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QuanticHawk
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On November 08 2021 08:44 JimmiC wrote: What a perfect OP to start the important discussion about how bad the rangers are, were and always will be.  Versus McDavid every team looks like a junior team to be fair | ||
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On November 08 2021 08:44 JimmiC wrote: What a perfect OP to start the important discussion about how bad the rangers are, were and always will be. i need my long overdue mod powers to ban trolls like you if we just posted mcdavid highlights here, this would be a long thread by itself. god i love him | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
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On November 23 2021 03:22 QuanticHawk wrote: if we just posted mcdavid highlights here, this would be a long thread by itself. god i love him who doesn't! As a lifelong Ovi fan I was never more in love with any other player than with McD. We just need to hope he stays healthy and he'll made a lot of history. Also: Olympic Team Canada anyone? Possibly scariest (and fastest) team ever? | ||
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On November 23 2021 06:45 fLyiNgDroNe wrote: who doesn't! As a lifelong Ovi fan I was never more in love with any other player than with McD. We just need to hope he stays healthy and he'll made a lot of history. Also: Olympic Team Canada anyone? Possibly scariest (and fastest) team ever? Canada was always fast and scary. I'm more curious to see if we (Germany) can use all our talents to actually get something done | ||
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KobraKay
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im also sad about mcjesus being stuck in EDM. really wish he was on a cup contender team. | ||
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On November 24 2021 12:55 JimmiC wrote: Except he can't pick a house according to twitter so he can't do it all! https://ca.yahoo.com/news/twitter-buzzing-about-connor-mc-davids-home-tour-225504983.html I mostly like McMansion but for a few interior details  But it must be a huuuuge energy sink. | ||
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On November 24 2021 21:18 Harris1st wrote: I mostly like McMansion but for a few interior details But it must be a huuuuge energy sink. goddamnit too late to make the mcmansion comment | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
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"Draisaitl became the first NHL player to reach 20 goals in as few as 19 games since 1995-96, when Mario Lemieux scored 20 in 18 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins." His goals are not as pretty but this efficiency is beyond sane. Like seriously he had scored 2 times more goals than the top-10 goal scorer in the whole league. Him and McDavid combined have scored more goals than the whole team of Isles. And they weren't even on the same line prior to last night (or at least the last few games). | ||
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On November 25 2021 19:11 fLyiNgDroNe wrote: With all the love we give McDavid, can we throw a bone to Leon? "Draisaitl became the first NHL player to reach 20 goals in as few as 19 games since 1995-96, when Mario Lemieux scored 20 in 18 games for the Pittsburgh Penguins." His goals are not as pretty but this efficiency is beyond sane. Like seriously he had scored 2 times more goals than the top-10 goal scorer in the whole league. Him and McDavid combined have scored more goals than the whole team of Isles. And they weren't even on the same line prior to last night (or at least the last few games). I love Leon! His ability to score onetimers is unparalleled. He maybe doesn't have quite the stick or skate skills that McJesus has but boy that guy can shoot! On November 25 2021 02:12 QuanticHawk wrote: goddamnit too late to make the mcmansion comment Yeah that one was kinda obvious and hard to miss ^^ | ||
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On December 08 2021 13:56 JimmiC wrote: Oh my! https://twitter.com/YahooSportsNHL/status/1468394636167331843?ref_src=twsrc^tfw|twcamp^tweetembed|twterm^1468394636167331843|twgr^|twcon^s1_c10&ref_url=https://ca.yahoo.com/news/mh370-could-missing-malaysian-airlines-223423864.html Dafuq?! I remember Crosby pulled something similiar back in the day but can't find a video | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
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Then again, the fuck was Sabres #74 doing there, spectating? Perfect how-to-defend! | ||
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QuanticHawk
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trouba killed a man | ||
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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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What a wild ride it has been with the Canucks. Suddenly we are on a win streak... | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
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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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On December 17 2021 18:59 fLyiNgDroNe wrote: 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: 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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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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FaCE_1
