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Originally Posted by TrentCrimmIndependent
Maybe Toronto if they get past the Bruins. Both teams are full of low IQ players and rely on brute force in the form of transition plays and PPs, their recent 1-0 and 2-0 wins be damned (which were more of a result of LA and Boston getting in their own heads than anything), but I think the McOffense is better than Toronto's ensemble of overpaid guys.
Otherwise you can't confidently say they're better than any of those teams. Even with Vancouver who look timid in their own right, they've owned the Oilers all year. Even in the second half when they'd come off their blazing PDO start, they waltzed right into Roger's ####er and took care of business.
Best betting odds at the price? RIP all those dumb gullible fools.
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Vancouver I’d say is closer to a coin flip. The first three games are when the oilers were looking like a lottery team and the fourth is without Mcdavid. Still a sweep is a sweep and I can’t discount it and can’t say with confidence the Oilers can beat them, but also wouldn’t be surprised if they do. Toronto would probably be similar.
For the rest I’d say you are right and would consider them underdogs against the other teams. That doesn’t mean they can’t win a series against any of them, or otherwise we wouldn’t bother playing the playoffs. I do not subscribe to any of the hype that they are a heavy favourite at this point. Getting out of the west would take a miraculous effort against one of Vegas, Colorado or Dallas. None of those matchups look good to me. Then you get Florida, Carolina or the rangers and all of those are incredibly tough for different reasons.