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

[Leonardo87]

Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers
WCSF

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[HighLifeManIsHigh]

Win-win trade (Lindoholm.) You guys got that D prospect

And we get to watch Lindholm help the Canucks beat the Oilers

 

[yeaher]

As a neutral fan, i enjoyed the hell outta this game. A personal favourite in Zadorov looked great, even chipped in some offense and JT Miller was a pleasant surprise.

Dissappointed in McDavid but he'll come back in G2 im guessing.

Loved the physicality and the mutual lack of goaltending was a bit hilarious when the outcome didn't matter much.

I have always loved Zadorov since he was with the Avs, he looks like he has slightly improved his skating which seems have made him more reliable.

 

[Rowlet]

I have always loved Zadorov since he was with the Avs, he looks like he has slightly improved his skating which seems have made him more reliable.

He had a really nice goal in round 1 that was the result of his skating too

 

[TruGr1t]

I have always loved Zadorov since he was with the Avs, he looks like he has slightly improved his skating which seems have made him more reliable.

I think a lot of it is coaching. Tocchet and Foote have proven to somewhat be defense whisperers. They have somehow even turned Myers, who was largely a train wreck last season, into a passable top-four defenseman.

 

[gsharpe]

I think a lot of it is coaching. Tocchet and Foote have proven to somewhat be defense whisperers. They have somehow even turned Myers, who was largely a train wreck last season, into a passable top-four defenseman.

I don't even recognize Myers. When did he get so mean? It does help is a contract year. I would resign him unless 3m a year. But there is no doubt he is playing very well.

 

[Rowlet]

I don't even recognize Myers. When did he get so mean? It does help is a contract year. I would resign him unless 3m a year. But there is no doubt he is playing very well.

Myers has already said he's willing to take less to stay, he doesn't want to move again and he probably knows that, in terms of systems, the Canucks are about as good as it gets for him.

He's also 34, if he wants some term I wouldn't exactly be sad to give him a 3 year deal if it's $2m per.

 

[DFAC]

Zadorov quickly becoming a fan favorite - and Tocchet seems to love the guy too.

Have to think Canucks management will try their best to resign him

 

[YippieKaey]

I have always loved Zadorov since he was with the Avs, he looks like he has slightly improved his skating which seems have made him more reliable.

Yeah i noticed. If he can pair the physicality and size with some offense he'll be a real menace.

 

[Cheeks Clapinski]

Have we been swept yet?

 

[I am toxic]

I don't even recognize Myers. When did he get so mean? It does help is a contract year. I would resign him unless 3m a year. But there is no doubt he is playing very well.

Someone could have predicted he would have a monster playoffs.

Jus' sayin'

 

[drax0s]

Have we been swept yet?

Just wait, the Oilers have games in hand.

 

[Three On Zero]

The game is a blowout if Skinner is mediocre. Make no mistake, he was the sole reason they lost.

It’s a blowout for Vancouver if Skinner didn’t stop numerous grade A chances. Edmonton played like an AHL team last night

 

[Rowlet]

Skinner sounds extremely shaky, the Oilers still aren't giving the Canucks any credit.

If the Oilers really think last night was good enough, it'll be an extremely short series.

 

[Petey O]

It’s a blowout for Vancouver if Skinner didn’t stop numerous grade A chances. Edmonton played like an AHL team last night

It's odd Oilers fans are so confident they would have blown out the Canucks even with Skinner playing decent.

McDavid was completely neutralized and Drai was shook up and looked like an old timer after his back injury.

 

[Three On Zero]

Draisiatl is out day to day, him missing game 2 would be huge. Not the the was much of a factor in game 1

 

[TheBeard]

It's odd Oilers fans are so confident they would have blown out the Canucks even with Skinner playing decent.

McDavid was completely neutralized and Drai was shook up and looked like an old timer after his back injury.

It would have been a 4-1 victory. If skinner played decent.

