WCSF: Game 4 - Edmonton Oilers vs Vancouver Canucks, 7:30pm, ESPN

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

Did I read that correctly, the Oilers had only two high danger scoring chances in the third period last game?

I find that hard to believe

I mean a lot of those shots were with muffins or from bad angles. People invest way too much in the shot clock as a borometer of success.

 

[Rowlet]

Incorrect. Are you on X? The sheer hordes of Canucks fans crying for blood over McDavid's muffin swing takes the cake, and any future cake that may come out of the oven for the rest of the series.

There's your problem. You shouldn't be on Twitter, honestly you probably shouldn't be on here either, but Twitter is especially terrible.

HF is for hockey fans to talk about hockey, Twitter is for human beings to contribute to a lot of things they don't know much about.

 

[Brookbank]

Oilers ownership and management sure doesn't mind the fans only blaming the players, as long as they keep their jobs and jerseys keep selling.

I don't get how Oilers management got away with opting for Skinner without getting him any help before the deadline. Regardless of what happens in this series.

There would be ticket boycotts in Vancouver if managements actual plan was to go with Spencer Martin and Colin Delia for a playoff run.

 

[Bourne Endeavor]

I would love to see a serious example of this. I can guarantee that is either 1-2 crazy fans or a bad joke.

I honestly find the conspiracy theories that are being spouted by nucks fan much more hilarious.

I'm EMBARRASSED

I spend alot of time reading all the various posts and reading through threads but rarely post. I have never posted my own thread until now. I have been an Oilers fan since their 1st year in the NHL with my 1st live game being the teams 61st game in the NHL. I am so disturbed and bothered by...

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Doesn't sound like a "bad joke" to me.

And what conspiracy theory? I made no mention whatsoever of ref favoritism or anything. My post is simply pointing out both fanbases are going to extremes and it's comical to try and pretend it's only one, be it the Canucks or Oilers.

 

[JAK]

I mean a lot of those shots were with muffins or from bad angles. People invest way too much in the shot clock as a borometer of success.

But if we don't value shots, then how do we declare Canucks PDO frauds?

 

[thaman8765678]

I hope the Oilers out shoot the Canucks by 30 and lose by 2 again.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Incorrect. Are you on X? The sheer hordes of Canucks fans crying for blood over McDavid's muffin swing takes the cake, and any future cake that may come out of the oven for the rest of the series.

So you get your hockey info from Twitter?
Now it all makes sense.

 

[bucks_oil]

So once we're stripping out the trolling Canucks fans, we're probably looking at 1% of Oilers fans predicting them to lose the series, and about 50% predicting a cakewalk (4 or 5 games), another 45% saying 6, and a small fraction thinking the Oilers would need 7 to dispose of the Canucks. Seems like what I was saying was correct? Competitive series means a fairly substantial amount can envision their team losing.

Let alone the Oilers and national media. I can't help but cackle at the Daily Faceoff podcast with the Oilers fanboy and Seravalli who just can't stomach that they were totally wrong in underestimating the Canucks.

Math much? Once you remove the trolling Canuck fans who voted for a Vancouver victory, the 60% of Oiler fans who predicted we would win in 6 or 7 goes UP as a relative percentage not down.

 

[JAK]

I hope the Oilers out shoot the Canucks by 30 and lose by 2 again.

Why not outshoot the Canucks by 2 and lose by 30? That is how the PDO fraud Canucks operate with high shooting % right?

 

[VanOriginal]

Wake me up when the game starts.

 

[Brock Boeser Laser Show]

That has to do more with Soucy’s deployment. I think he’s still positive in GF/GA. I don’t think Hughes or Zadarov would do better in the same deployment ie collapsing and protect defense.

Hughes would be fine. It's more so Hronek that would be the issue. Hronek just fumbles the puck too much anytime Quinn passes it to him. Easy breakouts turn into shifts in the defensive zone because Hronek can't make efficient outlet passes. Last series the Preds basically sent two forecheckers at Hughes because Hronek wasn't taking advantage of open space and time.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Wake me up when the game starts.

Exactly. The bickering about conspiracies and suspensions is tiring. The game won’t be decided here or in the press. It will be decided on the ice.

 

[End on a Hinote]

Gonna be another 1 goal thriller.

5-4 Oilers tonight

 

[Phrasing]

Hughes would be fine. It's more so Hronek that would be the issue. Hronek just fumbles the puck too much anytime Quinn passes it to him. Easy breakouts turn into shifts in the defensive zone because Hronek can't make efficient outlet passes. Last series the Preds basically sent two forecheckers at Hughes because Hronek wasn't taking advantage of open space and time.

Hughes is great in transition defense but he’s not as good as Soucy at boxing out and taking the body. There’s a reason Soucy takes all those deployments.

 

[JAK]

Exactly. The bickering about conspiracies and suspensions is tiring. The game won’t be decided here or in the press. It will be decided on the ice.

But I thought it was already decided that Pickard is the better goalie so the Canucks will lose.

 

[CaptainUgly]

Oilers are screwed....how is Calvin Pickard starting an NHL playoff game.....

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Pickard is weak high glove side .688sv% on high glove side. Watch for the Canucks to exploit that weakness. Rebounds are weak too.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Pickard is weak high glove side 688sv% on high glove side. Watch for the Canucks to exploit that weakness

So beam me up high glove side on Pickard!

 

[JAK]

Pickard is weak high glove side .688sv% on high glove side. Watch for the Canucks to exploit that weakness. Rebounds are weak too

New NHL rule, Canucks goals against Oilers weak goaltending doesn't count.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

New NHL rule, Canucks goals against Oilers weak goaltending doesn't count.

NHL institutes no raisies rule.

 

[VanOriginal]

Exactly. The bickering about conspiracies and suspensions is tiring. The game won’t be decided here or in the press. It will be decided on the ice.

100%.. Like Zadorov said about the stitches he got from Hymans cross check to his face in that same scrum.. It's a hockey play, I got cut, who cares, move on.

 

[JAK]

NHL institutes no raisies rule.

What if McDavid dives so much that it creates holes under the ice and the Canucks block a shot that goes under the ice into the Oilers net?

 

[BB79]

New NHL rule, Canucks goals against Oilers weak goaltending doesn't count.

Damned NHL, always moving the goalposts..

 

[JAK]

Damned NHL, always moving the goalposts..

Gary Bettman : We saw how JT Miller hit the goal post and thought we would want to help.

 

[thefutures]

I'm EMBARRASSED

I spend alot of time reading all the various posts and reading through threads but rarely post. I have never posted my own thread until now. I have been an Oilers fan since their 1st year in the NHL with my 1st live game being the teams 61st game in the NHL. I am so disturbed and bothered by...

forums.hfboards.com

Doesn't sound like a "bad joke" to me.

And what conspiracy theory? I made no mention whatsoever of ref favoritism or anything. My post is simply pointing out both fanbases are going to extremes and it's comical to try and pretend it's only one, be it the Canucks or Oilers.

Its a defense mechanism to deflect after talking copious amounts of trash prior to being humbled by the results so far.