Series Talk: WCSF Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers. (VAN leads 3-2)

[Leonardo87]

Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers
WCSF

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[AlainVigneaultsGum]

This has the potential to be the absolute worst series thread in HF history.

 

[M2Beezy]

As an objective and neutral fan who has watched many games by both teams this year and in the preceding years, i think the Oilers are in over their head and will get bullied and frustrated by the Canucks in 6 games. Will be a great series either way if either team wins tho, good for the game, especially for neutral fans!

Man I love this matchup

 

[iFan]

the melt down in Edmonton if they lose to the Canucks would be priceless. Canucks core is just starting to get their playoff experience, they weren't contenders coming into the season so this is all bonus points. Oilers came into the season as a cup contender with playoff experience.

 

[Three On Zero]

Welp all the pressure is on the Canucks , but this gonna be wild.

Really no pressure on Vancouver, they aren’t the team with contracts looming on how the post season plays out.

 

[GKJ]

Can we demand sponsorships must be purchased to partake?

Just don't crash the site.

 

[nucks88]

Don't say that to oiler fans they'll be offended. STUUUUUUUUU

Yeah I wouldn’t want to offend those bunch of swell guys…..

 

[soothsayer]

This feels like the Flames vs Oilers all over again....



Oilers in 5

Flames fans talked so much shit before that series despite looking awful in their first round series. And they were one of the best regular season teams. Really sticks out for some reason...

 

[Some Other Flame]

Nucks match up really well against the Oilers but they'll need Demko to be healthy. In that scenario, Canucks in 6.

But if Demko's out, could go either way.

 

[onetweasy]

During the regular season the Canucks had a +11 powerplay differential, Oilers had a -22.

Shhhh you’re ruining their narrative.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Yeah I wouldn’t want to offend those bunch of swell guys…..

Don’t act like you guys aren’t just as toxic.

 

[Divine]

the melt down in Edmonton if they lose to the Canucks would be priceless. Canucks core is just starting to get their playoff experience, they weren't contenders coming into the season so this is all bonus points. Oilers came into the season as a cup contender with playoff experience.

The idea that Vancouver is playing with house money isn't true as they were one of the most aggressive teams and selling their future at the deadline

They might have exceeded expectations, but mainly because they underperformed previous seasons. You don't just go trading 1st round picks for rentals to get playoff experience - what happens when you're ready? You got no farm and no picks.

Vancouver's core isn't a young core that's on their ELC. Their core is even older than Edmonton's. They were going for it this year.

 

[Three On Zero]

Nucks match up really well against the Oilers but they'll need Demko to be healthy. In that scenario, Canucks in 6.

But if Demko's out, could go either way.

Demko likely still two weeks out, doubt we see him unless this goes 6/7

 

[Akrapovince]

Rooting for that McDavid cup to cement his legacy but I can see them getting goalie’d by a hot back up or Demko standing on his head.

 

[JAK]

Rooting for that McDavid cup to cement his legacy but I can see them getting goalie’d by a hot back up or Demko standing on his head.

A true McDavid legacy would start at his reaction to Oilers winning the draft lottery and him never getting to a finals.

 

[BCNate]

Should be fun. Nashville was a tough matchup for the Canucks, It they got it done. Silovs has been outstanding, not your typical 3rd string goalie.

Oilers looked really good against the kings. Will probably be a more wide open series than we saw against Nashville.

Like the regular season, round 1 is over and doesn’t mean a whole heck of a lot now.

 

[TruGr1t]

The idea that Vancouver is playing with house money isn't true as they were one of the most aggressive teams and selling their future at the deadline

They might have exceeded expectations, but mainly because they underperformed previous seasons. You don't just go trading 1st round picks for rentals to get playoff experience - what happens when you're ready? You got no farm and no picks.

They massively exceeded expectations if you go back and look at pre-season. They also have around a 3 year window starting now to get better in the summer. This season will be viewed as an overwhelming success in Vancouver regardless of the outcome here. Expecially after Tocchet wins the Adams, and Hughes wins the Norris.

 

[Akrapovince]

The idea that Vancouver is playing with house money yet isn't true as they were one of the most aggressive teams and selling their future at the deadline

They might have exceeded expectations, but mainly because they underperformed previous seasons. You don't just go trading 1st round picks for rentals to get playoff experience - what happens when you're ready? You got no farm and no picks.

Easier to trade first rounders now for help than to draft a Juolevi, Virtanen, Hodgson and use them as chips later.

 

[jackjohnson]

Fake news. Preds was a team full of meh including Saros.
NSH should've traded him when he could've net them a big haul. VAN with no namers in net won the goalie battle

Fake news is LA being better than Preds when Preds had higher points lol

 

[nucksflailtogether]

This is already absolute worst series thread in HF history.

Fixed

Not sure I can handle the stupidity and I'm plenty capable of stupid when it comes to hockey.

 

[jackjohnson]

Hilarious. You just watched that series with Nashville and don't realize that the Canucks are about to face an offensive team from a different universe. Keep hanging onto those regular season wins lol.

Yet no D or goalie haha...this actually plays to Canucks hand. Pettersson will wake up against the oilers

 

[LTIR]

Fake news is LA being better than Preds when Preds had higher points lol

Didn't know 99 points was higher than 99 points.

 

[Some Other Flame]

Oh and best thing about this series is that there's only going to be one anthem

 

[CycloneSweep]

Fake news is LA being better than Preds when Preds had higher points lol

Since when is 99 higher than 99?
LA had a +41 goal differential, Nashville +21.
And because you can’t math. 41 is bigger than 21.

 

[BCNate]

The idea that Vancouver is playing with house money isn't true as they were one of the most aggressive teams and selling their future at the deadline

They might have exceeded expectations, but mainly because they underperformed previous seasons. You don't just go trading 1st round picks for rentals to get playoff experience - what happens when you're ready? You got no farm and no picks.

What future did they sell? They kept their best prospects and all their nhl ready ones.

Giving up a late first and a B prospect is not selling your future.

 

[jackjohnson]

Silovs is an unknown. He did well, against Nashville's offense. He's about to enter a trial by fire. Oilers have more gifted players and will force the Nucks into taking penalties. After Silovs gets his net filled on the PK a few times we'll see how his confidence holds up

we beat the oilers by DeSmith twice and Silovs is better. Sometimes the unknown goes against the opponent