WCSF Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers. (Series tied 3-3)

[Leonardo87]

Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers
WCSF

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[Bobby9]

Vancouver had a 4 game span where they allowed 22 goals. Vancouver is absolutely trash defensively.

See how this works?

But we’re talking about EDM vs Van

 

[Three On Zero]

McDavid, Draisaitl, Kane and Perry will grind the Canucks small D.

Doubtful

 

[biturbo19]

A lot of people aren't going to give the Canucks a chance going into this series. Despite the regular season series sweep. Just gonna look at McDavey and Drats and award the W. Especially while box score scouting the low offensive output in a ridiculously structured, tight checking series that Vancouver is coming out of. No Demko is a blow, but Silovs has played really darn well as a consolation.

But the thing is...Vancouver were in tough against Nashville as a matchup, because they play the same structured, disciplined, defensive hockey that the Canucks do. Both teams just sitting back waiting for chances to counterattack, but few came because neither team was all out attacking in the first place, and few mistakes were made.

The thing we saw in the regular season with the Canucks vs Oilers matchup (and have seen in the Oilers in general), is that Edmonton have a lot of players who are prone to egregious turnovers while trying to press the play offensively. Particularly on the back end. Which is something that plays directly into the teeth of the Canucks defensive structure and the way RikTok wants the team to play. Those counterattacking and capitalizing on turnovers and mistakes in the other team's breakout and neutral zone play is an enormous part of what buoyed the Canucks phenomenal, superlatively high PDO through the season.
They're built to thrive on opportunistic hockey against a team that wants to boat race. As long as they don't get sucked into that mentality of trading chances up and down the ice, they have the potential to really cause problems for the Oilers.


They've also got one of the only defencemen in the league who can even come close to skating with McDavid. That's a much better matchup for Hughes than the Preds offered. Assuming he's healthy after being beaten up and battered for 6 games. And JT Bozo has also shown a bit of a knack for getting under McDavid's skin and leaning on the defensive system to help neutralize him. And the Oilers goaltending might be just the tonic to get all these ridiculously snakebit Vancouver forwards going.


In any case. I'm just happy to be out of the stifling, ugly, chip it in chip it out stalemate of that Preds series.

 

[nucks88]

How big are Hughes and Peterson?

Pettersson is a centre….

 

[jackjohnson]

lmao, you should have seen Zadorov trying to do exactly that in 2022 en route to Edmonton in 5

Vancouver D are far too slow and simply not talented enough to contain playoff McDavid. He will feast.

Vancouver D is huge and more physical than the LA defensive muffins Oilers went through. Canuck are huge in the back end and all play physical except Hughes. Zadorov 6'6, Myers 6'8, Cole 6'3, Soucy 6'5, Juulsen 6'6 etc. They will box out Hymen and beat him up if he even touches the blueline lol

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Skinner can handle a large work load. Silovs still hasn't proven he can. when Demko was injured, Silovs was an .881 goaltender. When he plays 3 or 4 games in a row, his play will likely deteriorate. I hope he can keep it up, but my head tells me he probly can't. That's why the Oilers should be heavy favorites here.

Skinner is a pretty average goalie who had issues last year in the playoffs. I think goaltending is a draw. Would have been a pretty big advantage for Vancouver with a healthy Demko.

 

[Oilking83]

Pettersson is a centre….

He’s also butter soft and going to disappear like last series…

 

[CycloneSweep]

You see some of the hits Zadorov laid, and some of the double teams on Hughes. Not all hits are created equal. Yes your right LA was definitely physical but as far as every inch of open ice & every lose puck being a life or death battle, I feel like Nashville did a better job than LA.

The only times at 5 on 5 Nashville wasn't perfect around their crease it lead to game winning goals. You gotta give them credit.

LA tried to do the same but Edmonton was just faster to the pucks and just as physical.

LA tried to do to Edmonton what Nashville did to Vancouver but Edmonton just handled it better. It was a heavy hitting hard hitting bad blood series.

 

[Old Boys Club]

how does it feel to get swept by them?

u losers cant win anything with the best player in the world LOL

Personally, didn't bother me at all. Just made browsing social media terrible as all the fairweather Canucks fans came out from hiding and started spamming on everything Oilers related.

 

[D0ctorCool]

Lord have mercy on the mods. They got no chance.

It's not even remotely close to game 1 yet, and some of the stuff I've read already.

 

[jackjohnson]

How big are Hughes and Peterson?

That seems like a personal question. No comment

 

[CycloneSweep]

But we’re talking about EDM vs Van

The statement was Edmonton is a bad team defensively overall. Thats objectively untrue.

 

[Nucker101]

He’s also butter soft and going to disappear like last series…

Yet he still whines and cries less to the refs than McDrai

 

[TheSuperElite]

Vancouver D is huge and more physical than the LA defensive muffins Oilers went through. Canuck are huge in the back end and all play physical except Hughes. Zadorov 6'6, Myers 6'8, Cole 6'3, Soucy 6'5, Juulsen 6'6 etc. They will box out Hymen and beat him up if he even touches the blueline lol

Again, a bunch of Zadorovs that McDavid has feasted on in previous postseasons. Lol if you think these oversized pylons will be able to contain McDavid

 

[Bobby9]

The statement was Edmonton is a bad team defensively overall. Thats objectively untrue.

Against Vancouver - They were. That’s objectively true.

 

[syz]

Skinner is a pretty average goalie who had issues last year in the playoffs. I think goaltending is a draw. Would have been a pretty big advantage for Vancouver with a healthy Demko.

Skinner's also a giant headcase (like, more than goalies usually are). If he has a mental block against the Canucks it's a recipe for a trademark Canucks PDO win.

 

[RegDunlop]

Yes the playoffs are different, far less power play opportunities.

We only need 1

 

[Tebowz]

It's a joke the Oilers are betting favorites vs the Canucks . We OWNED them during the season.

 

[Peter Griffin]

We only need 1

Oilers’ team slogan?

 

[jackjohnson]

Again, a bunch of Zadorovs that McDavid has feasted on in previous postseasons. Lol if you think these oversized pylons will be able to contain McDavid

They contained him pretty well in all those 4 regular season games, especially the 8-1 game that Caused Oilers to go on a long losing streak and lose confidence lol

 

[JAK]

Yeah SNO cause that's where Oiler games are broadcast on. Christ
And you can have Shithouse AND Singh. Just another F U to Edmonton that all 16 teams get there home announcer except us. Sadled with bullshit.

Singh is the biggest Oilers homer there is, what are you talking about.

 

[CycloneSweep]

It's a joke the Oilers are betting favorites vs the Canucks . We OWNED them during the season.

Shouldn’t you be happy for the easy money then?

 

[winnipegger]

Edmonton in 4. Vancouver will have no answer for McDavid and Hyman.

 

[TheNumber4]

JT Miller vs Evander Kane fight off the opening face off. Let’s all hope for it.

 

[jackjohnson]

Skinner's also a giant headcase (like, more than goalies usually are). If he has a mental block against the Canucks it's a recipe for a trademark Canucks PDO win.

Boeser owns skinner. I cant forget that 4 goals he scored on him in that 8-1 game. Boeser must be salvitating for another hat trick