WCQF: Edmonton Oilers [PAC2] vs LA Kings [PAC3] - Oilers Win 4-2

[Rejean31]

MOD EDIT: Removed inappropriate post.

[GUnit]

There are no hockey gods

[All In Good Time]

Originally Posted by Hemmer

You're one of the main reasons I posted. Your #### talking about the Oilers and Edmonton all series is pretty hilarious

It appears you’ve completely missed which poster is actually pitifully hilarious in this situation

[Hey Connor, It's Mess]

Originally Posted by Hemmer

You're one of the main reasons I posted. Your #### talking about the Oilers and Edmonton all series is pretty hilarious

Well at least you admitted he got under your skin badly enough to log in and make a post. The Oilers won the actual games on the ice but unfortunately you'll always be a loser on a personal level.

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988

Game 6 can for me can be summed up pretty easily.

2 picks on the first 2 Oiler goals that went uncalled, power plays when they are tied for the Oilers and powerplays for the Kings when they are behind to even it out.

Talking heads saying how good it is for the NHL to have McDavid playing deep into the playoffs when the NHL is struggling is all you really need to know.

If the fix was in, why didn't the refs give the Oilers a 5 on 3 when Byfield held Yamamoto in front of the net at the same time Walker chopped Kostin's stick in half?

It would have been an easy way to give the Oilers a huge advantage and it wouldn't have been questioned since both were obvious penalties.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

If the fix was in, why didn't the refs give the Oilers a 5 on 3 when Byfield held Yamamoto in front of the net at the same time Walker chopped Kostin's stick in half?

It would have been an easy way to give the Oilers a huge advantage and it wouldn't have been questioned since both were obvious penalties.

Because it wasn't really a chop. He just stried to pin the stick and it came off at the blade. A stick breaking isn't an automatic penalty, despite what some people think.

[Shazam]

Originally Posted by GUnit

There are no hockey gods

There are, but they're capricious.

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Because it wasn't really a chop. He just stried to pin the stick and it came off at the blade. A stick breaking isn't an automatic penalty, despite what some people think.

Its called more often than not, and if you are trying to get the fix, it would be an easy sell for the fans and media.

If I was trying to rig a game I wouldn't pass up a golden opportunity like that to tilt the outcome.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

Its called more often than not, and if you are trying to fix the game it would be an easy sell for the fans and media.

If I was trying to rig a game I wouldn't pass up a golden opportunity like that to tilt the outcome.

Because you are too obvious. No ref would rig a game by calling a full 2 minute double minor. This ain't WWE.

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Because you are too obvious. No ref would rig a game by calling a full 2 minute double minor. This ain't WWE.

But they were trying to rig the game?

[PepsiFree]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

But they were trying to rig the game?

We’ve heard at least one NHL on a hot mic admit to needing to make a call against a team. Are we suddenly pretending this doesn’t happen?

[Oil Stain]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

We’ve heard at least one NHL on a hot mic admit to needing to make a call against a team. Are we suddenly pretending this doesn’t happen?

Some shady stuff has gone on no question, but this game and series in particular?

I mean they could have just not made some of the soft calls on the Oilers earlier in the series like the Draisaitl slash on Doughty, or the Desharnais bump on Durzi and let the Oilers get an early series lead.

[WCW Nitro]

Do people actually think the league/refs have a plan to help certain teams win? And if this crazy secnario was the case, wouldn't the league want LA to win being the second largest media market in the US?

[direwolf]

Originally Posted by WCW Nitro

Do people actually think the league/refs have a plan to help certain teams win? And if this crazy secnario was the case, wouldn't the league want LA to win being the second largest media market in the US?

Normally, yes. But McGoldenboy doesn't play for the Kings.

[tvp2003]

I wonder where the Kings go from here. They are a good team that were saved by Copley stepping up in the regular season. He’s signed for one year for cheap but may not be more than a good backup who went on a heater.

Meanwhile, Korpisalo played well down the stretch but obviously faltered in the playoffs. Not sure they want to try and re-sign him, I guess it depends on what he wants and if he even wants to be back.

And then you have Cal Petersen who stunk this year and only played average in the AHL. That contract ($5M AAV for two more years) is basically dead cap unless he bounces back.

[calgarygeologist]

Originally Posted by PepsiFree

We’ve heard at least one NHL on a hot mic admit to needing to make a call against a team. Are we suddenly pretending this doesn’t happen?

I don't necessarily hate the make up calls because when it comes to playoff hockey there are so many penalties that go uncalled in the spirit of letting them play. What I can't stand though is when the refs feel compelled not to make a call because they don't want to impact an outcome late in a game. Perfect example was last night with the high stick in front of a ref that was not called at the end of regulation. That penalty needs to be called and it always is when it is seen, regardless of what the the SN broadcasts want us to believe.

[topfiverecords]

Kings should have kept Quick. Korpisalo was the main reason they lost. They’ll be shopping for a goalie this summer.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by WCW Nitro

Do people actually think the league/refs have a plan to help certain teams win? And if this crazy secnario was the case, wouldn't the league want LA to win being the second largest media market in the US?

I don’t actually think there’s some sort of League conspiracy. I do think refs get caught up in in-game and outside-of-game manipulation by coaches, players and media.

But if there was a conspiracy it would be more subtle than “let’s call two penalties instead of one on this play”. It would be more like “let’s ignore the trip by McDavid” or “Draisaitl went down - call a penalty”.

[Coach]

Hockey goaltender has to be one of the toughest positions in all of sports. Physically inhumane and mentally ice cold.

They’re all psychos.

[sarge]

Originally Posted by Oil Stain

Some shady stuff has gone on no question, but this game and series in particular?

I mean they could have just not made some of the soft calls on the Oilers earlier in the series like the Draisaitl slash on Doughty, or the Desharnais bump on Durzi and let the Oilers get an early series lead.

So what about the series of events in game four with the Kings up 3-1?

First, McRef trips Doughty behind the net, no call and the groin spearer scores shortly after. Then a bit later, Fiala body checks the groin spearer and separates him from the puck. LA picks it up and is closing in on a two on one. After at least a three second delay, LA is called for tripping? Why wasn’t the whistle blown instantly?

Had those two plays been called properly, the Kings could very likely have been up 4-1 in the game and well on the way to a commanding 3-1 series lead.

So the the answer is a resounding yes, in this series…