04-23-2017, 10:24 AM
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#81
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2003
Location: North Vancouver
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Originally Posted by Enoch Root
For one, the Ducks will be better this round - they have their playoff confidence now. And two, they will have a plan for McDavid - Kesler is pretty good with him.
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And three- it looks like Fowler and Vatanen will both be back for round 2.
https://www.nhl.com/news/cam-fowler-...ls/c-288972914
Ducks will win this series in 6 or less.
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04-23-2017, 10:35 AM
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#82
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by LanceUppercut
Go meteor strike on the Honda Centre during game 1.
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You're hope for the outcome of this series is for 17000+ innocent people to be killed in a natural disaster inside the arena, plus likely thousands more in the surrounding area?
Personally, I'm thinking Oilers in 6.
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04-23-2017, 10:57 AM
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#84
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Franchise Player
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Originally Posted by PepsiFree
It's a weird series to call because neither team was impressive in their first series. The Ducks were soundly outplayed by Calgary in 3 of the 4 games and were gifted a win thanks to goaltending. The Oilers found themselves against a San Jose team that played below their ability in every way, yet still had to go 6 games.
The Oilers don't really have a "game," they have McDavid and Talbot. McDavid seems pretty neutered, so if the Ducks can play their aggressive game and actually score against quality goaltending then they'll take this easily. If they have trouble scoring (which is possible, most of their goals against the Flames were gifted) then it could be anybody's series.
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You are significantly under rating both teams IMO. Both teams were impressive in the first round. The narrative of Calgary soundly outplaying the Ducks is being overplayed. No doubt with better goaltending Flames would not have been swept, no argument there. But Ducks didn't need to elevate their game either.
And Oilers showed some depth beyond McDavid and beyond one abysmal effort, looked pretty good.
Playoffs are all about the ability to win close games and both teams looked impressive in so doing.
I think the wild card is Ducks goaltending. That will determine the series.
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04-23-2017, 10:57 AM
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#85
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Franchise Player
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Edmonton in six.
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04-23-2017, 11:44 AM
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#86
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Taking a while to get to 5000
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Hate the Ducks but they need to put a stop to the Oilers now. Can't have them getting even remotely close to sniffing the cup. Ugh. Just imagine if they won it. All the alumni would come down from the rafters to take a turn with it (before current players no less). Drunk Gretzky. Messier with his bag of chips. Then there would be Katz and of course his court appointed handler.
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04-23-2017, 11:48 AM
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#87
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Join Date: Sep 2015
Location: Paradise
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Ducks in 4
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04-23-2017, 11:49 AM
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#88
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Powerplay Quarterback
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cheering for the ducks...Oilers in 6
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04-23-2017, 11:52 AM
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#89
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2001
Location: Vancouver
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My daughter is obsessed with ducks right now, so hopefully that is a good sign.
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"A pessimist thinks things can't get any worse. An optimist knows they can."
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04-23-2017, 11:55 AM
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Originally Posted by Strange Brew
You are significantly under rating both teams IMO. Both teams were impressive in the first round. The narrative of Calgary soundly outplaying the Ducks is being overplayed. No doubt with better goaltending Flames would not have been swept, no argument there. But Ducks didn't need to elevate their game either.
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Im doing the opposite. Both teams won their series while playing fairly underwhelming hockey because they encountered teams with a critical fault, and both teams are capable of playing significantly better than they played.
It takes one team to play to their ability, and that team should skate to the win. Based on the last series I think it'll be the Ducks.
To suggest the Oilers and Ducks were impressive in the first round is what would be considered significantly under rating them. They were both sufficient, that's it.
Nashville and Pittsburgh are teams you'd call "impressive" coming out of that first round.
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04-23-2017, 12:09 PM
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#91
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Our Jessica Fletcher
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Originally Posted by ClubFlames
Super easy choice of Ducks winning the series. There's no way a Flames fan should be cheering on the Oilers to win anything ever.
