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

[Leonardo87]

Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers
WCSF

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[Nuck Bonino]

Math doesn’t check out.

It will once Petey comes alive

 

[McFlyingV]

+ deliberately tanked for a decade and were gifted multiple 1st overalls and ruined half of those picks

They didn't deliberately do anything lol. Its hilarious that people think this. That was the old boys club trying to win.

No, you said he's not good defensively, never has been. Own your shit

Ok = not good, not bad. Context matters in terms of what I was replying to. Try learning about context.

 

[Duder54]

They didn't deliberately do anything lol. Its hilarious that people think this. That was the old boys club trying to win.

This. Just because the Oilers had the most incompetent group of people in all of hockey history running the team, doesn't mean they were purposely trying to lose. They were just a genuinely terrible organization from top to bottom. Heck, the organization is still carrying the stink of those poor decisions in many ways.

That said, trying to change the thinking of half the posters on HF would have about as good a chance of succeeding as Nikita Zadorov trying to play defence against the Oilers top line.

 

[McFlyingV]

Filip Hronek turned down a $6.5M AAV deal after the ASG and reportedly wants $8M.

I think this management group likes Lindholm. Rutherford would not have hesitated to flip him at the trade deadline if they were that concerned about his post-trade slump, he has done that before. I would bet that they extend an offer before July 1st.

They're gonna lose most of their depth if thats the case.

 

[CycloneSweep]

Edmonton is nowhere near as defensive as Nashville. The Preds literally blocked everything and the kitchen sink, and what did make it to the net, Saros stopped. I expect this series Vancouver’s offence comes back to life like it usually does vs offence minded teams. Nurse/Ceci pairing better be prepared, and skinner needs to bring his A game or this will be a closer series than a lot want to admit

Edmonton blocked more shots against LA than Nashville did against Vancouver.

 

[Uncle Scrooge]

This is kind of like last years Hurricanes-Devils.

One team broke out, one team feels like they're ready to win. Some similarities, some differences.

But I believe similar to the Canes, the Oilers will show that and kick in a gear the Canucks can't match.

The regular season series couldn't matter less in my opinion. First 3 games were played in the beginning when the Oilers were at their worst, and the final meeting at the end of the regular season they were on a b2b. Should even give them a little extra incentive to beat the Canucks in particular, similar to how the Avs dealt with the Jets.

Also no Demko does the Canucks no favors obviously.

For Vancouver, regardless of what happens here, I think it's been a successful season and they accomplished what they had to this year to move this thing forward in the right direction.

Whatever happens during the series can change my opinion, but going into it Edmonton winning feels like it's the way it's supposed to go.

 

[WarriorOfGandhi]

Regardless of which team wins, the team that loses has a passionless, uncaring fan base.

 

[WhyYouHaveToBeMad]

How long into game 1 before the biggest crybaby in league history hides behind the refs? Canucks in 5

If I was to bet prob after Olympic diving champion Elias Patterson hits a perfect 10.

 

[Puckhead44]

The architecture is boring because Edmontonians complain about any building that isn't a grey rectangle.

 

[sennysensen]

It's a shame Van and Edm have to meet this round, instead of next round, I prefer the 1 vs 8 setup. Whoever wins this series has a tough one ahead, vs. Colorado or Dallas / Vegas.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

+ deliberately tanked for a decade and were gifted multiple 1st overalls and ruined half of those picks

A lot of their fans either were not around before McDavid or just like to pretend that 2010 to 2015 never happened

 

[Fourier]

Edmonton blocked more shots against LA than Nashville did against Vancouver.

They also had better defensive stats all year than Nashville.

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

No idea why. has to do with stuff from like 8 years ago. But judging by the numerous negative threads on this board and clear lopsided opinions from nearly every fan base, the oilers clearly did something to make the other fan bases lose their shit on a regular basis

I don't hate the oilers. They're somewhat of a sister franchise to the penguins. 5 cups each, lots of generational players, high highs and low lows. Just haven't been a fan of their management. But still want to see this core win a cup (or two).

 

[93gilmour93]

What a great series for a neutral fan to watch. This is going to be awesome.

 

[mdobbs]

They will beat each other up bad and the winner won’t be able to get past the Central champs

As if those teams won’t also beat the shit out of each other

 

[CascadiaPuck]

Go sports! Yay local squadron!

Anyways, so much dumb in this thread already. Hope it’s a fun series and the handful of chuckleheads making this place unbearable with hyper posted nonsense collectively forget how to use their devices.

Canucks are in tough IMO. We’ll see how this goes.

 

[Dempsey]

A lot of their fans either were not around before McDavid or just like to pretend that 2010 to 2015 never happened

That's not what I see. We know we sucked. We even have a name for it, the decade of darkness. What do you expect us to do about it in 2024, scream it at the top of a mountain every day to appease you?

 

[BackToTheBrierePatch]

This is already unbearable and it hasn't even started

On the unbearable scale the only thing worse would be a Toronto/ Montreal series. I have no stake in this at all. So I will enjoy the carnage

 

[Tobias Kahun]

Unlikable players, unlikable management. And people remember the fans tossing shit on the ice like babies after playoff losses in the last few years

You’ve also said you’d cheer for hitler and Stalin before cheering for the oilers.

 

[White Out 902]

You’ve also said you’d cheer for hitler and Stalin before cheering for the oilers.

Well, that's hyperbole.

 

[NOTENOUGHRYJOTHINGS]

Edmonton in 3 should be an option. McDavid is going to eat Hughes ass with a spoon.

 

[Clint Eastwood]

I expect this thread to be as much a cesspool as TOR/BOS.

I'm excited for this series, but I will miss the chill vibe of the NSH/VAN one. Good times

 

[Captain Controversy]

Oilers finally have to play playoff hockey

Canucks in 5

Did you watch Oilers vs L.A. ? Lol

 

[nucksflailtogether]

Edmonton in 3 should be an option. McDavid is going to eat Hughes ass with a spoon.

That's the kind of hilarious trash talk I can live with.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

That's not what I see. We know we sucked. We even have a name for it, the decade of darkness. What do you expect us to do about it in 2024, scream it at the top of a mountain every day to appease you?

idk man, from what i've seen online

Lot of Oilers fans like to talk about how great their team has been despite not really achieving anything with the best player in the world. Some also like to act like the 80s and early 90s were recent memory