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Other then that, hoping that Edmonton or Calgary can win it all. | ||
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Harris1st
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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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emperorchampion
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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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Smith last night was shades of Conklin g1 scf. PTSD is triggered. | ||
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Harris1st
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Oilers making Kings look like a junior team | ||
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emperorchampion
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On May 05 2022 16:31 Harris1st wrote: Smith doing a shutout. What the hell is going on? Am i dreaming? Oilers making Kings look like a junior team what a clap back! | ||
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Flaccid
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What a fun game though. I think I'm still hungover. | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
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this is silly and im happy | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
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Stars > Flames Oilers > Kings Bolts > Leafs Canes > Bruins Pens > Rangers (sorry Hawk) | ||
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emperorchampion
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On May 14 2022 18:11 fLyiNgDroNe wrote: k, I go first, lmao Stars < Flames Oilers > Kings Bolts > Leafs Canes > Bruins Pens > Rangers (sorry Hawk) Basically yours but with flames winning | ||
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StasisField
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Oilers < Kings Bolts < Leafs Canes > Bruins Pens < Rangers Less predictions and more "who I want to advance" | ||
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On May 14 2022 22:20 JimmiC wrote: But honestly they all feel like coin flips thats the "silly" part in these predictions. They are based on nothing but a hunch. | ||
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On May 15 2022 06:45 JimmiC wrote: 😭 Edit: 😀 😱😭 So your saying theres a chance! 😨😰😭😭 JimmiC went through every stage of grief in this one post | ||
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KobraKay
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Now just need the panthers out and i can enjoy the rest of the playoffs regardless (have no clue when this getting annoyed by florida started tho o.O). | ||
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On May 16 2022 13:08 JimmiC wrote: It is uplifting that they are tied but depressing that not ahead with triple the scoring chances. Welcome to Dallas Stars hockey  | ||
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On May 16 2022 13:58 JimmiC wrote: Battle of Alberta!!!!!!! 🍻🏒 | ||
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On May 16 2022 20:05 KobraKay wrote: How do you guys rate Tampa's chances vs FLO? Can't see why it should be much different than last year. Maybe the only concern is lack of that ridiculous third-line in Tampa (Gourde - Coleman - Goodrow). But I saw that stat where Vasy in elimination/advance games is 0.97% save percentage, which is just silly. So ... 4-2 Tampa again for me. | ||
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On May 16 2022 20:05 KobraKay wrote: How do you guys rate Tampa's chances vs FLO? Didn't expect them to get by the Leafs so why should they stop now ^^ Really hyped for the Battle of Alberta! That's gonna be an awesome series (hopefully) | ||
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QuanticHawk
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![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/nZb3VWu.png) lettuce all root for an EDM/NYR finals so you get to witness flaccid vs hawk in a shit posting final battle | ||
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KobraKay
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I was somewhat confident BUT Point's status remains doubtful for the first few games so i guess someone will have to step up to fill the gap. | ||
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Flaccid
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I'm gonna get hit by a car before this is done. | ||
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On May 18 2022 13:27 Flaccid wrote: Brb, walking around Calgary in my Oilers jersey toddler style. No pants, dick in the wind. It's raining which might buy me time. Pray for Flaccid. was it a very long walk or should we start worrying? xD Nice to see Tampa clearing game 1 with lower line players stepping up their game to make up for point's absence. | ||
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Got to say, that first game didn't disapoint. Goals everywhere. | ||
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On May 19 2022 18:06 KobraKay wrote: Am i the only one worried for flaccid? xDDD Got to say, that first game didn't disapoint. Goals everywhere. All goaltenders and most defense players were drunk. Only explanation that makes sense | ||
