WCR2: Edmonton Oilers (P3) vs Vegas Golden Knights (P1) - Oilers win 4-1

[BACKCHECK!!!]

Both good Canadian teams are trailing in their series, and Vegas is trailing to the No Good Canadian team.

I’m not super happy with the state of the playoffs right now.

[3rd liner]

Originally Posted by Chi-Town Hustler

It's gonna be some fluke Perry goal isn't it.

Go Flams

The only glimmer of hope I had was Vegas would come out swinging tonight and smash the oilers like the cats did to the leafs tonight, planting a large seed of doubt. Instead all I’m seeing based on the box score is not even a whimper of offence and those clean oilers playing penalty free. Pathetic knights.

[BACKCHECK!!!]

Originally Posted by Tbull8

Or hopefully they grind this series out, whatever happens after that who cares. But in the process every player sustains an injury that lingers into next year and they bottom out because of it. Perfect world

Oh, I like THIS plan, let’s do that.

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by CalgaryFan1988

If anyone can choke away a 3-1 series lead, it's the Oilers.

Of course they are very fortunate that Stone is out.

I miss the old playoff format of best against worst seeds right through to the final.

It should be the old 1v8 2v7 etc format again, but with one change. The weaker division winner should be able to slide as low as the #4 seed if their record is worse than some non-division-winners. That way both division winners are still guaranteed home ice in round 1.

If it was formatted like that, this year you would see

1. Jets
2. Knights
3. Stars
4. Kings
5. Avalanche
6. Oilers
7. Wild
8. Blues (should be Flames but that's a whole other discussion)

Round 1:

1 Jets vs 8 Blues
2 Knights vs 7 Wild
3 Stars vs 6 Oilers
4 Kings vs 5 Avalanche (someone other than the filth getting the easy path to round 2 for a change...)

Assuming Jets, Knights, Stars, Avs get through, you'd have Jets vs Avs; Knights vs Stars. If Oilers got through you'd see Jets vs Oilers; Knights vs Avs.

[midniteowl]

Useless Knights, how you not able to score on Stinker?

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by midniteowl

Useless Knights, how you not able to score on Stinker?

Ekholm out too, there really is no excuse.

[MRCboicgy]

The complaining about the seedings after all these weeks is tiresome because it's not going to change for one simple reason: playoff brackets (aka gambling).

While I agree that the conference seeding was the better way of doing things, brackets make for better marketing and revenue streams.

[midniteowl]

Stinker has his shutout streak to 100 minutes now, amazing!

[Mathgod]

Originally Posted by MRCboicgy

The complaining about the seedings after all these weeks is tiresome because it's not going to change for one simple reason: playoff brackets (aka gambling).

While I agree that the conference seeding was the better way of doing things, brackets make for better marketing and revenue streams.

Ok so do it the way the NBA does it. Still a big improvement over what we have now.

[Chi-Town Hustler]

My Budweiser red light has cobwebs growing on it.

Go Flams

[dino7c]

Omg empty net

[dissentowner]

Wtf was Eichel doing there? He has a guy wide open in front and didn't pass it. Just stupid.

[SemicolonD]

How did Howden howl that anywhere but in the net?

[Fan in Exile]

Holden- what a chump!

[Goriders]

Eichel is great on faceoffs and the PK.

Have noticed that this series

[Rhett44]

Howden is horrible. A beer leaguer taps that in.

[Chi-Town Hustler]

I can't stand mcspittles face and how he always has to monkey spit every 5 seconds. It's gross.

Go Flams

[Goriders]

Booooooooooring

[TrentCrimmIndependent]

Dear Vegas,

It's Skinner guys.

[dissentowner]

In last 2 minutes of play the officials have missed a high sticking penalty and too many men for Edmonton. Like don't make it obvious....