GDT: WCSF GM05 | Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers | Thur. May 16th | 7pm PST | SNP/CBC | So Tight, Almost Like a Playoff Series

[Canucks LB]

 

[Slapshot_11]

Refs tried their hardest to give it to the oilers

 

[thegazelle]

Very good game - nice and close with good chances. Weird that Pettersson got that penalty - he was just standing there. And as a Lady Byng finalist, hardly his pattern to incur penalties.

I don't typically complain about the refs in a game, but the calls didn't seem to be very consistent this game.

 

[ORRFForever]

Pickard put the team on his back, no shot that Skinner would have saved that many

Edmonton is such a frustrating team. Where was McDavid? They played awful. I won't watch Game 6.

 

[JAK]

Mcdavid has never backchecked. All he cares about is points.

He can keep his scoring records. Winners like Crosby and Mackinnon knows what it takes in the playoffs.

McDavid : What else am I suppose to do with the team that they put around me? It's never my fault

 

[elitepete]

Why is everyone acting like this was elimination game lol

Was the first game Canucks deserved to win. And funny enough won on some more puck luck. I suspect this goes 7 games now

Canucks outplayed them game 1. Whatever floats your boat though.

 

[Bizzare]

Been making bank on this series (STH for both teams) Game 6 on a Saturday, and a potential game 7. Should be a good few days… though hopefully no game 7.

 

[Three On Zero]

I am going to be depressed when Crosby retires, Pens will never have this type of core again.

And the league likely won’t have a player of his caliber for awhile

 

[punk_o_holic]

No idea how Picard play. Do or die for Edmonton. Do they go back to their number 1 or stick with Picard? Or putting Skinner back is throwing in the towel?

 

[Chris5225]

"fans are cheering knowing that there'll be at least one more game at Rogers Arena"

then the mic cut

did anyone else catch that?

That's technically true.

 

[Skate2Stick]

Refs tried their hardest to give it to the oilers

By Edmonton having 1 more powerplay? Alright than.

 

[HockeyWooot]

Mcdavid has never backchecked. All he cares about is points.

He can keep his scoring records. Winners like Crosby and Mackinnon knows what it takes in the playoffs.

Have said it for years but have been criticised here, that it’s on the rest of his team not him.

I maintain he could be peak Fedorov as a 200ft player, if he wanted to.

He hasn’t developed the areas of helping your team in playoff hockey outside of scoring. He can definitely get there though before all said and done.

 

[Dessloch]

Pettersson comes through with a tasty heel-flip assist to the game winning goal, he has to feel good about that one, he knew exactly what he was doing

 

[JPeeper]

ex-Flames coming up big again against the Oil

 

[trilobyte]

I love the salty nature of the GDT threads of this series.

 

[thefutures]

I mean c'mon, he's got the double leg kick and everything

Mcdavids diving is shocking this series. Oilers follow his lead too

 

[Rowlet]

Game 1 and Game 5 Vancouver were clearly better.

Game 3 as well, they fell victim to score effects though

 

[Tofveve]

Miller is such a stud

 

[Senscore]

I was entertained

 

[innitfam]

"fans are cheering knowing that there'll be at least one more game at Rogers Arena"

then the mic cut

did anyone else catch that?

It's true though. Minimum 1 more game (Game 7) if they lose Saturday. If they win the series in 6, they have at least 2. If they win in 7, they have at least 3.

 

[Ezekial]

Refs tried their hardest to give it to the oilers

Even when you win? How about enjoying the win instead of complaining about the refs all the time, it's so gross.

 

[Bixby Snyder]

Miller > McDavid

 

[66-30-33]

And the league likely won’t have a player of his caliber for awhile

Rare his type come around.

 

[VanOriginal]

Better all round game from the Nucks, they all showed up to night, I like the changes and this lineup that Tocchet and go did . Pikard looks a lot better than Skinner. If Skins was in, this would have been done in the 2nd...Saturday gonna be crazy, I'm hoping for safe effort from the Nucks

 

[New User Name]

The Oilers just straight up don't trust 1/3 of their lineup. They don't trust either of their supposed top 2 goaltenders. The Oilers are a house of cards at this point. I'm honestly not sure what Cody Ceci and Vincent Desharnais supposedly do and Darnell Nurse is just a cap construction nightmare. If McDavid and Draisaitl don't win the next two games collectively, it's probably not gonna happen.

Very poorly constructed team.