Edmonton Oil Kings

[S E P H]

OMG, is there anything more to say to this? It's not fair to the other teams in the league.

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[Royal Canuck]

Blazers and Winterhawks could stop them, they're hot right now though I'll give you that.

 

[nuck]

Looks like last season all over again. Samuelsson has really become a beast! But I don't think they catch the Winterhawks for first over all. It will be a terrific WHL final if those two clubs meet.

 

[hockeyisone]

I don't think anybody can stop them

 

[Tad Mikowsky]

Bit of a slump, 3 game losing skid including a thrashing from the Americans last night.

That said, not too worried. They've looked too impressive for me to panic.

 

[Rocko604]

Pending a meltdown in the playoffs, they'll be in the final. But I think the likes of Portland, Kelowna or Kamloops will have something to say about them, though.

 

[JoeyBeans]

Lol Halifax would destroy the Oil Kings.

 

[I am the Liquor]

Lol Halifax would destroy the Oil Kings.

Get lost troll.

 

[arsmaster*]

Lol Halifax would destroy the Oil Kings.

We shall see.

Halifax has a much easier road to the Memorial Cup. The WHL's top 4 teams are better than any competition Halifax has to face.

 

[S E P H]

Lol Halifax would destroy the Oil Kings.

LOL, Halifax is a five man army,

MacKinnon
Drouin
Abeltshauser
Fucale
Frk

Everyone else has their stats boosted by these five players, the rest of the team is meh. I am not even an Oil Kings fan and I can tell you that their depth destroys the Mooseheads.

 

[Rocko604]

Lol Halifax would destroy the Oil Kings.

They're this year's 04-05 Oceanic. They'll finish 3rd or 4th at the Memorial Cup.

 

[SeattleSharksFan]

I watched the Oil Kings @ Seattle and am going to see them tonight in Everett. Edmonton looked a bit road-weary at the start of the Seattle game but quickly shook that off and went on to completely dominate the T-Birds. They're a fun team to watch, for sure.

Also, I haven't seen that many NHL scouts at a Birds game in a long, long time.

 

[travellingman345]

Anything can happen in the playoffs. Doesn't matter how well you do in the regular season, the playoffs are a whole different game.

I hate to relive this. But the 2008 - 2009 Calgary Hitmen 59 - 9 and 4 in Regular season. Won 12 in a row in playoffs and then hit a Kelowna Rocket team that was on a roll in the finals and lost 4 games to 2.

Lots of teams are capable of beating any team, not matter how big the difference is in the standings.

 

[trckrdr]

Looks like last season all over again. Samuelsson has really become a beast! But I don't think they catch the Winterhawks for first over all. It will be a terrific WHL final if those two clubs meet.

Now there's a matchup I'd like to see again!

 

[Belamorte]

From what I have seen this season, I dont see anyone beating Portland from the west.

 

[nitz]

Terrific team for sure. I hope that they can take out everyone and have a better showing at the Memorial Cup this year.

 

[Billybaroo*]

From what I have seen this season, I dont see anyone beating Portland from the west.

Oil Kings just beat them on the road, in the midst of a brutal road trip.

 

[sunsoutgunsout]

If I'm the Oil Kings, the team I'm most worried about before the finals is Prince Albert. The Raiders play them extremely hard, and have had their number all year.

 

[I am the Liquor]

If I'm the Oil Kings, the team I'm most worried about before the finals is Prince Albert. The Raiders play them extremely hard, and have had their number all year.

This is true. So do Kootenay and Calgary. Saskatoon is on a run and Medicine Hat and Red Deer have beaten the Oil Kings at Rexall this year too.

Anything can happen, but nobody in the Eastern Conference has the depth to hang with them in a seven game series.

 

[lopper]

There are no cake walk matchups this year in the Eastern Conference. Should be a wicked playoffs and i look forward to seeing if the Oil Kings can repeat as champs.

 

[sunsoutgunsout]

This is true. So do Kootenay and Calgary. Saskatoon is on a run and Medicine Hat and Red Deer have beaten the Oil Kings at Rexall this year too.

Anything can happen, but nobody in the Eastern Conference has the depth to hang with them in a seven game series.

Kootenay wouldn't worry me as much, they aren't as deep, and are much younger. Definitely Calgary, incredibly deep team with scoring on all four lines and likely better goaltending than PA.

Saskatoon is, historically, a flakey team. They're usually good in the regular season and choke. I wouldn't be surprised whatsoever if they lost in the first round, but, they are on this streak, and they could keep it up.

I haven't seen MH or RD this year at all, so I can't comment on them.

 

[I am the Liquor]

Kootenay wouldn't worry me as much, they aren't as deep, and are much younger. Definitely Calgary, incredibly deep team with scoring on all four lines and likely better goaltending than PA.

Saskatoon is, historically, a flakey team. They're usually good in the regular season and choke. I wouldn't be surprised whatsoever if they lost in the first round, but, they are on this streak, and they could keep it up.

I haven't seen MH or RD this year at all, so I can't comment on them.

Kootenay always plays well against the Oil Kings. The season series is 3-3. If there is anyone the Oil Kings would prefer not to face in the first round, it would be the Ice.

 

[sunsoutgunsout]

Kootenay always plays well against the Oil Kings. The season series is 3-3. If there is anyone the Oil Kings would prefer not to face in the first round, it would be the Ice.

For reference, PA is 3-0-1 against Edmonton, and the OT loss was a game that PA dominated.

 

[I am the Liquor]

For reference, PA is 3-0-1 against Edmonton, and the OT loss was a game that PA dominated.

Prince Albert was massively outshot in every game including the one you say they dominated.

 

[sunsoutgunsout]

Prince Albert was massively outshot in every game including the one you say they dominated.

I was at the game. They dominated.