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

[JoeSakic13]

Avs sweep and I wont watch ..on too late and rhe Oilera are boring. check scores and highlights in the a.m

Boring vs. bland

 

[The Abusement Park]

All Draisaitl has that is superior to MacKinnon is his shot.

I think Drai’s a better passer and playmaker as well. But Mack creates space for himself and teammates better than Drai does. Very different players though who are similarly talented. Excited to see how this matchup plays out.

 

[MaKarter]

Game 1, round 3.

 

[Zerotonine]

Passing is one aspect of being a good playmaker

Do you just argue so you can beat up your keyboard???

 

[Akrapovince]

Oilers are extreme underdogs but if somehow god willing they are able to get four wins, I cannot WAIT to hear people spin the narrative about how bad the Avalanche are. Oilers haters going to have to get real creative if they are able to win this one.

Good luck to both teams, I think it’s going to be a hell of a series.

 

[Harry Kakalovich]

I'm not sure who I want to win this one.

 

[Kranix]

I guess ol' Kenny Holland still knows a thing or two

 

[Macheteops]

Not downplaying anything. He just isn't as good as Drai or obviously McDavid.

I m not sure about Drai. Toss-up. If someone said swap them I’d think very hard about it

 

[Bront]

I'm not sure who I want to win this one.

Is there anything we can do to help you decide? We’re here for you during this difficult decision process.

 

[missingjibbsclub]

I don't even think the Oilers are underdogs here. Their offense is gas.

 

[iCanada]

I think Drai’s a better passer and playmaker as well. But Mack creates space for himself and teammates better than Drai does. Very different players though who are similarly talented. Excited to see how this matchup plays out.

I disagree about creating space. Draisaitl is elite at holding a puck and drawing a defender just to thread the needle to a now open guy who generates a scoring chance.

Mackinnon is maybe more of a bull in the China shop, but Draisaitl creates a ton of room out there.

 

[Rosy Cheeks]

Good luck tonight. It is quite rare this far into the playoffs that neither team is relying on great goaltending.

Both teams got some haters that might try to twist the narrative without paying attention to the game.

Cheers to everyone actually watching tonights game.

 

[Avaholic29]

Not downplaying anything. He just isn't as good as Drai or obviously McDavid.

Yeah that’s your opinion bud. The game is more than points lol.

 

[The Abusement Park]

I disagree about creating space. Draisaitl is elite at holding a puck and drawing a defender just to thread the needle to a now open guy who generates a scoring chance.

Mackinnon is maybe more of a bull in the China shop, but Draisaitl creates a ton of room out there.

Not saying Drai doesn’t create space he clearly does. But outside of McDavid I think Mack is the best at using his skating to create gaps in the defense, and his bull in a china shop play style is a massive part of that. He gets the puck and his speed creates major problems and either defenders gravitate to much to Mack which leaves the trailers open or they can’t keep up which also causes space in the dzone.

Like I said Drai is also very good at creating space, but Mack’s ability to open up pockets is beaten only by Mcdavid. That’s the biggest reason for Mack’s success I would say and why he struggles the most when he isn’t able to skate as freely.

 

[PromisedLand]

Best thing for neutral hockey fans in the eastern time zone is that this game starts at 8 pm EST for us here. Don't have to wait till 10 pm EST and then other BS before the puck drop.

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Craig must sacrifice small animals everyday no one googles his police record since the #metoo era started.

What are you implying here?

 

[HockeyFan100]

Well I have no faith in the Avs goaltending going forward. Series is going to come down to whatever goalie sucks less.

 

[EchoesoftheEighties]

That was definitely a game

 

[Chrysalis99]

112 pages in the game thread LOL

 

[Scrantonicity 2]

Oilers on the other end of a ”controversial” goal? You hate to see it.

 

[Macheteops]

As long as everyone had fun that is all that matters

 

[eviohh26]

As long as everyone had fun that is all that matters

I personally thought it was stupid.

 

[Divine]

Oilers are extreme underdogs but if somehow god willing they are able to get four wins, I cannot WAIT to hear people spin the narrative about how bad the Avalanche are. Oilers haters going to have to get real creative if they are able to win this one.

Good luck to both teams, I think it’s going to be a hell of a series.

To be fair, Avalanche lost their #1 goalie halfway through Game 1

Let's see the Oilers go to Koskinen for the series

 

[Three On Zero]

Oilers on the other end of a ”controversial” goal? You hate to see it.

This was far less controversial though

 

[AnInjuredJasonZucker]

Good to see that elite Avs D in action.

I'm not claiming that the Oilers are even in their league, but that display was...underwhelming...after all of the pre-series hype. The Oilers D, on the other hand, were as advertised.