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QuanticHawk
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On May 19 2022 18:06 KobraKay wrote: Am i the only one worried for flaccid? xDDD Got to say, that first game didn't disapoint. Goals everywhere. i remember flaccid shitposts during the last oilers cup run i would be more worried for calgary right now | ||
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This is the trend we are on: Mar 26: 5 - 9 May 18: 6 - 9 May 20: 7 - 9 May 22: 8 - 9 May 24: 9 - 9 ???? Universe collapses into singularity Been nice knowing you all. | ||
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QuanticHawk
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On May 19 2022 23:22 JimmiC wrote: It was bonkers last night. I have not been drunk like that in a decade. We decided to drink shots to goals no idea it would be 15 and by the time it was like 6 way to soon we were too drunk to know how bad an idea it was, we had yo pull an oilers fan out of the bush he fellin after a roller coaster of emotions amd shots and beer. And that was game 1. dude i did this for a rangers penguins series in the 2000s and it was also a high scoring game and almost died playoff hockey best hockey | ||
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On May 20 2022 00:08 Flaccid wrote: looooooooooooool hockey doesn't make sense anymore. This is the trend we are on: Mar 26: 5 - 9 May 18: 6 - 9 May 20: 7 - 9 May 22: 8 - 9 May 24: 9 - 9 ???? Universe collapses into singularity Been nice knowing you all. oiler have gone all in on 80s hockey again, we just need fuhr ripping rails in the stands | ||
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Post season: 1. Connor McDavid 23 points 2. Leon Draisaitl 19 points 6. Evander Kane 13 points | ||
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On May 24 2022 22:49 Harris1st wrote: Holy wall Vasi! Ridiculous showing and pretty much single handedly destroyed Florida's will to play hockey when the heat is on, he is relentless. nice showing so far for tampa! | ||
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On May 25 2022 14:15 fLyiNgDroNe wrote: I am only here to read the story of how Flaccid witnessed goal 3 of Flames. + Show Spoiler + https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0LIEO-g-tmg I was ready for it. After the first goal Markstrom allowed, I just knew Mike Smith was gonna show the world that NO ONE out-Mike-Smiths Mike Smith. I like how the Oilers are, mathematically, the most "fun" good team left. It's chaos and it sells a lot of booze. ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/3LdqpxD.png) MoneyPuck does their "Deserve to Win O'Meter". Flames fans bitching that their boring, stupid team has a bunch of shots or whatever when all they do is put garbage on net and hope for garbage. The Oilers have dominated the last 3 games in actual scoring changes and expected goals. The deserve-to-win has the Oilers at: Game 2: 96% Game 3: 73% Game 4: 66% So fuck off Flames fans. Your team is stupid and you're stupid for liking their boring-ass brand of dumb hockey. Also, the Flames will probably win tonight because "game-management". Getting that out while I'm still sober. | ||
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except Bad is up top, so it says to me Fun and Bad. nope now i’ve convinced myself of the opposite. god help me i’m so confused. | ||
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On May 27 2022 04:03 Flaccid wrote: I was ready for it. After the first goal Markstrom allowed, I just knew Mike Smith was gonna show the world that NO ONE out-Mike-Smiths Mike Smith. I like how the Oilers are, mathematically, the most "fun" good team left. It's chaos and it sells a lot of booze. MoneyPuck does their "Deserve to Win O'Meter". Flames fans bitching that their boring, stupid team has a bunch of shots or whatever when all they do is put garbage on net and hope for garbage. The Oilers have dominated the last 3 games in actual scoring changes and expected goals. The deserve-to-win has the Oilers at: Game 2: 96% Game 3: 73% Game 4: 66% So fuck off Flames fans. Your team is stupid and you're stupid for liking their boring-ass brand of dumb hockey. Also, the Flames will probably win tonight because "game-management". Getting that out while I'm still sober. My favorite part of this is how Dallas isn't even on the graph. | ||
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KobraKay
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What a fun story it would be for me a tampa vs EDM in the finals. Guess the avalanche want nothing of that tho. | ||
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fLyiNgDroNe
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Also, this: What a painful day to be a Flames fan (I'm not one, phew) | ||
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Honestly, if the Flames wanted to win, they should have scored first in overtime, right? Bunch of losers. At least bitchy Flames fans have another non-goal to complain about for the next 18 years. The Oilers have won in 5. And, just as importantly, the Flames have lost in five. Eat a thousand dicks. | ||
