ShhhhhhhhhI see Devils as a contender
ShhhhhhhhhI see Devils as a contender
LMFAO at an easy 2nd round.Oilers probably won’t get lucky again having an easy 1st and 2nd rounds on their way to the finals. Still a miracle they made the finals with that defense and goaltending
Their opponents team MVP was injured, and they still needed 7 gamesLMFAO at an easy 2nd round.
Oilers fans all hyped up that they beat a team with a beer league goalie, the freaking Kings, and a Stars team known for chokingFlorida
Dallas
Vegas
Colorado
Boston
Their opponents team MVP was injured, and they still needed 7 games
A consolation prize.What is Pre-season Cup?
Oilers probably won’t get lucky again having an easy 1st and 2nd rounds on their way to the finals. Still a miracle they made the finals with that defense and goaltending
Im not arguing their ability to play good team defense. I’m just saying they don’t really have a legit #1 d-man, and their overall d core was probably one of the weakest on paper in the playoffs. Also the goaltending question they had. Things just came together for them which includes having a favorable 1st and 2nd rounds. Not sure they can repeat and make the finals againIt isn't actually, they were top 5-6 in the league for best goals against in the regular season under Knoblaugh and one of the best teams defensively in the playoffs for goals against (for teams past round 1) as well, about even with Florida in the playoffs.
They had the best record in the league from Nov. 12 onwards (when Knoblaugh was hired) too ... they are just flat out a good team and making the Cup Final was not that big of a surprise.
People need to stop acting like Colorado and Vegas are the same teams they were 2-3 years ago too -- they're not. Colorado had a very mediocre goals against last year, not even close to the Oilers. Vegas did too and was crap for like the last 70% of the season and then got waxed by Dallas. Both of these teams have lost significant piece since their Cup wins.
Very difficult if not impossible to replace heart and soul pieces like Landeskog and Marchessault.
Edmonton had far better goals against than both of these teams, things change.
Im not arguing their ability to play good team defense. I’m just saying they don’t really have a legit #1 d-man, and their overall d core was probably one of the weakest on paper in the playoffs. Also the goaltending question they had. Things just came together for them which includes having a favorable 1st and 2nd rounds. Not sure they can repeat and make the finals again
So?Florida
Dallas
Vegas
Colorado
Boston
Their opponents team MVP was injured, and they still needed 7 games
Something something Bills. -KnoblauchMaybe we lose to the cup champs for the 4th year in a row.
Gotta be a record.
Lost by 1 like it was 1990.Something something Bills. -Knoblauch
So basically the exact opposite of what happened to Dallas this year.If Edmonton dodges Dallas/Colorado/Vegas until the Western Conference Finals they win the cup.
I dunno man, Canucks twitter and instagram comments made me believe that Hughes would be lifting the Cup a month ago.Florida would've beat any team from the West in 5-6 games,
In what universe is getting to the Conference finals or beyond three years out of five considered "choking?" If you want to talk choking let's talk winning the President's Trophy then getting doinked out of the first round by a team that won 23 fewer games in the regular season.Oilers fans all hyped up that they beat a team with a beer league goalie, the freaking Kings, and a Stars team known for choking
The only good team they really played, they lost to.