WCF | GM5 | Edmonton Oilers at Dallas Stars | 7:30PM CT | TNT

[Oilslick941611]

I didn't say they weren't? Doesn't mean the Stars aren't playing poorly, yet again in the WCF.

It looks like Dallas isn't forechecking because they can't get to their dumped pucks. They are either too slow or too beat up to put a fight along the boards and it shows.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

It sure is. If Edmonton had solid goaltending they beat Vegas in 6 last year

If ifs were skiffs we'd all be sailors.

 

[robertocarlos]

My voice poison didn't work as expected on Elliott.

 

[SullivanT]

Lol ripping the crowd because they don't put their hands up when they are scored against in sync

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

I didn't say they weren't? Doesn't mean the Stars aren't playing poorly, yet again in the WCF.

As a Canucks fan first and foremost, we feel your pain. Our team also did the "hey we CAN forecheck, but we would rather just change lines and do that over and over" tactic.

 

[Straight Fire]

Oh no Ron waxing eloquent

Good gosh that happens in every SC goal Ron!

 

[lextune]

Oilers would beat the Rangers. Oilers would have a rough time with the Panthers but they can still beat them.

No team has been runner-up two years in a row since St. Louis back in the late 60s.

But a bunch of times teams have gone to the Finals, lost, and then gone back and won in the next year or two after.

Florida will likely squash either one of these teams.

 

[Kcb12345]

It looks like Dallas isn't forechecking because they can't get to their dumped pucks. They are either too slow or too beat up to put a fight along the boards and it shows.

Too slow is definitely a major issue with the team. Guys like Marchment, Pavelski, Robertson, etc. Aren't beating anyone to a loose puck.

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

That's a shockingly low number. Surprising!

 

[TheBeard]

Hope that parlay paid well.

One day HF is gonna be owned by some dork who bet 20 bucks on like 2 goalie goals and Darnell Nurse winning a Norris.

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Oh no Ron waxing eloquent

Good gosh that happens in every SC goal Ron!

If anyone knows about scoring playoff goals it's Ron and Biz.

 

[Frank Drebin]

If ifs were skiffs we'd all be sailors.

Fair point

I stand by what I said. Vegas, in the second round last year, were very, very beatable

No team has been runner-up two years in a row since St. Louis back in the late 60s.

But a bunch of times teams have gone to the Finals, lost, and then gone back and won in the next year or two after.

Florida will likely squash either one of these teams.

How many teams have done that, 2?

 

[Matty Sundin]

If Oilers wanna prove they’re a team that belongs in the finals, this 3rd period is a chance to prove by actually owning a game for 60mins against a really good team in a crucial game 5. If old habits still appear and they blow it, then they just not ready yet and don’t deserve it. We’ll wait and see.

 

[K1900L]

Draisaitl has matured a lot, it seems. Not taking the bait of Marchment, playing attentive and limiting his own minutes.
He isn't scoring as much currently, but his line still changes the momentum like no other line of the Oilers. His line got Edmonton going last game and they outscored Dallas 8 - 0 since. He is great at shutting down whatever line he is opposing as well.

McDavid also begins to look like his true self.

 

[Ezekial]

Fair point

I stand by what I said. Vegas, in the second round last year, were very, very beatable

So was Edmonton this season.

 

[TheBeard]

That's a shockingly low number. Surprising!

killing off 25 consecutive penalties is an insane number considering even the absolute worst teams score more than 1 out of every 10.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Too slow is definitely a major issue with the team. Guys like Marchment, Pavelski, Robertson, etc. Aren't beating anyone to a loose puck.

and we are extremely lucky that our worst players ( Brown, Foegele, McCloed, etc) are very fast. I know foegele isn't playing tonight, but just adding him as a for instance.

 

[eviohh26]

Dallas apparently stinks. I was never sold on them. Everyone said no matter who won between Van / Oilers was going to get dominated. Goes to show what HF knows.

IMO Vegas was meh. And Avs stunk.

 

[BusQuets]

Dallas Stars is held back by former star players that should not be getting the ice time they are. They will be much better when Benn,Pavelski,Seguin and Suter are out of the team. It's sad but it's the truth.

 

[BB79]

No team has been runner-up two years in a row since St. Louis back in the late 60s.

Wrong. Bruins in 77 and 78. Lost both times to Montreal. As a Bruins fan you should know this sad fact

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Fair point

I stand by what I said. Vegas, in the second round last year, were very, very beatable

Hypotheticals are hypotheticals. They could have been very, very, very bearable, but just weren't.

 

[ViD]

This is probably as close as Canada has been to the cup since 2004

 

[Fishy McScales]

No team has been runner-up two years in a row since St. Louis back in the late 60s.

But a bunch of times teams have gone to the Finals, lost, and then gone back and won in the next year or two after.

Florida will likely squash either one of these teams.

Like how Dallas was gonna squash Edmonton?

 

[Zerotonine]

This is probably as close as Canada has been to the cup since 2004

Were you in a coma on 06????

 

[Fishy McScales]

This is probably as close as Canada has been to the cup since 2004

They've had three separate finals appearances since then. This is the conference finals.

Edit: actually it's four. Edmonton, Ottawa, Vancouver and Montreal.