Post-Series Talk: Edmonton Oilers Defeat the Vancouver Canucks, 4-3, advance to WCF

[Bizzare]

Oh agreed. I just think his weaknesses are smaller than you think.

That being said - the fact that he's better without McDavid or Draisaitl does also come with the caveat that Ceci is maybe the biggest analytics black hole in the league. He tends to sewer every pair he's on every game.

Although that being said - him and Kulak bucked that trend in game 6 / 7, so who knows.

Honestly he makes so many mistakes in his own zone, lots of bad passes, giveaways etc.

He just doesn’t spend a lot of time in his own zone, which is the best kind of defense.

 

[eviohh26]

Who is the strongest team McDavid and Drai have eliminated in their playoff career?

Who cares? They are leagues better than the Leafs. And their fans actually get more than a week and half of playoff hockey.

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Imagine trying to chrip as a Leafs fan right now. Canucks have the same amount of success in 1 playoff appearance as the Leafs big 4 core. What a joke of a team the leafs are.

Canucks got further in the putrid Benning era, nvm this era (which is just beginning)

 

[Divine]

Has the last 8 years not solidified it enough that it does not matter the level of competition the Leafs face? LA would mop the floor with the Leafs, so would the 21-22 Flames, the 23-24 Canucks, the 22-23 Knights, the 21-22 Avs, etc.

The teams the Oilers lost to would beat the Leafs but also the Oilers. The Oilers have never beat a contender in the McDrai era.

 

[eviohh26]

The teams the Oilers lost to would beat the Leafs. The Oilers have never beat a contender.

At least they are in a position to actually beat one. What have the Leafs done in my entire life time?

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

The teams the Oilers lost to would beat the Leafs. The Oilers have never beat a contender in the McDrai era.

This Canucks team would beat the Leafs for sure.

LA's teams they've beaten probably not - Leafs would beat those teams. The '22 Calgary team would be a coin-toss but I'd probably lean CGY given the G/D advantage.

 

[Ninety7]

The teams the Oilers lost to would beat the Leafs but also the Oilers. The Oilers have never beat a contender in the McDrai era.

lol I would argue the flames in 21-22 were a contender.

You’re also discredit the Canucks quite a bit…

 

[Deen]

Leafs fans are as sus as Matthews.

 

[Soundwave]

This is such a Leafs fan thing to care about

 

[Old Boys Club]

The teams the Oilers lost to would beat the Leafs. The Oilers have never beat a contender.

The teams the Oilers beat would beat the Leafs. The Leaf's biggest enemy is themselves, they are perennial chokers. Their stars go MIA every May and the team has no answer. They wilt under adversity and their only series win came from Tampa Bay completely imploding in a very leaf-like fashion.

 

[Divine]

lol I would argue the flames in 21-22 were a contender.

You’re also discredit the Canucks quite a bit…

If the Canucks had Demko I don't think the Oilers win.

 

[Bizzare]

Why is there an argument about the Leafs in this thread … my god.

 

[syz]

 

[Dust]

This Canucks team would beat the Leafs for sure.

LA's teams they've beaten probably not - Leafs would beat those teams. The '22 Calgary team would be a coin-toss but I'd probably lean CGY given the G/D advantage.

I think Calgary would easily win that series. Edmonton just broke Markstrom that series in a way I've not seen before. He was a Vezina finalist that year.

 

[bucks_oil]

I don' t like riddles. Frig of Ricky.

lol… not old enough to remember 2012 and somehow can’t navigate a search engine…

The playoffs are emotional, you should know that… last time you made the finals Burrows was biting Boston’s fingers….

The point is… you can’t rationalize this away. You lost… close, almost and what if don’t matter.

 

[Old Boys Club]

This Canucks team would beat the Leafs for sure.

LA's teams they've beaten probably not - Leafs would beat those teams. The '22 Calgary team would be a coin-toss but I'd probably lean CGY given the G/D advantage.

21-22 and 22-23 Kings would beat the Leafs. This year's version, meh. PLD is that bad.

 

[Scema12]

Not a sore loser at all, it was a great series. Enjoyed it.

Well, cheer up then. Your posts just say otherwise.

 

[Senor Catface]

Why is there an argument about the Leafs in this thread … my god.

Divine is going through some stuff but he said he is joining the Oilers bandwagon, so that's good news!

 

[Divine]

This Canucks team would beat the Leafs for sure.

LA's teams they've beaten probably not - Leafs would beat those teams. The '22 Calgary team would be a coin-toss but I'd probably lean CGY given the G/D advantage.

This Canucks team missing Demko/Boeser against a healthy Leafs or a Matthews/Nylander/Woll out Leafs? Both teams had key injuries this playoffs.

This Canucks team against the Leafs with an injured Matthews and losing Nylander for the first 3 games - of course.

 

[syz]

21-22 and 22-23 Kings would beat the Leafs. This year's version, meh. PLD is that bad.

Naw the Leafs would never lose to a team that had Korpisalo in net.

Wait I'm being notified of something...

 

[Senor Catface]

This Canucks team would beat the Leafs for sure.

LA's teams they've beaten probably not - Leafs would beat those teams. The '22 Calgary team would be a coin-toss but I'd probably lean CGY given the G/D advantage.

100 percent.

 

[The Nuge]

To loosely paraphrase Tina Turner.....what's "want" got to do with it? If their low % shots don't go in and ours do, it's literally a different outcome.

The shots were 29 per game for Edmonton to 21 per game for Vancouver… that’s not “the bounces just didn’t go our way”

 

[MessierII]

LA's teams they've beaten probably not - Leafs would beat those teams

What are you talking about? Leafs are a free bingo card. They don’t beat anyone.

 

[syz]

The shots were 29 per game for Edmonton to 21 per game for Vancouver… that’s not “the bounces just didn’t go our way”

 

[thekernel]

The shots were 29 per game for Edmonton to 21 per game for Vancouver… that’s not “the bounces just didn’t go our way”

It literally is. Bounces dictate what hits the net or not