Following Winterhawks and prospects in the WHL playoffs!

[getbak]

Unlike the NHL though, I believe both teams share the same charter plane in the WHL, which could get interesting in a heated series.

[sureLoss]

Originally Posted by Bonded

I wish we had drafted Rattie as well with our second... Oh

Rattie was drafted 32 overall. The Flames picked at 45th overall and 57th overall. Not sure what your point is?

May have been valid to say that if he was still on the board and the Flames choose someone else over him.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by sureLoss

Rattie was drafted 32 overall. The Flames picked at 45th overall and 57th overall. Not sure what your point is?

May have been valid to say that if he was still on the board and the Flames choose someone else over him.

Had a brainfart. For some reason I forgot about our two second round picks last year even though Wotherspoon is one of them . More annoyed that we didn't have our own (Saad) or one in this upcoming draft.

Also, I haven't been able to watch any games. Is Sven still playing really well and his points are just regressing towards the mean (hard to keep a 2.0 ppg) or has he actually slowed down?

[StrykerSteve]

Does anyone know what the ticket prices for the finals are in Rexall? I'm trying to figure out if I should go to both games 1 and 2, or just one of them.

[getbak]

Originally Posted by StrykerSteve

Does anyone know what the ticket prices for the finals are in Rexall? I'm trying to figure out if I should go to both games 1 and 2, or just one of them.

Between $29.50 and $42.50: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/110...4&minorcatid=9

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Originally Posted by Bonded

Had a brainfart. For some reason I forgot about our two second round picks last year even though Wotherspoon is one of them . More annoyed that we didn't have our own (Saad) or one in this upcoming draft.

Also, I haven't been able to watch any games. Is Sven still playing really well and his points are just regressing towards the mean (hard to keep a 2.0 ppg) or has he actually slowed down?

I think it's a little too early to call Wotherspoon a bad pick at that spot. In The Hockey News mock draft he was expected to go at #44. NHL Central Scouting had him at #50, while some mock drafts had him going in the low-100's (#110 and #108). The Flames took him at #57.

I have no doubt he's going to be a project, but right now he's progressing nicely.

[Bonded]

Originally Posted by Pierre "Monster" McGuire

I think it's a little too early to call Wotherspoon a bad pick at that spot. In The Hockey News mock draft he was expected to go at #44. NHL Central Scouting had him at #50, while some mock drafts had him going in the low-100's (#110 and #108). The Flames took him at #57.

I have no doubt he's going to be a project, but right now he's progressing nicely.

Oh, not a knock on Wotherspoon. More the fact that his name is in this thread multiple times and I forgot he was picked last year. Hopefully he can at make the club one day, still very early

[StrykerSteve]

Originally Posted by getbak

Between $29.50 and $42.50: http://www.ticketmaster.ca/event/110...4&minorcatid=9

Excellent, thank you.

[Miniac]

Originally Posted by getbak

WHL Final Series Schedule:

#1 – Portland @ Edmonton; Thursday, May 3 (7:00pm MT)
#2 – Portland @ Edmonton; Friday, May 4 (7:00pm MT)
#3 – Edmonton @ Portland; Sunday, May 6 (7:00pm MT)
#4 – Edmonton @ Portland; Tuesday, May 8 (8:00pm MT)
#5 – Portland @ Edmonton; Thursday, May 10 (7:00pm MT)**
#6 – Edmonton @ Portland; Saturday, May 12 (TBD)**
#7 – Portland @ Edmonton; Sunday, May 13 (TBD)**


All games will be on Shaw (301 HD/10 SD).

Thanks for the reminder.

[Miniac]

I'm just throwing this out there but, do you guys think the Blues might be interested in Jay Bouwmeester for Rattie? Might be a long shot.

[Machiavelli]

Originally Posted by Miniac

I'm just throwing this out there but, do you guys think the Blues might be interested in Jay Bouwmeester for Rattie?

No.

[Trailer Fire]

Originally Posted by Miniac

I'm just throwing this out there but, do you guys think the Blues might be interested in Jay Bouwmeester for Rattie? Might be a long shot.