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Avs are scary and MacKinnon is gonna walk old man Keith all night, every night. But, the Oilers played the Avs very well this season (much better than they played the Flames) and Kuemper is not Markstrom. Season series was two OT games and then a decisive Oilers win. Edmonton is definitely the underdog but it should at least produce some exciting games. | ||
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What are your bets? | ||
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On May 31 2022 21:30 JimmiC wrote: The avs in 5. Avs in 6. | ||
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QuanticHawk
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EVERY DAY WILL BE CLF 2 SHIT POSTERS 1 CUP NO MERCY FOR UR LIVER | ||
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First game vs Flames 6 : 9 First game vs Avs 6 : 8 This is normal, it's just the Oilers process | ||
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On June 01 2022 05:56 QuanticHawk wrote: 2 SHIT POSTERS 1 CUP THIS WOULD BE THE FINALS THAT A FUKT YEAR LIKE 2022 DESERVES. MAKE IT SO. | ||
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On June 04 2022 11:51 JimmiC wrote: Damn are the Rangers going to ein the honor of bring destroyed by the avs in the finals? MSG too stronk, wait for the series to arrive in Florida. | ||
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Oilers in these playoffs are 65 - 59 GF/GA (+6) McDavid is +15. The next best in EDM is Kulak with +7. Imagine being the best player in the world and having your GM balancing the game for you by adding Smith. My condolences go to Flaccid. | ||
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A bit confused about the goal where Smith was just pushed into his goal. I thought for sure it would be disallowed | ||
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On June 07 2022 14:28 fLyiNgDroNe wrote: if you still don't get how good McDavid is and how bad Oilers are Oilers in these playoffs are 65 - 59 GF/GA (+6) McDavid is +15. The next best in EDM is Kulak with +7. Imagine being the best player in the world and having your GM balancing the game for you by adding Smith. My condolences go to Flaccid. Sub in Smith with any replacement-level goalie and that series is probably 2-2 right now. Game three was the real killer, where Edm had like 70% of the scoring chances and yet we'd get a Mike Smith muffin immediately after every Edm goal. McDavid skews the team stats by playing 50 minutes a night, imo. The bottom six isn't that bad - at least not as bad as previous years. I think they're a slightly deeper defence and consistent goaltending away from being good enough next time. | ||
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On June 07 2022 22:24 Flaccid wrote: Sub in Smith with any replacement-level goalie and that series is probably 2-2 right now. Game three was the real killer, where Edm had like 70% of the scoring chances and yet we'd get a Mike Smith muffin immediately after every Edm goal. McDavid skews the team stats by playing 50 minutes a night, imo. The bottom six isn't that bad - at least not as bad as previous years. I think they're a slightly deeper defence and consistent goaltending away from being good enough next time. yea goaltending is the big culprit. I still think most other teams are a little deeper but they also don't have McGuber and Draistl | ||
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On June 07 2022 23:04 JimmiC wrote: I thought smith played alright in the series. When you check the stats Avs had way more high danger chances and shots in general than the Oil. He has some softies but over all he was fine. Oilers probably should have had game 3, game 4 was close but 1 and 2 were all avs. https://www.naturalstattrick.com/game.php?season=20212022&game=30320 That's fair. Though I'd argue that no team can expect to go deep in the playoffs when at least one softie is a given in every game. If anything, it's a testament to the Oilers' offence that they made it to the conference finals despite bleeding shitty goals in what is typical much more tightly defended, lower scoring hockey. I am convinced that the opposition's book on Smith read: "Just fire everything on net. From everywhere. Worst case scenario, he surrenders a couple of muffins. Best case scenario, he surrenders a couple of muffins AND we inflate his SV% enough that they keep starting him." Scenario two certainly played out. Plus the narrative that he is "a battler" - the kind of thing the smooth-brains in the Oilers exec like to look at as a positive rather than indicative of a goalie constantly fighting to get back in position after doing something bad. Don't get me wrong, I like Mike Smith and I wanted him to succeed. But he was a momentum-sucking black hole all playoffs. My postmortem on the 2021/2022 Oilers would say something about how, in the Avalanche, the Oilers finally found an opponent that could prevent them from outscoring their mistakes. The Oilers can usually count on a number of golden rush opportunities each game and the speed of the Avs defense allowed them to cut this down significantly. Already, their transition game was severely limited by the ineffectiveness of Darnel Nurse who, I assume, has to have been carrying some sort of injury into the playoffs. They rely heavily on him (have had to almost exclusively since the death of Oscar Klefbom) to create those quick transitions and they just didn't exist this series. Colorado showed why they are a more complete team and why they have been competitive year over