It’s a blowout for Vancouver if Skinner didn’t stop numerous grade A chances. Edmonton played like an AHL team last night

Edmonton should have the overwhelming advantage in nets if Demko is out. They didn’t last night and it cost them.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Skinner sounds extremely shaky, the Oilers still aren't giving the Canucks any credit.

If the Oilers really think last night was good enough, it'll be an extremely short series.

Skinner’s a bit mentally fragile like he showed last year in the playoffs. He can get on a roll and look great but the Canucks need to keep at him. Score early and his confidence will take a hit.

 

[MikeK]

Skinner’s a bit mentally fragile like he showed last year in the playoffs. He can get on a roll and look great but the Canucks need to keep at him. Score early and his confidence will take a hit.

He definitely rattles easy. He's a goalie though and those guys are a different breed. Some are cool as ice while others are borderline crazy. Just like when positional players are asked to step up and log higher minutes than they're cable of and we begin to see major gafs, I believe Skinner is being asked to carry too heavy a load. I don't think he's a #1 goalie and would be better for himself and a team if he were a backup.

 

[Three On Zero]

It would have been a 4-1 victory. If skinner played decent.

Edmonton should have the overwhelming advantage in nets if Demko is out. They didn’t last night and it cost them.

Skinner played fine, the team in front of him left him out to dry. But yes it should have been a 4-1 victory for Vancouver

4 high danger chances and 7 shots on goal in the final 40 minutes? Edmonton was victimized last night

 

[WetcoastOrca]

From the Vancouver Sun:​

‘Canuck dominance​

The Canucks may have been losing 4-1 in the second period, but they were badly unlucky.



Edmonton had just three high-danger shots through two periods.



They opened the game strongly, but as the game progressed the Canucks rediscovered their defensive strengths.



At five on five, they really didn’t give much away.

The Canucks got much better quality shots on Wednesday night than Edmonton. PHOTO BY NATURAL STAT TRICK


All three Oilers goals at even strength were scored from the outside, the kinds of shots that you need your goalie to stop.’

 

[Rowlet]

It would have been a 4-1 victory. If skinner played decent.

Edmonton should have the overwhelming advantage in nets if Demko is out. They didn’t last night and it cost them.

And if Silovs played decent and Cole didn't deflect two into his own net too, we aren't having this conversation.

Skinner shit the bed, but the Oilers lack of depth at FWD and D got exploited by the Canucks third line, the Canucks also dominated the Oilers at 5v5, close to 70% favoured in all the relevant stats. McDavid didn't have a single SOG and the Oilers went 20 minutes without shooting the puck.

 

[Three On Zero]

And if Silovs played decent and Cole didn't deflect two into his own net too, we aren't having this conversation.

Skinner shit the bed, but the Oilers lack of depth at FWD and D got exploited by the Canucks third line, the Canucks also dominated the Oilers at 5v5, close to 70% favoured in all the relevant stats. McDavid didn't have a single SOG and the Oilers went 20 minutes without shooting the puck.

Outside of Ekholm the entire D corps was a complete ghost

 

[TheBeard]

And if Silovs played decent and Cole didn't deflect two into his own net too, we aren't having this conversation.

Skinner shit the bed, but the Oilers lack of depth at FWD and D got exploited by the Canucks third line, the Canucks also dominated the Oilers at 5v5, close to 70% favoured in all the relevant stats. McDavid didn't have a single SOG and the Oilers went 20 minutes without shooting the puck.

I agree. However Edmonton somehow managed to luck its way into a 4-1 lead and skinner needs to be your best player at that point. Instead he was their absolute worst.

 

[Three On Zero]

Being 5-0 on the season is probably a mental hurdle for Edmonton. Referees also coming out saying they are not going to be calling their dives is another

 

[ddawg1950]

Equipment issues can be long lasting.

A moment of silence for the 40 people who voted for an Edmonton sweep in poll above.

Must be a really big cramp. Most doctors suggest Midol.