WCF | GM1 | Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars | 7:30PM CT | TNT

[Mr Positive]

Oilers fans complaining about reffing would be hilarious if it weren't so disgustingly wrong

Even if it were true that the Oilers were so much more dirty than the Stars, isn't the expectation in any game that refs artificially even things up?

And btw just look at how weak some of the calls on the Oilers were. The McDavid one was of course legit but there were what 4 other pps. We didn't get a single hockey penalty called against the Stars tonight in 5 periods of hockey. Just the bench minor

 

[Cynical]

Bettman's NHL tried to give Dallas this win. Great job by the Oilers to push past that. Bettman probably cringing at the prospect of a Canadian team making the finals and what that does for his TV deals

 

[McSpecial DraiBlend]

Most people I've talked to are rooting for Tanev, not just against Edmonton. He's the last player in the league from the 2011 run and a fan favourite.

Man I forgot he was. Not gonna lie I threw away my hate for the Canucks and was cheering hard for the Canucks to beat the Bruins that year.

 

[snag]

The post is not good goaltending. Fluke win and will be 4-1 stars most likely

Oilers hit a post early in the game too.... You wanna keep a goal post tally or something?

 

[syz]

Skinner is a colossal headcase and I'll be interested to see if him shitting the bed against Vancouver was just Canucks-based mental block. I don't expect him to play like this every night, though--even if Oettinger was still the better goalie tonight imo.

 

[6ix]

Hell of hockey game. This one will come back to haunt Dallas when they lose this series. Can’t blow a 4 min PP in OT.

 

[Dust]

Most people I've talked to are rooting for Tanev, not just against Edmonton. He's the last player in the league from the 2011 run and a fan favourite.

Rooting for a former fan favorite is a nobel choice, there's a couple "fans" in here that couldn't pick him out in a lineup though. There's a big difference in the two groups.

 

[LTIR]

Well props to the Oilers for winning game 1. I still don’t think they will win the series but with Leon and McDavid you gotta expect them to get at least 1 or 2. If Skinner holds up
Who knows.

Well this is farther than the Oilers have been in decades so all good...
Not getting swept was task #1..
Win another game in Edmonton and it's a best of 3.

 

[Troy McClure]

Bettman's NHL tried to give Dallas this win. Great job by the Oilers to push past that. Bettman probably cringing at the prospect of a Canadian team making the finals and what that does for his TV deals

Bettman didn’t stab Duchene in the face.

 

[Three On Zero]

That failure of a double minor PP sunk Dallas, 4 minutes to end it and they couldn’t do it

 

[macbowes]

Absolutely massive W for the Oil. Better team the majority of the night despite getting absolutely no calls. Perfect PK. When the calls inevitably get evened up throughout the series, DAL could be in trouble. Fantastic game from Skinner.

Everyone wants the Oilers to W. How can you not?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

No way I'm missing watching Oil fans cry about the refs for anything.

no different that Canucks fans calling us PP merchants
penalties were 5-1 Dallas yet Oilers found a way

 

[JKG33]

Even if it were true that the Oilers were so much more dirty than the Stars, isn't the expectation in any game that refs artificially even things up?

And btw just look at how weak some of the calls on the Oilers were. The McDavid one was of course legit but there were what 4 other pps. We didn't get a single hockey penalty called against the Stars tonight in 5 periods of hockey. Just the bench minor

If you look at the bigger picture, the Oilers got a helluva lot more softer calls go their way vs Van and LA it was bound to go the other direction eventually

 

[Skolman]

Most people I've talked to are rooting for Tanev, not just against Edmonton. He's the last player in the league from the 2011 run and a fan favourite.

Now that's a load of bs

Come on dude

 

[TheNumber4]

I’m just glad Stars fans finally got to sit down.

What a relief, that’s the real win tonight. Relaxation.

 

[North Cole]

Am I the only one who felt the depth players were evenly matched and Dallas' depth didn't really shine?

Oilers depth is anemic offensively but what it lacks there it makes up for on the other side of the puck. The team is designed to have nothing happen anywhere on the ice when the bottom 6 is out and wait for the top 6 to blow the game open.

Assuming Skinner doesn't puke everywhere, it's a good enough plan to win games.

 

[On The Prowl]

Oilers fans complaining about reffing would be hilarious if it weren't so disgustingly wrong

Get over it bro its just hockey

 

[robertocarlos]

Skinner is a colossal headcase and I'll be interested to see if him shitting the bed against Vancouver was just Canucks-based mental block. I don't expect him to play like this every night, though--even if Oettinger was still the better goalie tonight imo.

I thought all goalies were head-cases.

 

[LTIR]

Skinner is a colossal headcase and I'll be interested to see if him shitting the bed against Vancouver was just Canucks-based mental block. I don't expect him to play like this every night, though--even if Oettinger was still the better goalie tonight imo.

Dallas fans just need to start chanting random stuff like Petey petey to make Skinner lose his focus.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

They won the weakest division while having the lowest points among division winners. That was a very flawed Flames team who relied heavily on too few offensive threats.

they were the best ES scoring team in decades

 

[syz]

I'm pretty sure Bouchard has been at the top of these like 95% of the games Edmonton has played these playoffs.

 

[Three On Zero]

Most people I've talked to are rooting for Tanev, not just against Edmonton. He's the last player in the league from the 2011 run and a fan favourite.

Tanev is probably one of the last guys you could say anything bad about. Just a pure class act

 

[MessierII]

Oilers depth is anemic offensively but what it lacks there it makes up for on the other side of the puck. The team is designed to have nothing happen anywhere on the ice when the bottom 6 is out and wait for the top 6 to blow the game open.

Assuming Skinner doesn't puke everywhere, it's a good enough plan to win games.

Plus the bottom 6 plays a huge role on the best PK going right now

 

[syz]

I thought all goalies were head-cases.

They are but Skinner might be the worst I've seen. Other than Jack Campbell.

 

[JKG33]

Dallas fans just need to start chanting random stuff like Petey petey to make Skinner lose his focus.

To be fair Petersson was about as noticeable tonight as he was all playoffs