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Posted in the wrong thread.
On November 06 2021 19:53 KobraKay wrote:poor thing stuck in edmonton  let's see if this is the year in which they win a playoff series at least.
Probably won't.
The Oilers are boned in the playoffs until the NHL decides to get serious about its officiating, which they never will because the NHL is an old-boys club and every referee comes from one of 3 rural Canadian farming towns and sees it as his god-given duty to impose his will upon the game of hockey, as did his father, as did his grandfather.
Really though, the 'let them play' mentality of refs in the post-season basically puts a guy like McDavid on the same level as whichever 3rd or 4th line scrub wants to take the rope and ride McDavid like a chuckwagon for 60 minutes a night. It's great! Parity! Effectively taking top-end skill out of the game is what the fans want!
The Oilers can score really well, and that's about it. They are fast, but not big. They don't defend well enough to win those tight checking, last-mistake-loses type of games that the playoffs inevitably become. It could be a different story if NHL refs decided to call the rulebook, but that's not how it's done. Especially in the playoffs. So it won't be. The Oilers are built great for a videogame, but maybe not for the realities of the NHL.
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If they continue playing like this, they'll be happy to reach the playoffs at all
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Canada11381 Posts
Ay!
What a wild ride it has been with the Canucks. Suddenly we are on a win streak...
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On December 15 2021 14:45 Falling wrote:
Ay!
What a wild ride it has been with the Canucks. Suddenly we are on a win streak...
Thats what Bruce does to teams. He gets them to start winning. Until playoffs begin that is.
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Boudreau in that documentary with BBQ sauce smeared all around his mouth is still one of my favorite hockey moments from the last 10 years.
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Canada11381 Posts
On December 17 2021 18:59 fLyiNgDroNe wrote:Show nested quote +On December 15 2021 14:45 Falling wrote:
Ay!
What a wild ride it has been with the Canucks. Suddenly we are on a win streak... Thats what Bruce does to teams. He gets them to start winning. Until playoffs begin that is.
Hey, I'll take it. We were in a nose-dive prior to this. 7-0 with the Bruce.
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On December 30 2021 15:12 Falling wrote:Show nested quote +On December 17 2021 18:59 fLyiNgDroNe wrote:On December 15 2021 14:45 Falling wrote:
Ay!
What a wild ride it has been with the Canucks. Suddenly we are on a win streak... Thats what Bruce does to teams. He gets them to start winning. Until playoffs begin that is. Hey, I'll take it. We were in a nose-dive prior to this. 7-0 with the Bruce.
Hockey fans are the best though
https://dailyhive.com/vancouver/canucks-boudreau-stop-singing-bruce-there-it-is
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On December 24 2021 09:12 Flaccid wrote:
Boudreau in that documentary with BBQ sauce smeared all around his mouth is still one of my favorite hockey moments from the last 10 years.
Seriously lol
My mind still cannot grapple with the rangers being good. I don’t think they have depth yet because the youngins are mostly under performing. But you have multiple arguable top 5 guys in fox shesterkin panarin and more like top ten with Mika. And then a few other solid vets. They’re too heavy but it is working.
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I know Tampa won't do the tripple BUT at least go far enough to knock out the panthers if nobody else does it please?
Thank you very much.
For that to happen Vasy needs to pick up some of his mighty form. It seems stamkos is on fire lately and kuch still has some juice left in him.
Other than that, i'm also hoping McJesus carries to at least round 2.
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all I want is that the Leaf get knockout in the first round like they always do.
Other then that, hoping that Edmonton or Calgary can win it all.
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Here we go (again):
![[image loading]](https://nhl.nbcsports.com/wp-content/uploads/sites/13/2022/04/cut-1.jpg?w=1024)
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As a Stars fan I'm just happy to be here after how we've played this season
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Squeeeeeeeee it's hockey time.
Weird year to be an Oilers fan. On the one hand, I naturally expect to watch brutal officiating that puts some random third line goon on the same level of effectiveness as McDavid under the guise of "derp, let them playyyy" but on the other hand the Oilers feel like one of the few teams who can realistically take out the Avs, if it comes to that.
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On May 02 2022 19:11 FaCE_1 wrote:
all I want is that the Leaf get knockout in the first round like they always do.
Other then that, hoping that Edmonton or Calgary can win it all.
I just want the battle of alberta
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Mike Smith has entered the chat.
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As an Oilers fan, you always kind of expect to have the second (or third) best goalie on the ice in any given game and you just kind of hope for a win anyways.
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