Series Talk: WCQF: Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings - EDM Defeats LA 4-1

[Eternal Leaf]

What's the best game plan for the Kings?

1-3-1 seems silly without a franchise goalie to counteract McDrai. Right now, it seems like the Oilers are going to carve them up.

Physicality is a must from puck drop but they will need to be more aggressive. It's the only way unless Talbot goes into God mode.

 

[JKG33]

Same as they do the other 82 regular season games.

The start times are later in Edmonton for playoff games than they are for regular season games.

You do realize Edmonton plays late if theyre on the HNIC broadcast right?

 

[BullyHockey]

Oilers in 5 or 6. Unless Talbot wants to stick it to his former team and steal the series in 7.

 

[Czechboy]

You do realize Edmonton plays late if theyre on the HNIC broadcast right?

I do.and it sucks.

But I'm sure if all the leaf/ranger games were 830pm starts in Toronto/NY.. No one would mind.

 

[MessierII]

I personally love the late starts

 

[Czechboy]

What's the best game plan for the Kings?

1-3-1 seems silly without a franchise goalie to counteract McDrai. Right now, it seems like the Oilers are going to carve them up.

Physicality is a must from puck drop but they will need to be more aggressive. It's the only way unless Talbot goes into God mode.

They need to piss us off. Doughty needs to run McDavid in first five minutes. And I think he will.

 

[McClelland]

McDrai will not play 30 min a game as earlier playoffs. 3 scoring lines and a decent 4 will save the stars för later series.

Slow starts and not overplaying the stars against La means a secure 4-2 serie win.

its a Marathon not 100 meter sprint!

 

[John Mandalorian]

Should be a dog of a series. Barely worth talking about unless LA weirdly makes some noise. Should be an easy walkover for Edmonton.

 

[Miro4Norris]

F*CK Vegas for dropping out of pacific and giving Oilers a Conference finals spot for free.

This series is so seen. Vegas-Edmonton would have been super exciting. So boring that Edmonton will have 0 competition before third round while the other division will be bloodpath

 

[VILARGOD]

I'm biased but I hope Edmonton f***ing destroys LA for the amount of boredom they forced me to watch this year.

And also screw Kurashev for that moronic penalty he took in the third last game vs LA.

Edit: LOL I thought you were a Bruins fan... On closer inspection that is a picture of Marchand crying. Excuse me sir.

For context, before this edit, I had mentioned that the Clarke 5-4 OT goal was not boring and that we only played twice... yadda yadda

Nothing to see here....move along people...

 

[deaderhead28]

 

[Reaper45]

Another reason to hurry up and end this series.

 

[Nuck Bonino]

that 90s video effect is horrible so glad its gone

 

[Nasti]

They have to, can't run and gun with Edmonton.

There’s a wide range between run and gun and 1-3-1 even when you’re behind.

 

[eviohh26]

F*CK Vegas for dropping out of pacific and giving Oilers a Conference finals spot for free.

This series is so seen. Vegas-Edmonton would have been super exciting. So boring that Edmonton will have 0 competition before third round while the other division will be bloodpath

You are just full of bad takes starting with your user name

 

[S E P H]

LA are pretenders for sure, but the Oilers could be worse. Regular season masterminds only to turn into fodder when the going gets tough and defensive hockey has to be played at a maximum level. I totally believe in the Oilers head coach, but I still find that they will succumb to the same mentality traits as the past couple of years since these weaknesses are ingrained in the genetic code of the Edmonton Oilers. You can hide the holes of your club like Skinner and Nurse as some examples for only so long, in the playoffs when you play the same team four, six, or seven times, those holes keep getting pried open due to video scouting and whatnot. I have the Kings winning in 7 games this year because I argue they will do a better job using Danult as a shutdown centre in their 1-3-1 schematics.

Additionally, I have LA winning because it just seems tough for a team to play other three teams in a row and not have the losing team not learn a thing or two. Don't get me wrong, the Oilers can absolutely win this series since I have it going seven games, but too much of their play this season seems "too good to be true," and those teams tend to have the toughest times as there is not adversity to face and everything is coming easy lowering your guard.

 

[LeftKinger]

f*** you, LA. I hope you get swept.

I just wanted to not have to play the same damn team every season and you had to f*** that up.

You guys are acting like we’re thrilled to have this matchup again. At least the Oilers are winning the matchup.

 

[UpHere]

LA are pretenders for sure, but the Oilers could be worse. Regular season masterminds only to turn into fodder when the going gets tough and defensive hockey has to be played at a maximum level. I totally believe in the Oilers head coach, but I still find that they will succumb to the same mentality traits as the past couple of years since these weaknesses are ingrained in the genetic code of the Edmonton Oilers. You can hide the holes of your club like Skinner and Nurse as some examples for only so long, in the playoffs when you play the same team four, six, or seven times, those holes keep getting pried open due to video scouting and whatnot. I have the Kings winning in 7 games this year because I argue they will do a better job using Danult as a shutdown centre in their 1-3-1 schematics.

Additionally, I have LA winning because it just seems tough for a team to play other three teams in a row and not have the losing team not learn a thing or two. Don't get me wrong, the Oilers can absolutely win this series since I have it going seven games, but too much of their play this season seems "too good to be true," and those teams tend to have the toughest times as there is not adversity to face and everything is coming easy lowering your guard.

this is a terrible take... i assume you're trying to troll, but are not doing a very good job of it

 

[bringbacktheskate604]

F*CK Vegas for dropping out of pacific and giving Oilers a Conference finals spot for free.

This series is so seen. Vegas-Edmonton would have been super exciting. So boring that Edmonton will have 0 competition before third round while the other division will be bloodpath

As a nuck fan I won't take the bait but I am looking forward to Vegas winning round 1 making your rant moot as a stars fan.

 

[Hunter368]

Oilers should win this one…….but if they don’t could be a interesting summer

 

[Coffey]

this is a terrible take... i assume you're trying to troll, but are not doing a very good job of it

No this is him always when it’s something to do with the Oilers. No credit given, always the worst team in a game.

 

[North Cole]

While it's obviously hard to beat a team three times in a row and LA has better chances to win than they are getting credit for, there's something strange in this match up.

It's funny to be able to watch LA choke VAN to the point where they whine in the media after the game, but that belief doesn't seem to be there when they play EDM. Seems everytime they get a 2 goal lead they go back into their routine but rather than feeling like the game is over you feel like it's a matter of time until the lead is pisssd away. That's not a sustainable strategy if you're EDM, but it is a weird phenomenon.

Ever since that 3 goal implosion it's like the Kings have been broken mentally when holding a lead against us.

 

[Another Empty Netter]

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.

These kind of coaches drive me nuts

 

[No Fun Shogun]

Oilers in 7.

 

[NoelVilla]

OIlers in 6. Kings goaltending will decide this.