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Originally Posted by JD
And there it is, the arrogance of Oiler fans thinking the Stanley Cup champs would have been a better draw. Haha.
The Oilers should win this easily, but if we're going to grasp at straws for optimism:
- Shawn Durzi is no longer a King. Oilers used to clown that guy in playoffs.
- Quentin Byfield is on the verge of superstardom. Hopefully this is his coming out party.
- Kings are healthy after a lot of injuries this year.
- Drew Doughty is playing as well as he's ever played this season.
- Despite the history of Talbot and Rittich, I'd say they're both playing great hockey this year and the numbers bear that out.
- The Kings suffocating style is terrible to watch and it could just be the frustration tonic needed to stifle the Grease.
- The Oilers power play isn't all-world this year. Still dangerous, but not as automatic.
Not expecting a Kings win, but sure hoping for it.
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PLD could be factor, he had an amazing playoff in the bubble.