WCQF- Game 4 YOUR NASHVILLE PREDATORS hosing the deranged oreo dolphins 28 APR 2024, 1600 CDT

[TheUnusedCrayon]

Winnipeg is looking more like SJ than how they did in the regular season. If Helly isn't playing like the Vezina winner he is, they'll be done by Weds.

Avs are making him move side to side and Helly is an absolute boat anchor when required to move. He's very solid technically but has zero lateral movement and the Jets can't seem to stop any passes from connecting this series.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

NHL shooters are just too good.

Unless your name is Colton Sissons

 

[Raistlin]

Not only are the Canucks better matched up against Oilers, they physically dominated them too. That last game was no contest on the physicality department. Not sure why Oilers want to draw Canucks.

 

[Gnashville]

They did but that was a devastating loss for Nashville and now they have a huge hill to climb and the Canucks can play better.

No way Nashville wins Game 5 this series is over. Trotz better dump Saros at the draft or he’s going to be out of a job soon.

 

[Bizzare]

Impressive... but I doubt he'd be able to play through a tummy ache.

Pretty sure Hughes has missed like 10-12 games out of 350+ in the NHL… doesn’t fit your narrative.

 

[Hammer79]

As I said before the the regular season doesn't mean much come playoff time.... and if Demko isn't back I don't think it will matter much... especially since 3 of the four came when they were playing like a lottery team....

Heck my Canes were also unbeaten agaist the panthers last year in the regular season we know how that turned out.

Canucks played one game that mattered for playoff seeding, and won it. That doesn't give them a 1-0 lead in the series or anything, but the shittalking from fans of a team that went donut for 4 against the Canucks in the regular season is a bit unwarranted. The Oilers fans just think it's 'their turn', the Canucks have to cut in line and prove to all the pundits that the regular season was no fluke. Oilers losing streak was against playoff teams, they feasted on non-playoff teams to get back in the race.

 

[TruGr1t]

Saros rocking an .850 SV% is the difference in this series. Canucks have gone through three goalies, all of them have a materially better save percentage.

 

[BonMorrison]

 

[Blue and Green]

O'Reilly and Forsberg both decided to cover the same point there leaving Lindholm all alone in front lol

It was totally Forsberg's error. Not that I'm complaining.

 

[IronCladCane]

Canucks played one game that mattered for playoff seeding, and won it. That doesn't give them a 1-0 lead in the series or anything, but the shittalking from fans of a team that went donut for 4 against the Canucks in the regular season is a bit unwarranted. The Oilers fans just think it's 'their turn', the Canucks have to cut in line and prove to all the pundits that the regular season was no fluke. Oilers losing streak was against playoff teams, they feasted on non-playoff teams to get back in the race.

I hear you there, I'm not talking crap either way just saying they will need to play better and hopefully have Demko.... sub 20 SOG aren't gonna beat them in the playoffs I don't think.

 

[wetcoast]

Not only are the Canucks better matched up against Oilers, they physically dominated them too. That last game was no contest on the physicality department. Not sure why Oilers want to draw Canucks.

Sure but the oilers controlled play even if they lost and McDavid didn't play.

I wouldn't want to play the Oilers as they are destroying the Kings who are a big heavy team.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

Ehh. They're poking fun. It'll be even better when the "deranged oreo dolphins" beat them again.

But seriously. It's all good fun.

Like I said. It's so much better now.

 

[Paddys Pub]

As an oilers fan i really hope the canucks make it to round 2....easiest road to the wcf ever

lol.
This has ‘we want Florida’ written all over it.

Canucks smoked the oilers all year and the Oilers don’t have the defence to shut out the Canucks like Nashville does.

I see that Around the League thread in the oilers forums getting even more sour after that series.

 

[Three On Zero]

Canucks played one game that mattered for playoff seeding, and won it. That doesn't give them a 1-0 lead in the series or anything, but the shittalking from fans of a team that went donut for 4 against the Canucks in the regular season is a bit unwarranted. The Oilers fans just think it's 'their turn', the Canucks have to cut in line and prove to all the pundits that the regular season was no fluke. Oilers losing streak was against playoff teams, they feasted on non-playoff teams to get back in the race.

His perception isn’t wrong, Vancouver is having a time with a strong defensive team while Edmonton is cake walking through a mentally fragile LA team.

The saving grace is Edmonton doesn’t have the horses to shut down Pettersson/Hughes like Nashville does, they don’t play any form of strong defensive systems.

Injuries are also piling up for Vancouver in this series which tilts the matchup

 

[thekernel]

Wow that was hype. A lot of sleepwalking in that game but you can never count out these guys, not for a second

 

[Gjman2019]

Unless your name is Colton Sissons

If they lose the series, you gotta that one will haunt him and the Preds fans for a long long time.....

 

[Peter Griffin]

Predators must be completely deflated. Controlled basically 57 minutes of that game and then just got completely steamrolled in the final 5.

 

[BonMorrison]

If they lose the series, you gotta that one will haunt him and the Preds fans for a long long time.....

There is no If, they are losing the series.

 

[IronCladCane]

Sure but the oilers controlled play even if they lost and McDavid didn't play.

I wouldn't want to play the Oilers as they are destroying the Kings who are a big heavy team.

This is kinda my argument, without demko and if they keep up the sub 20 SOGs it will be a short series.

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

If they lose the series, you gotta that one will haunt him and the Preds fans for a long long time.....

He's definitely punching air rn.

Credit to Vancouver for battling hard the final few minutes to tie it up and eventually winning.

 

[Gjman2019]

There is no If, they are losing the series.

Yeah probably.

 

[sepHF]

As an oilers fan i really hope the canucks make it to round 2....easiest road to the wcf ever

As an Oilers fan, slow down

Still have to beat the Kings and Van has our number this year. I would argue Nashville is the better matchup for Edmonton given that Draisaitl is a beast against the Preds

 

[BlueDream]

lol, Nashville is garbage.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

This is kinda my argument, without demko and if they keep up the sub 20 SOGs it will be a short series.

I don’t think most Canuck fans are expecting an easy series.
It’s just a response to a few cocky Oiler fans predicting they’ll demolish the Canucks.
I think it’s essentially a coin flip.
You say regular season doesn’t mean much and I’d argue earlier series don’t mean a lot either.

 

[TheLegend]

Haven’t seen a team collapse like that since the Coyotes went 0 for February.