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With the exception of Jagger, who's cheering for the Oilers to win?
edit: Apologies - I guess Everlast is in there too
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04-23-2017, 12:17 PM
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#92
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Self-Retirement
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#### vs ####. I'll take #### in 6.
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04-23-2017, 12:17 PM
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#93
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Franchise Player
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Put me squarely in the could give a $&@" category. What a nightmare.
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04-23-2017, 01:32 PM
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#94
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I hope the Ducks hack and slash their star as much as they did to us.
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04-23-2017, 01:41 PM
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#95
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Celebrated Square Root Day
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Originally Posted by The Fonz
With the exception of Jagger, who's cheering for the Oilers to win?
edit: Apologies - I guess Everlast is in there too
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I kind of am. I hate both teams, but like being entertained by playoff hockey and the playoffs always have an extra buzz and entertainment factor with Canadian teams.
For some reason two American teams usually gives me a pretty meh reaction. I mean it's still playoff hockey and an upgrade on regular season, but I want as many Canadian teams as possible for as long as possible.
I only cheer for the Oilers and Canucks to lose in the Finals, any other Canadian team can win the Cup and it would be fun to watch.
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04-23-2017, 01:51 PM
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#96
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Oct 2006
Location: San Fernando Valley
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Should be a close series but I'm taking the Oilers in 7.
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04-23-2017, 01:55 PM
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#97
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by jayswin
I kind of am. I hate both teams, but like being entertained by playoff hockey and the playoffs always have an extra buzz and entertainment factor with Canadian teams.
For some reason two American teams usually gives me a pretty meh reaction. I mean it's still playoff hockey and an upgrade on regular season, but I want as many Canadian teams as possible for as long as possible.
I only cheer for the Oilers and Canucks to lose in the Finals, any other Canadian team can win the Cup and it would be fun to watch.
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No 'effing' thanks. The few oiler fans I know are all ready unbearable making it to the 2nd round and the flames getting swept. Add in them making it to western finals or even Stanley cup finals? Nope.
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04-23-2017, 02:06 PM
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#98
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Backup Goalie
Join Date: Apr 2012
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by steveo
No 'effing' thanks. The few oiler fans I know are all ready unbearable making it to the 2nd round and the flames getting swept. Add in them making it to western finals or even Stanley cup finals? Nope.
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You can always try to not take these things personally. It's just sports at the end of the day.
My team just finished 2nd last in a draft year without a Crosby/Tavares/McDavid/Matthews, and under new draft rules which don't render to us a good chance of picking 1st. Do you think all the chirping from my Flames and Oiler fan buddies is going to have me crawling into a cave? Lol, of course not.
Oilers in 7. McLellan is a better coach than Carlyle IMO, and I think Talbot stands on his head for a few games.
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04-23-2017, 02:46 PM
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#99
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Powerplay Quarterback
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Originally Posted by Soulless Sisters
You can always try to not take these things personally. It's just sports at the end of the day.
My team just finished 2nd last in a draft year without a Crosby/Tavares/McDavid/Matthews, and under new draft rules which don't render to us a good chance of picking 1st. Do you think all the chirping from my Flames and Oiler fan buddies is going to have me crawling into a cave? Lol, of course not.
Oilers in 7. McLellan is a better coach than Carlyle IMO, and I think Talbot stands on his head for a few games.
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And you can thank the Oilers' years of ineptitude for your lowered chance of picking first.
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04-23-2017, 02:54 PM
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#100
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Franchise Player
Join Date: Mar 2012
Location: Calgary
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Originally Posted by Soulless Sisters
You can always try to not take these things personally. It's just sports at the end of the day.
My team just finished 2nd last in a draft year without a Crosby/Tavares/McDavid/Matthews, and under new draft rules which don't render to us a good chance of picking 1st. Do you think all the chirping from my Flames and Oiler fan buddies is going to have me crawling into a cave? Lol, of course not.
Oilers in 7. McLellan is a better coach than Carlyle IMO, and I think Talbot stands on his head for a few games.
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How did you come to his conclusion?
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