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

[Nadal On Clay]

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

2021?

 

[Frank Drebin]

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

I'm not trying to disparage the knights. They won the cup.

Simply giving credit to the nucks and stars this year.

 

[Oilslick941611]

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.

no team has ever won at Gillette stadium on a Tuesday when the game starts at 10 am, and the west is coming from the northwest

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

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

Didn't Calgary win game 5 that year too.....going home?

 

[TheBeard]

That's pretty rude for them to post the Draft Kings odds and not even include the Rangers.

 

[Oilslick941611]

2021?

I don't think Montreal was ever in that series despite being physically present during the games.


The Canucks in 2011 and game 7 would bet he last time a Canadian was close to the cup.

 

[Frank Drebin]

no team has ever won at Gillette stadium on a Tuesday when the game starts at 10 am, and the west is coming from the northwest

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He's talking about 07/08 penguins.

 

[TheBeard]

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

Didn't Vancouver have a 3-2 series lead against Boston in 2011?

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

"Do you have a gambling problem" just don't ever watch your favorite sport again.......

 

[lopper]

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

Umm 2011 sir

 

[syz]

Prediction: the Stars get one early and I spend the next hour having a panic attack.

 

[Oilslick941611]

Didn't Calgary win game 5 that year too.....going home?

Don't forget Edmonton lost in 06 in game 7.

 

[BMOK33]

Didn't Calgary win game 5 that year too.....going home?

Yeah in OT and was probably the better team overall in game 6 too

 

[Akrapovince]

It’s crazy, it doesn’t matter if it’s the first round, second round or third round, the Oilers magically run into teams that aren’t playing well.

Almost like their system is stifling. Maybe teams penalty kills don’t suck, the Oilers power play is good. Maybe a teams power play doesn’t suck, maybe the Oilers penalty kill is good.

 

[ViD]

Didn't Vancouver have a 3-2 series lead against Boston in 2011?

Boston had it all the way

 

[Frank Drebin]

Prediction: the Stars get one early and I spend the next hour having a panic attack.

DON'T

 

[BB79]

Didn't Vancouver have a 3-2 series lead against Boston in 2011?

Yup...and choked

 

[robertocarlos]

2021 should not count.

 

[Oilslick941611]

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He's talking about 07/08 penguins.

im saying past events don't predict the future.

its all coincidences.

 

[ViD]

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

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

This is a cup winning team if goaltending holds

 

[Matty Sundin]

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

2011 Nucks?

 

[BB79]

2011 Nucks?

06 Oilers too

 

[DarrylshutzSydor]

It will be interesting to see what kind of fight Dallas has in them in period 3........

 

[Straight Fire]

Hyman playing really well

 

[Kcb12345]

It'll be veryyy interesting what Dallas team comes out in game 6.

When the Stars get eliminated, they usually get shutout or get absolutely dominated. We should know pretty quickly if they're done in that game or not.

Last 4 eliminations:
2023 - Vegas wins 6-0
2022 - Calgary dominates game 7 to win in OT (Oettinger crazy performance - outshot 67-28)
2020 - Shutout in game 6 in SCF
2019 - Dominated by Blues, lose in 2nd OT cause Ben Bishop stood on his head