GDT: WCQF (Game 5) Edmonton Oilers vs. Los Angeles Kings, 10pm ET, ESPN

[OilWagon]

McDavid on your team basically guarantees easy entry and set-up. All that skill is nice when they set up, but the Oilers get to spend nearly entire PP in the offensive zone due to instant set-up. Huge for them. This is probably one of the few aspects (along with speed) that Sid has lacked in his career compared to Connor.

Also Draisaitl. is 80% in faceoffs in the offensive zone on the PP this series. So generally starting with the puck and if they don't then McDavid gets the guaranteed zone entry.

 

[Megaterio Llamas]

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Rob Blake should walk the plank for that one.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

I love the over confidence shown by Oilers fans.

here we go again with this...

 

[Frank Drebin]

The regular season takes of Matthews > Draisaitl are looking as hilarious as they do every spring

Let me know when draisatl scores 69 goals and 17 assists in a season

 

[Dolemite]

(Jaw drops)

 

[Zirakzigil]

Alright guys, enough with the personal attacks. Lets get back to discussing the game.

Quoting this so more people take the hint.

Knock! It! Off! ​

 

[tny760]

Rob Blake should walk the plank for that one.

we may be about 24 hours away from that

 

[McFlyingV]

yeah, you're right, fiala popped right back up and tried to take a shot, draisaitl rolled around on the ice holding his face until the power play started

Yeah thats what I meant, good job pat yourself on the back.

 

[PULSATING]

penalty not called on oiler defenseman for holding on Arvidsson

LA auditors

 

[Mike C]

The regular season takes of Matthews > Draisaitl are looking as hilarious as they do every spring

And will in perpetuity

 

[JKG33]

The regular season takes of Matthews > Draisaitl are looking as hilarious as they do every spring

I can't believe I'm agreeing with a pro Oilers take lmao

 

[trilobyte]

McDavid on your team basically guarantees easy entry and set-up. All that skill is nice when they set up, but the Oilers get to spend nearly entire PP in the offensive zone due to instant set-up. Huge for them. This is probably one of the few aspects (along with speed) that Sid has lacked in his career compared to Connor.

Crosby has always been way more proficient defensively, but what kind of maroon would advise McDavid to shave off even a smidgen of his advantage to boost his defensive aspect.
Doesn't mean he can't and won't get a bit better defensively, but it's not the priority. You can't teach blinding speed and what it gives your team.

 

[biturbo19]

Might want to look up how Zadorov did against McDavid last time in the playoffs. You clowns are just like the Flames: "wait till McDavid has to go through Zadorov and Gudbranson!" And he proceeded to shred them to pieces. You guys are in for a real treat if your coach is dumb enough to think Zadorov will shut down McDavid and Draisaitl.

I don't really see why it would be Zaddy Daddy against McDavey if/when it comes to that.

Hughes-Hronek largely got the best of McDavid and the Oilers and are a far better matchup against him because Hughes is one of the few defencemen in the league who can actually somewhat skate with him.


Zadorov would be busy blowing up all the other irrelevant supporting players for the Oilers most likely.

 

[robertocarlos]

I once watched Drai play for Germany. The next day he was trying to get McDavid to emigrate.

 

[hangman005]

I have never seen the Oilers get advantaged by so many questionable calls… Kings fans deserve to be pissed.

Wait.... I bribed the refs in the wrong series. Damn it hangman

 

[JKG33]

here we go again with this...

Again? You mean again like when they get beat handedly by a real contender the second they face one?

 

[RedRocking]

This thread got real weird, real fast

 

[fsanford]

They playing the Oilers because of that OT goal?

It's that and Vegas losing to Ducks year end

 

[Old Boys Club]

I love the over confidence shown by Oilers fans.

Are you a fan of any team, or just an Oiler hater? No judgement, you do you, but your post history looks to be over 50% Oilers based just on a cursory glance.

 

[hangman005]

This thread got real weird, real fast

I turned up.

 

[McRpro]

I have never seen the Oilers get advantaged by so many questionable calls… Kings fans deserve to be pissed.

Even Oilers mega-homer on THE OILERS!! radio network, Bob Stauffer said the same.

 

[MessierII]

I don't really see why it would be Zaddy Daddy against McDavey if/when it comes to that.

Hughes-Hronek largely got the best of McDavid and the Oilers and are a far better matchup against him because Hughes is one of the few defencemen in the league who can actually somewhat skate with him.


Zadorov would be busy blowing up all the other irrelevant supporting players for the Oilers most likely.

You guys might not even win anyway

 

[forsbergavs32]

Wait.... I bribed the refs in the wrong series. Damn it hangman

So that's where the money for our dental coverage went!

 

[HolyGhost]

It's that and Vegas losing to Ducks year end

Things would have been different if the knights were playing the oilers

 

[Czechboy]

Curious if King's can come back. Shorten that bench and go hard. Season on the line.