Series Talk: WCQF: Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings | EDM Lead 3-1

[sepHF]

people underestimating the Kings big time in this thread

I think Woodcroft had McLellans number but both teams have new coaches now. LA has always been a nail biting series, could go either way

Knoblauch is a complete rookie coach so im a little nervous as an Oilers fan tbh

 

[bland]

The best news for LA is that they no longer have the useless “regular season success only” coach in Todd McLennan. He costed his own team the series last year by failing to make any in-game and game-to-game adjustments. While Woodcroft was having his way with him behind the bench. New coach now, new hope.

The Kings only won 15 games all year against opponents who made the playoffs.

It seems like the only ones giving them any chance whatsoever are pessimistic or superstitious Oiler fans.

 

[Hank Plank]

Kings are gonna get slapped around silly.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

as an Oiler fan, I would've much rather faced the Golden Knights

Oilers would've had major motivation to "slay the dragon" that is the Knights

Oilers seem to underestimate the Kings every year

 

[LAKings88]

Oilers PP has been slightly worse this season and almost certainly won't be running at like a 50% clip like they were last playoffs.

I still think the Oilers have the advantage there.

LA/EDM series just isn’t that enjoyable. Kings need to play near perfect to win and they play prevent instead of taking the game to the Oilers. Also just get pushed around. Kings have very little chance of pulling off an upset.

 

[syz]

The Kings only won 15 games all year against opponents who made the playoffs.

It seems like the only ones giving them any chance whatsoever are pessimistic or superstitious Oiler fans.

Weirder things have happened in the playoffs. Too many potential storylines. PLD finally shows up? Talbot robs his old team? Byfield breaks out?

 

[Shark Finn]

Wild Card system f***ing sucks.

 

[bland]

Weirder things have happened in the playoffs. Too many potential storylines. PLD finally shows up? Talbot robs his old team? Byfield breaks out?

Our best players are ancient and exhausted, we have zero on-ice leadership, we are easily dominated and intimidated physically, there is no push back or emotional response to the team. There is nobody to change the temperature of a game with a big hit. Nobody with any balls whatsoever. Punch them in the nose and take their lunch money. Their only response is tighten up defensively and that will never work against Edmonton.

These Kings are front runners who picked up just enough points against awful teams to make the playoffs. I have been a fan for over 40 years, and this is EASILY the worst Kings team ever heading into the playoffs.

 

[BigBrown]

2022: Oilers in seven
2023: Oilers in six
2024: Oilers in five?

Honestly the Oilers are better and the Kings are worse. Much worse. I doubt the Kings can put up a fight.

 

[FrozenKing18]

f*** it! Kings in 7!

 

[Martyros]

Button said Kings are getting squashed so highly likely Kings win the series.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

The Kings may not be the same team as last year for depth but they still have Doughty and Kopitar and both still bring it in the playoffs. Oh and they have the best shutdown center in Phil Danault. Expecting good things from Byfield, this year is his coming out party.

 

[syz]

The Kings may not be the same team as last year for depth but they still have Doughty and Kopitar and both still bring it in the playoffs. Oh and they have the best shutdown center in Phil Danault. Expecting good things from Byfield, this year is his coming out party.

Doughty got owned last year and Kopitar has kinda gotten owned the last 2. If nothing else we should at least be free of the "Danault and Kopitar will shut down McDavid and Draisaitl" narrative of the last 2 years.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I think the Oilers make short work of this one. I’m guessing they take it in 5. LA is a scrappy and structured group, but I think McDavid and Draisaitl are the kind of human cheat codes that can break through it.

 

[AzNightmare]

loool Vegas lost to Ducks to drop down to WC2. Bunch of cowards.

 

[DryIslandBartender]

I think Oilers in 4, but probably will be 5. Hard to sweep a team but Kings are so bad vs good teams.

 

[Boreal]

There’s few things I enjoy more than seeing the Oilers eat dirt, but LA is dookie.

 

[strattonius]

LA is going to upset the Oil in 6 and I know I'm wrong but I'm here for the glory of being right.

 

[bland]

Doughty got owned last year and Kopitar has kinda gotten owned the last 2. If nothing else we should at least be free of the "Danault and Kopitar will shut down McDavid and Draisaitl" narrative of the last 2 years.

Danault played really well in the last series, but Draisaitl absolutely destroyed Kopitar. Don't let stats fool anyone, Anze had 4 points in game 1 on three secondary assists - one was a faceoff he lost, one was a simple clearance from his zone, one was a standard pass to the point on the PP. He then had just 3 points in the next 5 games.

Hiller is a sizzling pile of a coach. There won't be any adjustments made, just the same McLellan Plan A til the wheels fall off as before.

 

[BigKing]

Kings are gonna get slapped around silly.

This guy gets it

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Korpisalo was the only reason that series was close to begin with. If you think talbot is going to do better I got some diamonds to sell you.

EDM is going to kill the kings on the pp. Mcdavid is going to draw calls and oilers will feast on the kings pk.. Kings do have a very good pk though. Should be a fun serious. Kings. Need to stay out of the box

 

[Gjman2019]

Kings actually have some decent depth on paper, but Edmonton is just the wrong matchup for them...

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

Keep in mind last year kings didn't have arvidson. He's an X factor.

 

[TropicOfNoReturn]

If the Oilers don't make it to the Finals this year, they might as well blow it up. Easiest path ever.

LA, then VAN/NSH, then whoever comes out alive out of DAL/VGK/WIN/COL in a grueling/physical Central.

How can they make it to multiple finals?

 

[kingsholygrail]

Can we get a wellness check on Draisaitl?