WCF: Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche ( Avs lead 3-0 )

[Dust]

No Edmonton fan should be talking about cringe. You guys cry if McDavid is so much as breathed on. Y’all would be traumatized to the point of institutionalization if McDavid had to put up with the clutch-and-grab conditions Crosby had to put up with in his early career.

This is revisionist history at it's finest. Yes Crosby dealt with a lot of stuff when he entered the league, but the league at that time called nearly twice as many infractions as when McDavid entered the league. 5.85 Powerplay opportunities per game compared to 3.11. In fact at no point since McDavid entered the league have they called anything more than what was called from 2005-06 to 2013-14.

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[Sempiternal]

It's great cheering for a team that can not only get past the 1st round of the playoffs, but past the 2nd round as well! Let's go!

 

[AMDZen]

It's great cheering for a team that can not only get past the 1st round of the playoffs, but past the 2nd round as well! Let's go!

Yeah uhhhh, both teams did that

 

[LOFIN]

Avs in 6. I have more faith in Colorado having their stars finally wake up than Edmonton finding depth scoring.

 

[Divine]

cope more...LMAO
Leafs are the biggest joke of an NHL franchise in the history of hockey...losers forever

What part of what I said was not factually true?

I think coping is what you're doing. Where you ignore the facts and say but we're better... even if you went 8-1 against us the last 2 seasons.

Tampa Bay is weaker than the Flames or LA?

 

[snag]

Yeah uhhhh, both teams did that

It was a "unifying" statement....that both teams did it and both fanbases can celebrate it.

Absolutely nothing wrong with what was said.

 

[S E P H]

Lol, so yeah this going to be fun with Oiler fans

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Lol, way to make it evident that you don’t have a substantive response.

"Why don't my ridiculous posts generate substantive responses?!?!"

 

[Divine]

your team choked a 3-1 lead and lost to the Habs last year
sit this one out

Your team get swept last year by the team the Habs swept
Sit this one out

 

[Reddwit]

Lol at the thought that you think you’ve dented any egos with your bad takes while your ego is on full tilt right now.

The fact that you haven’t substantively responded to any of my takes says everything. You can’t handle actual discourse and have resorted to ad hominem attacks all night. Like I’ve said many times, I don’t have a dog in this fight, but if I did, I’d be even more confident in my “takes” just based on your non-responses alone. I’m honestly experiencing fremdschamen with how you’ve handled your rebuttals tonight. You’re basically giving me the win everyone you attack me instead of my arguments.

 

[Cleatus]

Oilers in 7, let's go!

 

[soothsayer]

I saw your "generational" thread. First of all, if there are two guys, then there are no "generational" players. Thats especially true when two guys on the same team have similar stats. Generational is singular. So, based on the discussion you invited, there are no generational players now. Good job.

Maybe Bedard will be "generational"?

"Generational" is an adjective and takes its number from the noun it's modifying, fyi. So, yes, "generational" can refer to more than one thing.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Your team get swept last year to the team the Habs swept
Sit this one out

when the Leafs next game?
you're embarrassing yourself at this point...the Leafs are a joke of a professional hockey franchise

deal with it and take the L and wait till next year as always

 

[TheNumber4]

The fact that you haven’t substantively responded to any of my takes says everything. You can’t handle actual discourse and have resorted to ad hominem attacks all night. Like I’ve said many times, I don’t have a dog in this fight, but if I did, I’d be even more confident in my “takes” just based on your non-responses alone. I’m honestly experiencing fremdschamen with how you’ve handled your rebuttals tonight. You’re basically giving me the win everyone you attack me instead of my arguments.

Says one thing and one thing only. Your take is a joke.

 

[Divine]

when the Leafs next game?
you're embarrassing yourself at this point...the Leafs are a joke of a professional hockey franchise

deal with it that and take the L and wait till next year as always

Like I said, it's easy to look big in a division with 0 playoff teams. The Leafs played the defending SC Champs.

