[PST] Playoff series thread: Edmonton(2nd Pacific) vs San Jose(3rd Pacific) EDM Wins 4-2

[flamesfan1297]

Sharks in 6. And also i like the ALL CAPS, helps the threads stand out.

[ignite09]

Sharks in 6. Playoffs are completely different than the regular season, and Conner is going too have a shadow on him every shift, slashing and taking shots every time he gets a chance. It's going to be an ugly wake up call for Oiler fans, and it's going to be quite entertaining.

[Art Vandelay]

Sharks in 6

[CaptainCrunch]

Oilers depth fail and the Sharks lean on the Oilers D.

McDavid doesn't find the same openess in the neutral zone.

Sharks in 7 and they blow out the Oilers in the last game because McDavid is exhausted.

[Matty81]

Hope the sharks win in 4, mcdavid gets perma vertigo like that lady from arrested development and retires, oilers fans riot burning rogers place to the ground and kevin lowe gets hit by a bus in the ensuing chaos.

Anything less = disappointment

[Vinny01]

Oilers in 5 Sharks are too old and banged up

[bigrangy]

The Sharks are probably the easiest draw in the entire conference.

Sharks in 4

[jayswin]

Originally Posted by robaur

why are a large majority of people just writing off the sharks? cuz of their recent slump?

Recent slump? They're an old team and it's showing as they've been struggling for awhile now. A slump is a few games, they are showing to be a team that is falling off due to a combination of age and a long playoff run last season.

That isn't going to change because it's day 1 of the playoffs.

Oilers in 6.

[Azhouse]

Sharks in 6. The Sharks know how to turn it up.

[Street Pharmacist]

Grease in 5

[Inferno]

Sharks wake up and win in 6.

[Drake]

San Jose in 6

[calf]

Go Sharks Go

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[HOWITZER]

Sharks in 6. Talbot caves after game 3.

[soulchoice]

Oilers in 5/6. As much as I hate to say it, the oil have been pretty consistent all year long. They are a better team than many of us Flames fans give them credit for. McDavid is just too good to shut down completely. Talbot has held the fort all year long for them with no real slump.

Heck, even their defence has improved this year.

[Rutuu]

Originally Posted by Erick Estrada

Oilers in 5 games. Good draw for the Oilers as the Sharks have been pretty terrible for a while now. IMO the Oilers are playing the best hockey of any team in the Conference right now and should easily roll the Sharks who look like they are running on empty. I wouldn't be surprised if the Oilers sweep them.

You're a good poster, but you gotta step out of the Rogers broadcast bubble. The Oilers are razor thin and in a series coaches will play a system to limit McDavid, they don't do that during the year for a one off matchup.

They'll be out.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by Nsd1

Wonder how long the pre-game ceremony will be for game one.

11 years.

[jayswin]

Yeah, Edmonton is a strong playoff team. The way they got there is a huge piss off as a rival fan, but the truth is they won the division because that's the team they are compared to the other teams, right now.

They are a solid team, and McDavid is the second best player in the game, and just like when rival fans used to try to take away Calgary's success because "Well, take away Kipper and.....", it's silly then and silly now. He's a part of the team.

My first "oh crap" moment with the Oilers was when they traded Hall for Larson straight up. Not because they got good value for Hall, but because I knew they were making the right team decision to focus on defense and take from an overpopulated, soft, offensive minded top 6 to do it.

[dissentowner]

I think the Sharks ran out of gas for a while there and they took the the foot off the pedal. They are still a vet squad one year removed from a SCF. They are going to destroy the Oilers in 5.

[Weitz]

Good grief. Game 2 on Friday is at 8:30.

Who made this schedule?