If a seven game series were to be held starting tomorrow, who would win: Vegas or Edmonton?

[Love]

Depends almost entirely on the variance of the Oilers goaltending. But Vegas is simply not playing well right now so if they want to repeat they need to figure their shit out quickly.

 

[ijuka]

I think Oilers win. A good amount of VGK is injured, and new additions' chemistry with the team is a question mark.

 

[Kamus]

how the hell are people voting Vegas tomorrow? They are playing like crap…..

Now by playoff time with a healthy 100 million dollar roster the answer is Vegas

 

[Mr Kot]

Homer vote for Oilers in 7, if onyl because Vegas does not look good right now, but can easily become a onster in the playoffs.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Vegas easily. They will turn on the switch once the playoffs start and steamroll the Oilers again.

 

[geebster]

Tomorrow it's Oilers. Actual playoffs (if the players we expect to be magically healthy are back) it's Vegas.

 

[olli]

Edmonton, they’ve been playing better and Vegas is still without Stone and Hertl

 

[GreeningOil]

Vegas in 4. They can roll these centers across 4 lines. And Skinner will crumble again under pressure.

Eichel
Hertl
Stephenson
Karlsson

Im shocked the Oilers are willing to run with Skinner again. Vegas can throw out 2 checking lines against McDavid and Draisaitl’s lines. Then that leaves Eichel and Hertl lines to the Oilers bottom 6 and its no contest.

Yes the Oilers should ditch a 25 year old who was a rookie that was left hanging on most of those goals lol

He’s better this season. The Oilers are also a better 5on5 team this year. It won’t be easy for Vegas…

 

[Pukboy5kroner]

Who's on IR for Vegas?

 

[wetcoast]

If the Oilers had even just league average goaltending last playoffs they would have won. I would assume they will get more out of Skinner now he's a year more experienced so Edmonton.

I think that people forget that the Oilers actually drive play that series and had unfortunate goaltending and Vegas seems to have a SC hangover this year.

The Oilers outshot Vegas 199-155 and have a deeper team this year and have found ways to win through adversity.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

I think that people forget that the Oilers actually drive play that series and had unfortunate goaltending and Vegas seems to have a SC hangover this year.

The Oilers outshot Vegas 199-155 and have a deeper team this year and have found ways to win through adversity.

If they’re so much deeper why are they fifth in the West? I’d say they are a bit worse. What other team has a zero goal scorer who played significant time in the top six.
Vegas definitely is suffering from a Cup hangover but I’d take them easily over the Oilers. Probably 6 games again as they are deeper than last year.

 

[wetcoast]

Jonathon Blum​

If they’re so much deeper why are they fifth in the West? I’d say they are a bit worse. What other team has a zero goal scorer who played significant time in the top six.
Vegas definitely is suffering from a Cup hangover but I’d take them easily over the Oilers. Probably 6 games again as they are deeper than last year.

We all know that the Oilers had a really poor start and combined with less games played that's why they are 5 the in the West which has the best teams in the league IMO.

Conversely Vegas is struggling if one only wants to look at standings without context.

That being said we need to see how these teams look down the stretch and how healthy they are going into the playoffs but thinking that the Oilers are. a 2 player team is foolhardy.

 

[Buck Naked]

Vegas is a .500 team in 2024. Ridiculous to think they would win a series easily.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Jonathon Blum​

We all know that the Oilers had a really poor start and combined with less games played that's why they are 5 the in the West which has the best teams in the league IMO.

Conversely Vegas is struggling if one only wants to look at standings without context.

That being said we need to see how these teams look down the stretch and how healthy they are going into the playoffs but thinking that the Oilers are. a 2 player team is foolhardy.

Sure they had a poor start but they also had an insane win streak. They’re about where I expected them to be overall. With the same issues that they had last year.

 

[Spawn]

Starting tomorrow?

Edmonton.

Once Vegas’ cheating kicks in. Probably them.

 

[Matty Sundin]

Vegas has avoided criticism this season for their play. Since there 11-0-1 start, they are 24-23-6.