched and shot to the moon. I said something has to be done before its too late. No. Nothing was done. Now the Oil are golfing. Back breaking, deflating failure after failure. The fans who defended this bum should be ashamed. Everyone who called me out should join Skinner in that one way trip to outer space. NHL isn't for you.

 

[LGBlues]

Next time Edmonton has all the momentum - I hope they stick to business - and not antics (not excusing any Vegas penalty) but they were derailed by it.

 

[viper0220]

 

[SettlementRichie10]

Woodcroft is a one trick wax pony. Slightest hint of adversity and he clenches cheeks and double shifts McDrai.

Loser mentality inherited from his old boss.

 

[LTIR]

I think that the Oilers biggest issue was that Kane+Yamamoto+Foegele combined for 12 points in 12 games. That's 11 mils and 2 top 6 players.

I think this was the last Oilers game by Yamamoto, and probably Foegele.

Foegele should net a good return if traded away.. he had great playoffs . Yama is nothing but cap dump ..

 

[White Out 902]

well let me try this again, hopefully this wont get deleted, i removed the profanity the filter didnt get.

Imagine selling your team and organization's soul to sign a guy like Evander Kane. You know his history and why the league allowed him to be bought out, and yet you still sign him. He only puts up 4 points in 2 rounds and becomes a non-issue, except for swearing on TV about "####ing around and finding out" (which was actually just him throwing punches at a defenseless and prone player). The team, from top to bottom, is a crass and classless organization. Management tells fans who can't afford to attend that they're tier 2. They employ unlikable jerks, and when things don't go their way, fans pelt the ice with garbage. Tonight, cosmic justice visited that eyesore of an arena. This team is as if truck nuts morphed in to a hockey organization. It's so refreshing that they're done for the year, and a reminder that sometimes, the A-holes in life get what they deserve.

 

[HabzSauce]

Hindsight? It has been said all series and a LOT of the LA one too.

We will never know but I honestly think Oilers would be worse off had they switched to Campbell

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

McDavid doesn't know how to play defense......

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

They believed in Skinner. He’s their guy. He’s all they can afford too.

And rightfully so, he posted a .875SV% this series so he was not at fault. Skinner was exceptional.

 

[LTIR]

Woodcroft is a one trick wax pony. Slightest hint of adversity and he clenches cheeks and double shifts McDrai.

Loser mentality inherited from his old boss.

How is that a bad strategy? Oilers looked great in 3rd with McDrai united.

 

[Dust]

Now do their 5v5 goals against.

This might actually blow your mind but they weren't bad at 5v5 at all this year.

 

[GreeningOil]

We will never know but I honestly think Oilers would be worse off had they switched to Campbell

I don’t think that is plausible

 

[K1900L]

Look at the team Crosby and Malkin won with in 2009. Look at the 2006 Canes. 2019 Blues. McDavid and Draisaitl care about points, not having their team ready to win and give their all.

They were much deeper than the Oilers are today. Take McDrai away and this team is in the Bedard race, while most of the named teams still would have comfortably made the playoffs.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

well let me try this again, hopefully this wont get deleted, i removed the profanity the filter didnt get.

Imagine selling your team and organization's soul to sign a guy like Evander Kane. You know his history and why the league allowed him to be bought out, and yet you still sign him. He only puts up 4 points in 2 rounds and becomes a non-issue, except for swearing on TV about "####ing around and finding out" (which was actually just him throwing punches at a defenseless and prone player). The team, from top to bottom, is a crass and classless organization. Management tells fans who can't afford to attend that they're tier 2. They employ unlikable jerks, and when things don't go their way, fans pelt the ice with garbage. Tonight, cosmic justice visited that eyesore of an arena. This team is as if truck nuts morphed in to a hockey organization. It's so refreshing that they're done for the year, and a reminder that sometimes, the A-holes in life get what they deserve.

nice bait.

 

[Frank Drebin]

We will never know but I honestly think Oilers would be worse off had they switched to Campbell

Hm. Tough but possible feat

 

[AlanHUK]

Congrats to Vegas, took their chances and took advantage of the Oilers suspect goaltending

 

[BelovedIsles]

Good team but I think Carolina destroys them. Just as balanced but more talented.

Destroy? I take Vegas' scoring talent and forward depth over Carolina. If VGK had a good, experienced goalie, they'd be fine.

 

[HanSolo]

McDavid doesn't know how to play defense......

Not true. His backchecking wasn't elite but he had more than a handful of strong defensive plays.

 

[SettlementRichie10]

How is that a bad strategy? Oilers looked great in 3rd with McDrai united.

So great they’re going home in six, eh?

 

[BKIslandersFan]

Wonder if Bruins regret firing Cassidy.

 

[GirardSpinorama]

This might actually blow your mind but they weren't bad at 5v5 at all this year.

15th worst in a 32 team league isn't cup caliber. We know they can be a top 8-10 team.

 

[Nemesis Prime]

Look at the team Crosby and Malkin won with in 2009. Look at the 2006 Canes. 2019 Blues. McDavid and Draisaitl care about points, not having their team ready to win and give their all.

That Canes team got lucky Roloson went down or it was curtains forr them.

The Pens and Blues had things the Oilers do not a 1D and 1G.

 

[Canuck16]

Skinner was a bigtime sieve in this series. Awkward if he wins the Calder.

 

[Artemi Panarin]

Oilers

 

[Blitzkrug]

Not true. His backchecking wasn't elite but he more than a handful of strong defensive plays.

Got chippy quite a bit too.

No one should be blaming either him or Drai for this loss. Sure they played like ass at the very end but this is coming off being double shifted into oblivion all playoffs essentially.