Around the league part 2

[AbsentMojo]

The reffing is way skewed toward EDM this game

 

[Sol]

I remember when Herby was acting like the NHL was filled with saints and that players aren't looking to injure one another.

To all the soft dudes in this forum. This is just a fact. Either you get injured or you try to dish some of it out yourself. A competitive edge is a competitive edge. If you don't like it go watch tennis.

 

[lumbergh]

The reffing is way skewed toward EDM this game

I still don't understand the charging call.

Rule 42 of the NHL rulebook dictates that charging "shall mean the actions of a player or goalkeeper who, as a result of distance traveled, shall violently check an opponent in any manner.

Petterson traveled zero distance. How can that be charging?

 

[kingsfan28]

I still don't understand the charging call.



Petterson traveled zero distance. How can that be charging?

I guess it was the jump in the air as he threw reverse hit. Every reverse hit has some form that.

 

[WHOneedsSOX]

That was a hell of a redirection by Petterson.

 

[Telos]

Go flying f*** yourself Edmonton! WOOO! Now... Please close it out Vancouver >.<

 

[Omni Owl]

I remember when Herby was acting like the NHL was filled with saints and that players aren't looking to injure one another.

To all the soft dudes in this forum. This is just a fact. Either you get injured or you try to dish some of it out yourself. A competitive edge is a competitive edge. If you don't like it go watch tennis.

Too f***ing true, and I'm someone that can't stand dirty plays or headshots. But just to reiterate the old adage, "Every team needs a few good criminals."

Both games were great tonight, playoff hockey at its best. But yikes that was a terrible implosion by the Canes, just brutal. That poor crying kiddo on camera said it all.

 

[Steve Zissou]

That's not a f***ing charge.

 

[Johnny Utah]

When the Kings traded for PL I thought we were getting a version of JT Miller. Boy was I wrong…

 

[johnjm22]

Edmonton's PP finally gets shut down. 0 for 5.

 

[Ziggy Stardust]

Shows how much better Vancouver's coaching has been, nobody expected them to get this far, much less make the playoffs.

The Kings also showed barely any grit, whereas Vancouver isn't shying away from the rough stuff.

I guess building a team full of gutless players is counterproductive if you want any playoff success.

 

[King'sPawn]

I remember when Herby was acting like the NHL was filled with saints and that players aren't looking to injure one another.

To all the soft dudes in this forum. This is just a fact. Either you get injured or you try to dish some of it out yourself. A competitive edge is a competitive edge. If you don't like it go watch tennis.

You once again show an inability to understand the difference between hurting and injuring

Note which one is used in the quote.

We're still proponents of big hits, making players look over their shoulders, and win the war of attrition. Not glorify the acts of chickenshit behavior.

 

[ScoreZeGoals]

For Edmonton's sake I hope McDavid is injured, because that game last night was about as bad a playoff performance effort I've seen from an all-time great player

 

[lumbergh]

Shows how much better Vancouver's coaching has been, nobody expected them to get this far, much less make the playoffs.

The Kings also showed barely any grit, whereas Vancouver isn't shying away from the rough stuff.

I guess building a team full of gutless players is counterproductive if you want any playoff success.

5 games against the Oilers

Kings xGF% 44%, Canucks 44%

Kings PDO 0.95, Canucks 1.04
Special teams Kings -9, Canucks -2

Canuck don’t play scared. They don’t focus on outshooting you, they focus on outscoring you. I’ve said early in the season that the Canuck are a good team with a high PDO. They’ve managed to neutralize the Oilers on special teams by getting sticks in passing lanes better and actually scoring on their own power plays. Special teams is where the coaching makes a big difference.

The Oilers are nothing special at 5vs5. They’re not doing anything different on the power play, but the Canucks are making adjustments on their penalty kill that prevent clean back door and cross ice passes from the corner that the Kings never figured out.

 

[johnjm22]

The Oilers are nothing special at 5vs5.

They were the number one team in the NHL at xGF% 5v5.

They’re not doing anything different on the power play, but the Canucks are making adjustments on their penalty kill that prevent clean back door and cross ice passes from the corner that the Kings never figured out.

Coming into this game Edmonton was 5 of 10 on the PP in the series.

I didn't get to see the game tonight, so I don't know if their PowerPlay just had an off night (it happens to even the best), or if it was due to something Vancouver did, but the Canucks coaching staff doesn't get credit from me based on their 50% PK in the first 4 games.

Tonight could've just been an aberration for the PP. We'll see.

 

[raswilliam]

Love the Nucks Blueline with 6'5" Soucy. 6'6" Zadorov and 6'8" Meyers. How are you supposed to compete against that?

 

[Raccoon Jesus]

I have no problem with that charging call

Yeah guys often leave their feet at or after the moment of impact but EP literally jumped into it, that will always be a charge

 

[KingsFan7824]

When the Kings traded for PL I thought we were getting a version of JT Miller. Boy was I wrong…

There was a time when comparing someone to Miller would've been like comparing someone to Dubois. Like during the span(pre-Vancouver) when he had 3g in 61 playoff games, while averaging 18g per 82 regular season games.

 

[Statto]

Smart kid. Modeling his game after the best since hasek. Maybe the best ever when the moneys on the line

I agree. Quick was money and if everything I owned was on the result of a game, prime Quick is my goalie. He was robbed of the 2012 Vezina.

 

[Jason Squirties]

I have no problem with that charging call

Yeah guys often leave their feet at or after the moment of impact but EP literally jumped into it, that will always be a charge

To me it felt more protecting himself much in the same way guys get low sometimes to avoid the total impact. Ref obviously felt he could've just taken the hit but we've seen guys go low to not get blown up and the player flies over the top. Kinda hard to see it called in a playoff game but I'm not too torn up over it.

 

[Papa Mocha 15]

Announcers during Kings series vs EDM.

Oilers have 600 different offensive looks.
Best Power Play in the League.
Best Penalty Kill in the League.
EDM can't be stopped. They're too good.


Welcome back to earth assholes.

 

[BigKing]

He left his feet before contact so no problem with the call; however, they probably don't call it if Vancouver wasn't already on the power play.

The call that I thought was horrible was the one on Staal for crosschecking Z when Z completely dove into the boards to draw the call. Tie game on the ensuing PP.

 

[Schmooley]

The call that I thought was horrible was the one on Staal for crosschecking Z when Z completely dove into the boards to draw the call. Tie game on the ensuing PP.

Brutal call but seemed like a makeup call for the puck over the glass delay of game they missed just before that.

 

[shuchukfan]

Officials get a lot of crap (and rightly so for the most part), but the non-offsides call by the linesman right before Vancouver's 2nd goal was a thing of beauty. I thought it was offsides, but he saw Draisaitl had that brief touch which pulled it into his own zone, so he let play go on.

 

[johnjm22]