WCF: Dallas Stars vs Edmonton Oilers (EDM Leads 3-2)

[SeanAveryTheGreatOne]

Who y'all got?!
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Dallas Stars (1C) vs. Edmonton Oilers (2P)​

Western Conference Final

Game 1: Oilers at Stars -- May 23, 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 2: Oilers at Stars -- May 25, 8 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 3: Stars at Oilers -- May 27, 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
Game 4: Stars at Oilers -- May 29, 8:30 p.m. ET (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+ Game 5: Oilers at Stars -- May 31, TBD (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
+ Game 6: Stars at Oilers -- June 2, TBD (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, TVAS)
+ Game 7: Oilers at Stars -- June 4, TBD (TNT, truTV, MAX, SN, CBC, TVAS)
+ if necessary ​

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[Elysian]

Jason Robertson scored 2 goals against McDavid and 1 goal against Draisaitl

food for thought

Makes you think

 

[Dr Pepper]

Agreed, pulling the goalie earlier than 2:00 remaining can make sense but only if you've got solid Ozone possession and tired defenders

Also helps to wait until your team actually wins the faceoff, which ol' Chucky didn't do.

Couple seconds later, it's 5-3 Dallas.

He's working on it

 

[The Crypto Guy]

Maybe, just maybe, this will be the offseason that the Oilers actually find a good goalie? McDavid and Drai probably can't wait to sign with a team with goaltending.

 

[MCR74]

Maybe, just maybe, this will be the offseason that the Oilers actually find a good goalie? McDavid and Drai probably can't wait to sign with a team with goaltending.

They signed one a while ago for $5M over 5 years. That doesn't count?

 

[K Fleur]

Noted playoff performer Tyler Seguin has been f***ing awesome this series.

 

[Dakota Sioux]

Dallas just refuses to play in the 1st period, it’s like they are letting Edmonton tire themselves out

It’s the old Ali trick of playing rope a dope

 

[Frank Drebin]

I'm going to preface this post by giving full respect to Dallas. They have a great team and a much better assembled roster than the oilers.

This should come as a surprise to none but skinner is killing the oilers chances to win in the playoffs.

25 career playoff games

13-11 record. .884%

His record when he's at .850% or better:

13-3

That is absolutely mind blowing

Game 1 and 3 vs la last spring he lost with a .886 and a .903.

Game 2 of this series he played well and posted a .917 in the loss.

Other than those 3 games, all he's had to do was to stop 85% of the shots and he'd win the game.

10 playoff games out of 25 he's been below .850.


Insanity

 

[Elysian]

Apparently the Stars goalie coach had something to do with Jrobs 3rd goal, though he said maybe he wouldn't have taken that chance if he hadn't already scored 2.

 

[KingPuckChoo]

Teams that won game 3 are 11-1 in these playoffs

but the only team that lost a game 3 and won the series, are the Oilers, so there is that

 

[Coffey]

Just sayin'

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

This team doesn't get talked about for how stupid they are. One of the dumbest teams in the league.

 

[Coffey]

I gotta say too, the worst thing in sports is to lose to a team you really f***ing hate.

So if we lose this round to the Stars, it won't be that bad.
Not like we're losing to Calgary or Vancouver.

Yes, I am coping.

 

[Satan]

Makes you think

made me think for sure

 

[MikeK]

EDM team D being exposed pretty hard in this series. Their 5on5 play is bottom level hockey, not final 4. The Oilers rely heavily on their PP. If they aren't getting power plays they lose their edge. Problem for them is that at this time of year you're not going to win many games off of special teams. You have got to beat your opponent 5on5. The Oilers are in trouble.

 

[HANK30]

Good chance both Dallas teams are going to be in the Finals...in hockey and basketball.

 

[nturn06]

Exactly like the series against Canucks, this series is over after 3 games... I wonder why do they bother play the rest of the series.

 

[Gaylord Q Tinkledink]

 

[ElGuapo]

It's almost never the same player game to game, but someone is going to dominate and carry the Stars.

But Oiler fans said you gotta have superstars that can carry a team to win and Dallas is a depth team without superstars so they can't do that.

I wonder if McDavid regrets helping his bud get that huge contract...



So many Oilers fans said that Hintz was going to be a minimal factor and laughed at his return...

Let's be honest. A lot of them had never heard of him.

 

[oconnor9sean]

Dallas and Edmonton now tied with 15 playoff victories each at Rogers Place.

 

[Ignatius]

Jason Robertson scored 2 goals against McDavid and 1 goal against Draisaitl

food for thought

So they can't score when Miro is on the ice and they get lit up when Roope and Robertson are on the ice. I think they're pretty darn lucky to have won a single game in this series. It's over in 5, book it.

 

[saintunspecified]

Noted playoff performer Tyler Seguin has been f***ing awesome this series.

Whenever I saw him this year my thought was, "this guy is one heck of a complimentary winger."

 

[Coffey]

So they can't score when Miro is on the ice and they get lit up when Roope and Robertson are on the ice. I think they're pretty darn lucky to have won a single game in this series. It's over in 5, book it.

Minus the empty netters, it's been a 1 goal series.
Not as lopsided as some would make it seem.

The issue is the breakdowns and not holding a lead.

 

[Three On Zero]

Issue with Edmonton is they are focusing on Skinner when the bigger issue is the players they’ve put in front of him.

 

[ElGuapo]

Apparently the Stars goalie coach had something to do with Jrobs 3rd goal, though he said maybe he wouldn't have taken that chance if he hadn't already scored 2.

Jason needs to remember that he can be an elite goal scorer. Last year when he had confidence it felt like every shot was going to go in.

Whenever I saw him this year my thought was, "this guy is one heck of a complimentary winger."

Damn straight. He loves lavishing his linemates with praise.

 

[Dr Pepper]

So they can't score when Miro is on the ice and they get lit up when Roope and Robertson are on the ice. I think they're pretty darn lucky to have won a single game in this series. It's over in 5, book it.

If Robo hadn't hit the post on that Game 1 overtime powerplay, it'd be 3-0 Dallas.

Game of inches, as they say.