It's not the Oilers that I would be afraid of in the playoffs, but rather the officials. The Wideman Effect combined with the special treatment McDavid gets would be unbearable.
Personally, I like how the Flames match up against the Sharks.
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These days, the Saddledome crowds are intolerable for even a regular-season Oilers game. I don't want any more of that trash invading and causing off-ice incidents. I'm all for noise, but the EDM crowds are sub-human ####-disturbers.
Let them get knocked out in the first round by SJ, after completing their late-season collapse into a wild card spot. Their fans don't deserve the pleasure of coming to our rink and being a bunch of Richards.
I am thinking playoff games will be a little bit different...easier for Oilers fans to snag regular season tickets than playoff tickets where season ticket holders get first crack plus are less likely to sell for a quick buck.
That is how it played out against Vancouver a couple years back anyway, way less Canuck fans at the playoffs games compared to reg season
These days, the Saddledome crowds are intolerable for even a regular-season Oilers game. I don't want any more of that trash invading and causing off-ice incidents. I'm all for noise, but the EDM crowds are sub-human ####-disturbers.
Let them get knocked out in the first round by SJ, after completing their late-season collapse into a wild card spot. Their fans don't deserve the pleasure of coming to our rink and being a bunch of Richards.
For those counting on Talbot wearing out....I know Grant Fuhr (first reporter to ever interview him) and he points out that in, I think it was, 1987-88 he played 103 games - regular season, playoffs and Canada Cup. He says Talbot thrives on the workload. He points out that Talbot seems to play better coming off a couple of games than after having days off. I'm just saying; I'll show myself out.
I don't know Money, and maybe someone who knows more about Goaltending then me can pipe in, but I tend to think that the style of goaltending that's played today is more taxing then the goaltending in the 80's which was standup.
Goaltending now is way more active, also there are a lot less shots from the boundries then there were in Grant Fuhr's day when equipment was smaller and slap shots were used way more often.
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Would love to see a Battle of Alberta... both buildings would be rocking and I could re-live my teen years. I hate the Oil - but that would be a lot of fun! Chucky, Ferkland and Lazar (I know he hasn't played yet but he is a gamer and takes it to a new level in big games) would drive Lucic and McDavid nuts.
Remember the one game where the structured Flames actually showed up against Edmonton and Brodie skated stride for stride with McD and made him a complete non factor until 3 on 3?
The more I consider it, and how Talbot will have played over 70 games since the oil will ride him to try and keep home ice, the more I think the Flames would bring their very best and deliver.
We all know how Kipper fared in round 1 after 70+ GP. And the Oilers have no second option that they trust.
For those counting on Talbot wearing out....I know Grant Fuhr (first reporter to ever interview him) and he points out that in, I think it was, 1987-88 he played 103 games - regular season, playoffs and Canada Cup. He says Talbot thrives on the workload. He points out that Talbot seems to play better coming off a couple of games than after having days off. I'm just saying; I'll show myself out.
wherever did he find the energy?
as CC said, the position is far more taxing now - much more down and up
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For those counting on Talbot wearing out....I know Grant Fuhr (first reporter to ever interview him) and he points out that in, I think it was, 1987-88 he played 103 games - regular season, playoffs and Canada Cup. He says Talbot thrives on the workload. He points out that Talbot seems to play better coming off a couple of games than after having days off. I'm just saying; I'll show myself out.
Fuhr holds the record for regulation games played in a single season, but as CC pointed out, the league is totally different now. If there were a good number of recent examples of goalies who have played well over the course of +85 games in a season, then he would have a point. There are not, so his argument is moot.
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I still remember coaches teaching young goalies to not leave their feet unless they had to. It was get in front and get your knees together on the shot.
You look at how goalies play the position today its a lot more active and dynamic. And while their equipment is certainly lighter today then the soggy leather pads of the 80's the push off side to side motion today is crazy.
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For those counting on Talbot wearing out....I know Grant Fuhr (first reporter to ever interview him) and he points out that in, I think it was, 1987-88 he played 103 games - regular season, playoffs and Canada Cup. He says Talbot thrives on the workload. He points out that Talbot seems to play better coming off a couple of games than after having days off. I'm just saying; I'll show myself out.
I feel bad for the moderators of this forum if the Oilers end up a playoff opponent. It'll be a nuthouse in here. Sheeesh.... and we thought the Canucklehead fans were a handful. Oiler fans will descend upon us in Mullet-udes.
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The Oilers are definitely a dangerous team but the whole point of having a rival is you want to play them. Even the slightest hint of wanting to avoid them is tantamount to conceding defeat IMO.
And I think I'd prefer to play them as the underdog and starting on the road.
Going into a series as an underdog despite having a better record over the past 50 or so games would be fine with me
Finishing 2nd in the division would also be fine
Flames have been to the dance one time in recent memory and the Oilers haven't been since Christ was a lad...I think some fans are forgetting the playoffs are a whole new season and the regular season doesn't really mean ####.
Look at the Kings first cup, nearly half the league had better regular seasons than they did
I feel bad for the moderators of this forum if the Oilers end up a playoff opponent. It'll be a nuthouse in here. Sheeesh.... and we thought the Canucklehead fans were a handful. Oiler fans will descend upon us in Mullet-udes.
You're going to enjoy it. I can't think of anybody better at trolling the trolls than you!
Easy choice Oilers. Don't really care about the match ups. If you're gonna do anything in the playoffs you gotta beat the best so I'd rather just start off with some extremely exciting hockey.
