2020/2021 Around the League Thread | Playoff Edition

[Angry Little Elf]

Edmonton needs another first overall pick

 

[CherryToke]

Yeah, I ain’t feeling sorry for them in the slightest.

I only feel bad for McDavid. f*** Coiler fans

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Welp. Another year, another Edmonton playoff loss.

Hopefully Toronto isn't far off their own.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Best kept secret in the NHL.

We could have had that secret.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

I know everyone here hates the Oilers but I feel so bad for Connor McDavid. He hasn't played great but.. man. Such a waste.

I don’t. He chose to sign the long term deal in that dumpster fire.

He should have done Matthews to maximize his leverage.

 

[Just A Bit Outside]

This was just Mark commenting on his time in the bathroom with his pet chicken.

 

[bbud]

Edmonton needs another first overall pick

F...k that should it happen mcdavid is the bait seen enough 1st overall to a GB pet project

 

[Intangibos]

Soilers are such a pathetic franchise, hope they pick up Benning once we finally rid ourselves of him.

Imagine watching Ehlers right now as a canuck owner or GM.


And not saying Ron Delorme wanted Jake Virtanen in the CHL.
We need to fire this dude.

Ownership probably has no idea who the f*** Ehlers is

I only feel bad for McDavid. f*** Coiler fans

Kassian lifting the cup would be an iconic photo tho

 

[deadinthewater]

Good for the Jets. The roof would have blown off that place had there been fans in attendance.

 

[PG Canuck]

I only feel bad for McDavid. f*** Coiler fans

Yeah I’m actually a pretty big McDavid fan, owning him in fantasy for a year will turn anyone into a fanboy.

 

[PG Canuck]

Good for the Jets. The roof would have blown off that place had there been fans in attendance.

I don’t think the Jets even have that shitty start with fans to begin with. But yeah, it would be absolute mayhem in there for this game.

 

[vanarchy]

Edmonton needs another first overall pick

They're waiting for another generational talent. To help their other generational talent win a round.

 

[JiffyPB]

I don’t think the Jets even have that shitty start with fans to begin with. But yeah, it would be absolute mayhem in there for this game.

Can confirm. Entire apartment atrium here lit up when Ehlers scored. If I wasn't even watching the game I would have known lol.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

They're waiting for another generational talent. To help their other generational talent to win a round.

Bedard?

Just an awfully constructed team. You have 2 elite forward, 1 legitimate top pairing dman and the rest of the lineup is full of soft (RNH, Pulljujarvi, Yamamoto) talent or junk forwards and defensemen.

The loss to the Blackhawks should have been a wakeup call to add depth or gun for a defensemen. Oddly enough, guys like Schmidt and Stecher could have solidified a good top 4 unit.

 

[vanarchy]

Dave Tippett is now 85 years old.

 

[VanJack]

This Jets-Oilers just proves how useless regular season games are as a barometer of what will happen in the playoffs.

At times during this interminable 56 game schedule, the Jets looked like they didn't belong on the same ice as the Oilers. But in the playoffs, when the ice closes down and every player has to battle for space, it's often 'will over skill'.

Really makes you realize how far the Canucks are away from this level of playoff hockey. At the rate they surrender puck possession, they'd be blown out in a series like this.

 

[PG Canuck]

 

[PG Canuck]

This Jets-Oilers just proves how useless regular season games are as a barometer of what will happen in the playoffs.

At times during this interminable 56 game schedule, the Jets looked like they didn't belong on the same ice as the Oilers. But in the playoffs, when the ice closes down and every player has to battle for space, it's often 'will over skill'.

Really makes you realize how far the Canucks are away from this level of playoff hockey. At the rate they surrender puck possession, they'd be blown out in a series like this.

I mean, the Canucks pretty much already experienced this against Vegas.

 

[LickTheEnvelope]

Still can't believe Virtanen was taken ahead of Ehlers.

 

[EpochLink]

Edmonton can suck a big fat one

 

[Grumbler]

Just saw this...no wonder caps are down 3-1 in the series. So sick and tired of seeing bruins games with these kind of reffing.

 

[Hoglander]

Always like seeing the Oilers lose. Never gets old.

 

[vanarchy]

Just saw this...no wonder caps are down 3-1 in the series. So sick and tired of seeing bruins games with these kind of reffing.

I watched the game and the Caps 100% deserved to lose it.

 

[Grumbler]

I watched the game and the Caps 100% deserved to lose it.

When you have to constantly be weary of the other team cheap shots/taking advantage by breaking the rules of the game it is kind of hard to play well.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

I watched the game and the Caps 100% deserved to lose it.

I watched the previous games. Washington's core is done. Kuznetsov didn't seem to give a damn out there and Backstrom looked pretty bad. Good on them for winning a cup but that team is aging out.