year. Ideally, this would demonstrate to the Oilers' exec what needs to be changed for next year. But, in reality, that network of good ol' boys will still favour "saw him good" over things like analytics and career trajectories and keep doing things like pinning your post season hopes on the ghosts of Mike Smith and Duncan Keith. I don't think the Oilers need to do anything too drastic in the offseason. Ideally, Smith and Keith would retire, but hahaha, wishful thinking. I hope they don't bother chasing Evander Kane. He's gonna want way too much money now that he has benefitted from the McDavid bump and it's not worth it. They need a little bit of defensive depth - but some of that can come from within. Evan Bouchard can help share the puck-moving load provided he's not constantly saddled with Duncan Keith as a partner. The game slows to a crawl every time the puck touches Keith's stick and that plays against the Oilers' strengths. Plus Broberg might be ready for regular shifts in the NHL. My offseason list would be: 1) Find a reliable, at-least-league-average starter to give you consistent goaltending. I like Stuart Skinner and think he can easily play as the regular backup. 2) Re-sign some free agents, such as Yamamoto, Poolparty, and Kulak. They are all good, effective players. 3) If there is defensive depth available at a good price, sure. That's really it. Holloway will be in the NHL next season, that's another top 6 player, most likely. No need to think you need a bunch more talent in the top 6. Oh, and 4) Sign Jay Woodcroft to a 50 year coaching contract and make him grow a mustache. | ||
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And let's face it, Kane has too many gambling debts to play below market anywhere ;D. Though the nice thing about signing Kane is that any big signing bonus is basically a stimulus to the local economy - particularly when Rogers Place is nearby a couple casinos. As a fan, I'll say that this never once felt like 2006 - a time when there was every reason to expect that the Oilers could beat anyone in the playoffs. A team with peak Chris Pronger, good defense, and a super saiyan Dwayne Roloson felt a lot different than watching an Oilers team and thinking "let's see how many games they can manage to not blow before they get eliminated". Which is probably why I'm not even disappointed. | ||
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Where is our resident rangers fan? How is the morale around there? Were the first 2 games the case of the rangers just being better than, or was it Tampa being rusty from a long break after finishing the previous series earlier? | ||
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The only other team that could maybe play with them would had been the hurricans if they had their #1 goalie | ||
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Meanwhile Tampa's playoff streak features 9 teams now: Columbus - 4:1 Bruins - 4:1 Islanders (2) - 4:2; 4:3 Stars - 4:2 Panthers (2) - 4:2; 4:0 Hurricanes - 4:1 Hubs - 4:1 Leafs - 4:3 Rangers - 4:2 Avs could be number 10. total wins vs losses in this streak: 44-18 vs top NHL teams, that also win. That's quite the dominance if you ask me. In the last 8 seasons: 4 times cup finals; 6 times conference finals. This Jon Cooper fella might very well become the GOAT playoff coach should things continue like that. EDIT: Nah, Scotty Bowman is untouchable after a careful review. Still quite an impact in this day and age. | ||
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On June 10 2022 17:02 KobraKay wrote: One more to go. Where is our resident rangers fan? How is the morale around there? Were the first 2 games the case of the rangers just being better than, or was it Tampa being rusty from a long break after finishing the previous series earlier? hah i don't post much these days, but it was obvious even then that it was rust and not that the rangers are better. The rangers are a pretty brutal 5v5 team and Cooper is easily one of the best coaches of the last 3 decades. their adjustments after game 2 were a masterclass in coaching. that last game was about as dominant as i've seen in a while. 100% would have been a 5 goal win if not for Shesterkin who is amazing. rangers will be interesting next year. They got to where they are by stellar play by their stars. But they have to decide what to do at the 2C spot and neither Strome or Copp inspires much confidence there.... I don't think 2 rounds of Chytil looking like an NHLer does either. Hopefully LAF contineus to take another big step forward. But at this point I am pretty convinced Kakko's ceiling is like 30 something points and it seems the Rangers do too. | ||
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On June 13 2022 23:17 QuanticHawk wrote: hah i don't post much these days, but it was obvious even then that it was rust and not that the rangers are better. The rangers are a pretty brutal 5v5 team and Cooper is easily one of the best coaches of the last 3 decades. their adjustments after game 2 were a masterclass in coaching. that last game was about as dominant as i've seen in a while. 100% would have been a 5 goal win if not for Shesterkin who is amazing. rangers will be interesting next year. They got to where they are by stellar play by their stars. But they have to decide what to do at the 2C spot and neither Strome or Copp inspires much confidence there.... I don't think 2 rounds of Chytil looking like an NHLer does either. Hopefully LAF contineus to take another big step forward. But at this point I am pretty convinced Kakko's ceiling is like 30 something points and it seems the Rangers do too. thanks for the input. being busy with work and on a diff timezone these days im usually only able to check the scorelines when i wake up so its hard to get some feel of how the games are going apart from what NHL.com says...and those writters weren't always realiable IIRC. The avs have everything in check for the cup but im hoping tampa will get the triple and then let another team go for it next year Also agree about cooper. absolute legend. | ||