We need to shore up our defence. Look at the successful teams in the west. St Louis, LA, Phoenix Nashville. All defensively sound teams. If we deal Bouw for Ty, we lose defence big time. The only reason we should deal Bouw is to land some more defencemen or defensively minded forwards. Rattie falls into neither of those categories.

[Miniac]

Originally Posted by Trailer Fire

We need to shore up our defence. Look at the successful teams in the west. St Louis, LA, Phoenix Nashville. All defensively sound teams. If we deal Bouw for Ty, we lose defence big time. The only reason we should deal Bouw is to land some more defencemen or defensively minded forwards. Rattie falls into neither of those categories.

Totally agree with you.

[Resolute 14]

Originally Posted by Sidney Crosby's Hat

The WHL doesn't allow teams to travel by air. I'm not sure if that changes for the Finals but you'd almost think it has to.

EDIT: Looks like the finals are flight by charter but teams are forced to bus during the regular season and first three rounds.


http://www.edmontonsun.com/2012/03/3...oys-on-the-bus

Good story. Also explains why this series isn't a 2-3-2 format either.

Kind of funny talking about the "big market" Oil Kings against Flin Flon back in the day. As soon as the Oilers and the WHA arrived, the Oil Kings went from large market to no market at all. Their crowds dwindled into the hundreds - a fate that befell the Wranglers down here when the Flames arrived.

Amazing to see what the rapid inflation of NHL tickets did to the viability of the WHL in these cities.

[MoneyGuy]

Predictions? Oil Kings in six games and it's on to the Memorial Cup.

[getbak]

It should be a good series.

The Winterhawks scored the most goals in the league during the regular season and Edmonton scored the second most. Edmonton also allowed the second fewest goals against.

So far in the playoffs, Brossoit has only allowed 21 goals against. Rattie (17) and Baertschi (7) alone have scored a combined 24 goals (Ross has another 12).

Brossoit is going to have to be close to perfect for the Oil Kings to shut down the Winterhawks' offence.


I'm going to pick the Winterhawks in 6. Either way, the series MVP will be a Flames draft pick.

[UKflames]

Is there any where to watch these games the day after as they will be happening at about 3 in the morning for me??

[Pierre "Monster" McGuire]

Originally Posted by UKflames

Is there any where to watch these games the day after as they will be happening at about 3 in the morning for me??

Unfortunately not the full games, just the highlights on WHL Live.

[Samiz]

Originally Posted by getbak

WHL Final Series Schedule:

#1 – Portland @ Edmonton; Thursday, May 3 (7:00pm MT)
#2 – Portland @ Edmonton; Friday, May 4 (7:00pm MT)
#3 – Edmonton @ Portland; Sunday, May 6 (7:00pm MT)
#4 – Edmonton @ Portland; Tuesday, May 8 (8:00pm MT)
#5 – Portland @ Edmonton; Thursday, May 10 (7:00pm MT)**
#6 – Edmonton @ Portland; Saturday, May 12 (TBD)**
#7 – Portland @ Edmonton; Sunday, May 13 (TBD)**


All games will be on Shaw (301 HD/10 SD).

Right now, I don't see the games in my Shaw box guide. Does it take a while for Shaw to update their channel schedule?

[kirant]

Originally Posted by getbak

It should be a good series.

The Winterhawks scored the most goals in the league during the regular season and Edmonton scored the second most. Edmonton also allowed the second fewest goals against.

So far in the playoffs, Brossoit has only allowed 21 goals against. Rattie (17) and Baertschi (7) alone have scored a combined 24 goals (Ross has another 12).

Brossoit is going to have to be close to perfect for the Oil Kings to shut down the Winterhawks' offence.


I'm going to pick the Winterhawks in 6. Either way, the series MVP will be a Flames draft pick.

Not sure Brossoit has to be "perfect". The Oil Kings have one of the most stacked D in the league. They'll still have their hands full against Baertschi/Noebels/Rattie though, but if Brossoit lets in the occasional softy, they'll be fine.

I think the Oil Kings are set. They have the better goalie by far, the better D, and a fairly comparable offense. Baertschi and Rattie will take them to the wall in 6-7 games though.