If you make it to the Finals and face Tampa, you'd get swept. Then you'd argue you're better because you got swept to them in the Finals. Makes no sense, enjoy your easy path - there's 0 contenders for a Cup in the Pacific.

 

[D Wakaluk]

What a great series this should be! Now don't let me down with low event conservative hockey. There's no need for any kind if defensive scheme here boys, lets go!

 

[PostBradMalone]

Like I said, it's easy to look big in a division with 0 playoff teams. The Leafs played the defending SC Champs.

If you make it to the Finals and face Tampa, you'd get swept. Then you'd argue you're better because you got swept to them in the Finals. Makes no sense, enjoy your easy path - there's 0 contenders for a Cup in the Pacific.

Imagine coming into a thread about the Conference Finals to sad post about a first round loss... doubly so when it's not even the conference your crummy team plays in!!!

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Like I said, it's easy to look big in a division with 0 playoff teams. The Leafs played the defending SC Champs.

If you make it to the Finals and face Tampa, you'd get swept. Then you'd argue you're better because you got swept to them in the Finals. Makes no sense, enjoy your easy path - there's 0 contenders for a Cup in the Pacific.

whatever makes you cope dude

my team is still playing in late May...your team has only dreamt of it in the 100 year history of that pathetic loser franchise

 

[Divine]

whatever makes you cope dude

my team is still playing in late May...your team has only dreamt of it in the almost 100 year history of that pathetic loser franchise

Well, let's hope history doesn't repeat itself.

The last time the Oilers had to play a team not in the Pacific, they got swept.

 

[CanadienShark]

Honestly no idea. Colorado should win this, but goaltending could screw over either team. It's going to be an awesome series. I don't cheer for either team, but I wouldn't be upset to see them win.

 

[Muffin]

My prediction is Smith will cause a goal by coughing the puck up at some point this series with the heavy Avs forecheck.

 

[Kennedys]

I'm 100% Oilers for the rest of the playoffs.

Btw, why there's a leaf fan having a meltdown in a thread called

WCF: Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche ?​

 

[Reddwit]

This is revisionist history at it's finest. Yes Crosby dealt with a lot of stuff when he entered the league, but the league at that time called nearly twice as many infractions as when McDavid entered the league. 5.85 Powerplay opportunities per game compared to 3.11. In fact at no point since McDavid entered the league have they called anything more than what was called from 2005-06 to 2013-14.

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Thank you for the mini post on how statistics can be manipulated.

More penalties were called at that time because more penalties were committed at that time. Did you expect the entire league to adjust to a wildly new standard of officiating overnight? There isn’t a person who was alive for the 2005-ish era who would say the NHL was cleaner then than it is now. The NHL calls fewer penalties now because the players have adjusted to playing a cleaner, less grabby form of hockey. The difference in standards for officiating are gargantuan between then and now. Don’t take my word for it - go watch the video. It’s out there.

Says one thing and one thing only. Your take is a joke.

You can’t even form a take, bro. This is literal child’s-level discourse.

 

[soothsayer]

I'm 100% Oilers for the rest of the playoffs.

Btw, why there's a leaf fan having a meltdown in a thread called

WCF: Edmonton Oilers vs. Colorado Avalanche ?​

Same reason there was a Leaf fan (same one) melting down in an Edmonton-Calgary thread.

 

[Dust]

Thank you for the mini post on how statistics can be manipulated.

More penalties were called at that time because more penalties were committed at that time. Did you expect the entire league to adjust to a wildly new standard of officiating overnight? There isn’t a person who was alive for the 2005-ish era who would say the NHL was cleaner then than it is now. The NHL calls fewer penalties now because the players have adjusted to playing a cleaner, less grabby form of hockey. The difference in standards for officiating are gargantuan between then and now. Don’t take my word for it - go watch the video. It’s out there.


You can’t even form a take, bro. This is literal child’s-level discourse.

I'll take actual statistics over "opinions from 25 years of watching playoff hockey".