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guess the avs are really ruining the triple sigh | ||
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Congrats to the avs I guess! Any avs fans around? | ||
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Maybe the collective moisture from the Flames' fans tears can help with the heatwave we're having in the city right now. I'm glad Edmonton re-signed Kane, simply because of the rumors he'd end up in Cgy if they didn't. At least we had one good year of the BoA. | ||
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On July 14 2022 01:17 JimmiC wrote: Maybe, maybe not. Oilers continue to overpay for goalies that are mediocre or worse. At least this one is not 40! Campbell 5 year 5 mil. Good news is that, even with Campbell at 5x5, it's a cheaper tandem than Smith/Koskinen was last season, hahaha. Friggin' Oilers. | ||
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On July 14 2022 02:59 JimmiC wrote: I did not know that, but it also not surprising. Do they have anything in the pipeline for back up or will they be grabbijg someone who is leftover? I hope, and assume, they will finally give Stuart Skinner a chance to play a decent amount of games. Dude was probably their best goalie last season (in the handful of games he played) and carried Bakersfield a fair bit further into the playoffs than they deserved to go (in the AHL). Plus he has one of the best moustaches in the game. He's earned a full time backup spot, imo. | ||
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On July 14 2022 03:07 JimmiC wrote: Quality mustache alone should be more than enough. I see we believe in the same advanced metrics. | ||
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I'm stoked the Rangers got Trochek. He's great. Term blows, but if they don't win in the next 3 years, they're going to shed the older high end guys anyway so whatever. I feel like someone with his skillset always has some utility in the league and is always going to be tradeable. | ||
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edit: Is Patrick Kane a Ranger yet? | ||
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On July 14 2022 23:46 JimmiC wrote: That has to be part of it. But why not NJ NYI or PHI? I get philly was tight on money but the others had bundles. Im sure Car would have rather had him then the old timers they picked up. Leaving cal was not totally shocking but going to clb for less then what otgers were offering was. well unless he comes out and gives a reason, ppl thought he could've went back to home to NJ NY. but who knows, not everyone likes to play at home, there's a lot of shit that comes with that, maybe he didnt want to deal with it. and he has (paywalled) https://theathletic.com/3422168/2022/07/13/johnny-gaudreau-blue-jackets-contract/?source=emp_shared_article i dunno, to me personally, atmosphere is probably pretty low on the list in terms of picking a team. | ||
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Now, we just need Calgary to eventually sign Tkachuk to a gazillion dollars for a million years and then he ends up sucking without Gaudreau. | ||
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also the home thing does make sense though. That shaves many hours off of return flights. Coast to coast, you're 6+ hours going to the west. That fuckin blows. it's also close enough that now family can just show up announced hahaha | ||
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Playoff Series Wins Post-Lockout ![[image loading]](https://i.redd.it/ak3o1umeqmc91.png) | ||
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you know it’s bad when you’re behind the sabres huh | ||
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Feels like a strange trade from my pov. | ||
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On October 01 2022 05:09 JimmiC wrote: I ain't no Hellebuyck Girl 2022-23 because you love Gwen or Bustin a Kapanen 2022-2023 because ur so gangstar Kapanen gets my vote | ||
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On October 01 2022 05:09 JimmiC wrote: I ain't no Hellebuyck Girl 2022-23 because you love Gwen or Bustin a Kapanen 2022-2023 because ur so gangstar god i knew i picked the right idiot for this job | ||
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On October 07 2022 01:24 JimmiC wrote: Nope sorry, only one wish granted per season. Good thing I made my wishes during preseason | ||
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The next in line is like 30pts behind or something, completely bananas what this kid does. An entire career of a legendary player wasted in EDM | ||
