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

[Cup or Bust]

If Don Cherry was still around, he'd be loving ragging on Swede Pete.

He would be tearing him a new one.

 

[thebigbea]

Canucks need to start the game pretending they are down by 2. Whole playoff they don’t start playing decent until the 3rd period

 

[647Hockey]

 

[ChaoticOrange]

After reading some posts here I’ve come to the conclusion that Carson Soucy is the best defensemen of all time.

Juulsen absolutely did biff it on the 2-0 goal but you need your depth to step up when called upon and he flubbed it.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Yup. Stars are an out of sight out of mind kind of team. They can go 82-0 and a lot of hockey people wouldnt bother talking about them.

Their games on TV are crazy too. Super loud fans, and an oddly low camera angle.

Good call, very underrated home crowd.

Always impressed by how engaged/dialed in they are for random November games

 

[Cup or Bust]

Lots of people will have to get their heart checked after this series.

 

[snag]

Makes sense since he played for Oilers. I never knew his name, but googled him now.

A for Bieksa, he's awesome. I love when he makes semi-inappropriate quips or light jabs. And then he kind of smirks and the camera cuts away. You can tell he's the type of guy who if wanted to talk hockey off camera at a pub, he'd just say something like..... "that guy f***ing sucked when I played against him" lol

Gazdic also played with a lot of current Oilers. I dont think he hides it at all.. Or tries to. How many Canucks are there from Bieksas last season there what... 8 or 9 years ago? Makes it a bit easier.

But I like Bieksa better off the ice

 

[Skate2Stick]

Partly that, partly having to play Cole & Juulsen more mins.

I always thought Soucy was good myself.

But Vancouver fans have now told me he’s the greatest of all time.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Lots of ppl on the Vancouver boards saying Petterson should be scratched and Black Ace Phil Kessel activated.

Personally I think that’s going too far, but lots of ppl are saying it.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Lots of ppl on the Vancouver boards saying Petterson should be scratched and Black Ace Phil Kessel activated.

Personally I think that’s going too far, but lots of ppl are saying it.

Crazy talk. I think they should try Naslund with the Sedins next game.

Only way to maybe beat that Pronger pairing.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

If Oiler have an actual good GM they would have gone 16-0 three years in a row

 

[snag]

Lots of ppl on the Vancouver boards saying Petterson should be scratched and Black Ace Phil Kessel activated.

Personally I think that’s going too far, but lots of ppl are saying it.

Huh? As in the free agent who was likely noshing on hot dogs tonight? Ain't nobody activating anything on him except maybe a defibrillator.

 

[Bgav]

Lots of ppl on the Vancouver boards saying Petterson should be scratched and Black Ace Phil Kessel activated.

Personally I think that’s going too far, but lots of ppl are saying it.

Kessel never signed bud

 

[snag]

If Oiler have an actual good GM they would have gone 16-0 three years in a row

I like the cut of your jib

 

[rea]

Well if *I* was a Canuck fan I would be even more worried than that

Since we all can't speak for, but like to think we know exactly how our teams feel, Ill lean on evidence and history.

The rally cry summed up in one word for the canucks all year has been resilient. No loss, no matter who it is, feels good. They can lie, say move on etc, onto next game, but if you've ever played or done anything competitively, you know it stews.

Thats why I feel the oil came out hitting every damn thing in sight. They knew the noise, they wanted to prove otherwise.

My point being is, canucks literally have done exactly the same damn thing all yr. Win lose, game in game out, when fans and media bitch about whose doing this, why this isn't working, they just do what they do. And it's gotten them this far.

No team ever wants to be down in a game, but they've shown they can play about as well as a beer league team and still turn up the dial make it interesting. On the other end, when they go full NHL94 Easy mode to start a game and get the lead, the do the same damn turtle and protect it well enough to win, even against all the ppl who watch them and can see it and point it out say to change.

Sorry for the long essay, I just feel some instances from both sides of the series are really just trolling to get attn.

Both teams are good. They've proven that by their records, and getting to this point. It was never going to be easy. Even if one swept the other, guaranteed, whoever moves on, will be beaten down, and will have to find that inner, trade a left nut for just a chance at the next goal.

I won't speak for any other fans on my side, cuz I don't care. I don't generalize all your stupid and make u pay for it and blame you.

Also not calling you out, this was the post it landed on in a reload.

Again, gg, onto game 5, f*** you and the Oilers!

 

[Tobias Kahun]

You’re right. Oilers should forfeit their Game 2 GWG from Ian Cole. Undeserved.

If we do that, you forfeit game 1 where garland shot wide and skinner tapped it in.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

Kessel never signed bud

Don’t shoot the messenger - just relaying the scuttlebutt from the Vancouver boards. Maybe they have insider info

 

[VainGretzky]

Hughes should be watching Bouchard for some tips on how to play in playoffs Bouchard 15 points in 9 games and has 3 GWG in the 6 Oiler wins pacing 137 points lol leading scoring dman last 2 seasons in playoffs . 32 points last 21 playoff games

 

[647Hockey]

Huh? As in the free agent who was likely noshing on hot dogs tonight? Ain't nobody activating anything on him except maybe a defibrillator.

Kessel never signed bud

Ya. I had to google it now to see if he was actually on the roster. Nope.

As for Kessel, all I know is for a pudgy dude somehow he was a really fast skater!

 

[rea]

Yeah.... They clenched. And the UCL tear I have hurts like f*** now from the fist pump lol

Lol! I went w a friend to game 1 here, and he just had hernia surgery. He said he was pretty sure he tore a stitch jumping ard and cheering!

Enjoy the win, and the damn pain! See u gm5

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Hughes should be watching Bouchard for some tips on how to play in playoffs Bouchard 15 points in 9 games and has 3 GWG in the 6 Oiler wins pacing 137 points lol leading scoring dman last 2 seasons in playoffs .

Hopefully this play comes with a contract extension that dwarfs what Hughes makes

 

[TheNumber4]

Lots of ppl on the Vancouver boards saying Petterson should be scratched and Black Ace Phil Kessel activated.

Personally I think that’s going too far, but lots of ppl are saying it.

Smart move IMO. Pettersson is bringing down his team.

 

[Nogatco Rd]

No idea; I don't online other than HF.

Never heard of that dude but funny that he has an hfboards screenshot as his twitter banner. I wonder what his handle is here

 

[McFlyingV]

Oilers better team for the 3rd game in a row. Couple lucky bounces the only reason this wasn't a 2-0 shutout. Deserving team wins tonight.

 

[McJC]

Oil need to have McDrai split. You need 1 of them on the ice for 50 mins as opposed to having them both on for 25 mins. I felt they played their best game of the series tonight