WCQF | G1 | "of Kings; Dragons & Demons" | Oilers vs. Kings | 4.22.24 | Rogers Place | 8:00PM | SN

[fsanford]

That’s an easy call for the ref to make. Draisaitl comes in and strip Dubois for the puck and instead of getting his feet moving to backtrack the first thing he does is reach out and grab the arm. That gets called almost always.

Then they should have called a penalty early.in game when Arvy got interfered with. But it's the playoffs so you let it go.

If that's the level of infraction they are going to call

 

[GQS]

Usually there is a place to go reclaim your hat after a game.

That's good if its true for every arena. While I love the hat tossing to celebrate hat tricks, I just always thought it would be so wasteful if they all got trashed afterwards.

 

[pcruz]

Game is over.

Edmonton now has to avoid the dirty stuff and get out of the game unscathed.

It's the first to 4 wins, not who wins first.

Don't allow greasy scumbag plays to derail this going forward here.

 

[robertocarlos]

Why are the Oilers still trying?

 

[SullivanT]

So what's better 70 goals that go straight into the net or 100 goals you bounced off your teammates into the net (assists)

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Maybe an Oilers hat will inspire them to return home to Edmonton.

enough people from BC are moving here already, we don't need the homeless ones

 

[PuckG]

Why are the Oilers still trying?

Trying is cool.

LA needs to try it!

 

[Lt Dan]

Talbot looks worse than Kathy Griffin in a bikini

 

[pcruz]

So what's better 70 goals that go straight into the net or 100 goals you bounced off your teammates into the net (assists)

Why not both???

 

[1specter]

How has LA gotten so much shittier two years later?

 

[Czechboy]

Game is over.

Edmonton now has to avoid the dirty stuff and get out of the game unscathed.

It's the first to 4 wins, not who wins first.

Don't allow greasy scumbag plays to derail this going forward here.

Exactly this.. avoid every scrum, cruise to victory and assume game 2 won't got this well because everything has gone our way tonight! LA's better than this.

 

[Ol' Jase]

Why are the Oilers still trying?

No let up. Have to play these guys a bunch more, and it’s not going to be a sweep.

 

[SullivanT]

Why are the Oilers still trying?

Playoffs and if you sit back and lose intensity you get hurt

 

[snipes]

Nurse just burying Danault

 

[robertocarlos]

Diehards will watch, no matter what the time.

I can watch 5 periods of OT.

 

[thaman8765678]

Someone please destroy McDavid. He is really annoying me.

 

[Ol' Jase]

McDavid. My god.

 

[Rafafouille]

Why not both???

He's crazy enough to pull it off

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Kings look tired and old.

Arent the Oilers an Older team.

 

[DearDiary]

Kopitar had a chance to lay McDavid out, decided to just let him pass by

 

[Cup or Bust]

McDavid is flying

 

[syz]

Lost in all of this are the two Jets fans in the front row who stand up and point at their jerseys. Think they might be lost.

 

[Sniper99]

How has LA gotten so much shittier two years later?

Well its not exactly 2012 anymore. Doughty and crew are older now. Oilers have more youth and faster

 

[pcruz]

Exactly this.. avoid every scrum, cruise to victory and assume game 2 won't got this well because everything has gone our way tonight! LA's better than this.

Edmonton is SIGNIFICANTLY better than LA.


But....

Nurse just barely avoided a 5+ on a hit from behind where a Kings player slid into the boards head first. Thankfully not enough force to get called, but if it's a little harder or he goes in more awkwardly, you're looking at a suspension.



Just play up and down hockey like you're out for a smooth skate and burn down the clock.

The next game won't be the same, but just get to it as quickly as humanly possible.

 

[SullivanT]

Why not both???

Lol I was making a joke because I see so many posts downplaying assists mcdavid gets then same people say only reason his teammates score so much is because he bounces the puck off them into the net.