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Oilers just got into playoff gear with two shutouts in a row with two different goaltenders. McJesus and Draigod in beastmode. This season gotta be it! On the other hand, those Bruins fellas look flawless... | ||
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On April 04 2023 19:59 Harris1st wrote: On paper it surely should be a cup final between Bruins and Oilers. But the playoff have their own ruleset. It's gonna be a fun ride Bruins to exit in ro1 ? Oilers to finally get all pieces together when the time is right? | ||
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Would love an Oilers Tampa final but im scared it will be avalanche vs bruins. | ||
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On April 13 2023 17:07 Flicky wrote: So I haven't followed an NHL season in a while, but wasn't scoring 50 in a season a huge achievement? Four players did it this year and two go 60. Am I misremembering or has something changed? Goals per game is slowly rising for the last ~ 10 years from 2.72 in 12/13 to 3.18 this season 22/23 | ||
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On April 13 2023 17:07 Flicky wrote: So I haven't followed an NHL season in a while, but wasn't scoring 50 in a season a huge achievement? Four players did it this year and two go 60. Am I misremembering or has something changed? It is still a big achievement tho. Even with the significant increase in goals per game only 4 guys managed to get to that level and one of them is McJesus and another one has the benefit of playing with him, so that also helps. | ||
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Bruins defense was catastrophic and got absolutely smashed in game 2 | ||
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![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/Q0kqXVs.jpg) Bruins and Hurricanes can finish at home. Most other series are very close and on a day to day form basis | ||
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The defending stanley cup champion losing to the expansion team in their first ever playoff series and first ever game7, while the most dominant regular season team in NHL history(by win-loss record) losing to Florida Panthers after being 3-1 in the series and having the lead in EACH of the following 3 games, only to lose them all. UNREAL. Hawk, what's your medicine for tonight? This post-season is shaping to be absolute bonkers. | ||
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Jersey shut out Rangers in game 7. Holy moly ![[image loading]](https://i.imgur.com/bgHpTiR.jpg) | ||
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On April 07 2023 02:16 KobraKay wrote: Bruins to exit in ro1 ? Oilers to finally get all pieces together when the time is right? Well I got the first part right. Bruins are out. Since Tampa are also out, let's hope the second part of my prediction comes true as well !!! | ||
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On May 03 2023 07:08 KobraKay wrote: Well I got the first part right. Bruins are out. Since Tampa are also out, let's hope the second part of my prediction comes true as well !!! All Canadian Finals come on! | ||
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On May 05 2023 02:33 JimmiC wrote: Surest way to lose a playoff game this year is to have one player score 4 goals! Crazy that Dallas did it and then the next day Edmonton as well. Told you guys it's not McJesus but Draisaitl that is carrying this team <3 (though his backchecking was a bit lacking in Game 1) | ||
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What about CHI winning the lottery....no mistery there on who they're going to pick. | ||
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On May 10 2023 23:44 KobraKay wrote: At this stage I'm hoping for a EDMvsCAR finals repeat, with EDM taking it. What about CHI winning the lottery....no mistery there on who they're going to pick. Rumors are the Blackhawks lost games on purpose when they had no chance for the playoff just to get first pick. On other news, WTF Pietrangelo? I really really hope this was his last game for the season. | ||
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Not even sure who to root for now. Not particularly fond of any of the remaining teams. | ||
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On May 15 2023 18:39 KobraKay wrote: RIP my prediction...only part i got right was bruins out in ro1 Not even sure who to root for now. Not particularly fond of any of the remaining teams. It's either the newcomer story with Seattle or the underdog story with Florida but like you said, not really fond of either | ||
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On May 15 2023 22:04 JimmiC wrote: Is Florida even that much of an underdog? They won the presidents last year. Just Bob got good again 😂 Well, they were vs Bruins. But every team would have been the underdog vs Bruins this season ^^' | ||
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Ok if Dallas loses then west should take it, dont care which of the new teams. | ||
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This thread is alive again? Nice! My boys from Edmonton are on a incredible streak (17-3-0) after a rough start (5-12-1) McJesus is almost his old self and does things like this beauty: Not only is it incredible intelligent, waiting for Nuge to get out the zone but then exploding on his feet doing McDavid things | ||
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