WCSF: Vancouver Canucks [PAC1] vs Edmonton Oilers [PAC2] - Edmonton wins 4-3

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Orrrr, canucks got a 2 goal lead and went into prevent mode and let the Oilers come at them and most of the "appearance" of the game was the Oilers chasing a game that they were out-classed and scored in early.

More than that, this was literally the inverse of game 1, McDavid even said afterwards that the reason they didn't get a shot for roughly 20 minutes of game time was that they were trying to protect the lead. It's just that their goalie couldn't hack it, and Silovs (with help from the Canucks defense in the middle of the ice) could.

Seriously, the high danger chances at 5v5 in that game were 7-6 Oilers. That's not that lopsided.

[Robbob]

Originally Posted by dino7c

did I miss the Chocolate pucks?

Post 2025.

[looooob]

Originally Posted by dino7c

did I miss the Chocolate pucks?

post 2025

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by dino7c

did I miss the Chocolate pucks?

https://forum.calgarypuck.com/showth...96038&page=102

[3rd liner]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

Listening to CHED and broadcast guy says "if you are going to beat a team which is clearly better than you, you need your goalie to steal games like Silovs did tonight".

In what way are they better? Who finished higher in the standings?

Completely delusional. Wow.

The disrespect to the canucks with the oil as favourites was the icing on the cake. Sure it's Silovs instead of Demko, but c'mon... Not sure I've seen #1 in the division being the underdog to #2 in the division before.

[Major Major]

Love a coach that sewers their goalie and excuses the giveaways in front of him.

[direwolf]

So is Butterfly gonna update the thread title? He seems to have disappeared, lol. Gee, I wonder why.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Yes. The problem is solely Skinner.

The ten bell opportunities allowed don't factor in at all. He should save those.

[3rd liner]

Originally Posted by direwolf

Haha, Knoblauch sounds frustrated in his post-game scrum. Doesn't seem to have any answers. I mean, he's already playing the wonder twins 25+ minutes/game, so I don't think there's much else he can do at this point but double down on that strategy for the rest of the series and just hope that the refs gift the Oilers some extra PPs. It's all they've got.

I will say this. Knobby's bench behaviour and post-game pressers are 100% more bearable than listening to that smug little pr*ck Beav last year. One less oiler to hate.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by direwolf

So is Butterfly gonna update the thread title? He seems to have disappeared, lol. Gee, I wonder why.

I thought butterfly is a "she".

[CorsiHockeyLeague]

Originally Posted by direwolf

So is Butterfly gonna update the thread title? He seems to have disappeared, lol. Gee, I wonder why.

I mean hopefully it's because he's not allowed to post here anymore.

[Rejean31]

Originally Posted by Cecil Terwilliger

Are these ####ing clowns on Sportsnet for real right now? This moron on Sportsnet has always been awful but he’s presenting these highlights where every single Edmonton penalty is a travesty, every Canucks goal is a lucky bounce and everything the Oilers did a monumental achievement. They lost dude. Why are you presenting the highlights like they just got jobbed by the refs? he’s literally made at least three references to phantom calls against the Oilers.

Ken Reid, ladies and gentlemen. Oiler fanboy extrodenaire!!!

[Robbob]

Part of me thinks sportsnet sees the writing on the wall, after Draisaitl and McDavid leave, you will be hard pressed saying anything positive about edmonton. Just going all in while they can. Probably counting down the years until they can walk away from the naming rights for that arena knowing in a couple years that franchise will be back in the dark ages.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Just let Draisaitl walk for nothing. Bet it all on one last run with the twins next year under the naive presumption that he loves the city and team.

[midniteowl]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Just let Draisaitl walk for nothing. Bet it all on one last run with the twins next year under the naive presumption that he loves the city and team.

I would love to see it when Pissy walks and right after that, McDiver demand a trade.

[Rhett44]

Ched is upset that the Oilers aren't playing their role players as much as Tocchet is.

Sorry, they suck. Too bad.

Also talking about how the Stars will be even tougher next round. Lol.

[opendoor]

It's amazing how bad the Oilers have been. The Canucks are up 2-1 and I think you could make a good case that they've outplayed the Oilers in 6 of the 9 periods so far this series despite the following:

-having to play their 3rd string goalie
-their soon to be highest paid player in Pettersson being basically MIA
-a near $5M forward in Mikheyev being completely invisible
-Hughes playing well below his capabilities
-Cole playing like the Oilers bribed him

Sure Skinner has been bad, but their defense has been just as awful. And their 5-on-5 offense has been basically non-existent since midway through game 1.

Given the Canucks' issues, there's still a decent chance the Oilers can win the series. But for a supposed "cup contender" to be struggling so much given the context is frankly embarrassing.

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Originally Posted by Rhett44

Ched is upset that the Oilers aren't playing their role players as much as Tocchet is.

Sorry, they suck. Too bad.

Also talking about how the Stars will be even tougher next round. Lol.

Talking about the next round match up when down 2-1 in the current series..

[3rd liner]

Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent

Just let Draisaitl walk for nothing. Bet it all on one last run with the twins next year under the naive presumption that he loves the city and team.

So, thoughts on if there will be any supplemental discipline after the Soucy/McDiver/Z exchange?

Sportsnet cutting out McP*ssy's two- hander in the footage looks like a campaign for a Soucy suspension. If you're going to show a contentious play, show the whole thing. But, sportsnet is biased garbage, we all know that.

McP*ssy with the two-hander... that needs to be looked at. Z's crosscheck was not fineable or suspendable, but I figure Soucy was going to crosscheck McP in the chest, but with McP falling, he got him in the jaw. So it needs to be considered that McP was falling. I guarantee Soucy wouldn't be dumb enough to crosscheck McP in the face. That would be an 82 game suspension...

Who knows how it'll go, but for me these are the reasonable options:
1) McP and Soucy (maybe even Zadorov) get fines- McP's two-hander slash was 100% intentional, Soucy meant to crosscheck him.... but not in the face.
2) They both get equal suspensions. They'd never suspend McP, so that won't happen.
3) Neither gets anything and they call it even.

Those are the fair options. If Soucy gets anything more than McP*ssy, the fix is in.

[Goriders]

Originally Posted by calgarywinning

Post is not good goaltending. Draisatl.

Post is also not good shooting