Pre-Game Talk: Round 1: Oilers vs Kings - 2024 Playoffs

[FlameChampion]

Why on earth would he admit that to the media at this time of the year.

Yeah it’s strange. The bizarre season of Kane continues. I have liked Kane but feels like after a certain amount of time, he wears out his welcome.

 

[Despote]

The playoffs have been low scoring and super tight checking. Teams committed to systems, clogging the neutral zone. This series will not be easy.

 

[Soli]

Just wondering if anyone is planning on doing the game day thread for tomorrows game??

Unless you have something special, I got it covered.

 

[foshizzle]

Yeah it’s strange. The bizarre season of Kane continues. I have liked Kane but feels like after a certain amount of time, he wears out his welcome.

It’s happened everywhere he has gone, so you are bang on

 

[Drivesaitl]

There’s always been people trying to sell their tickets for a profit. There’s maybe more now trying to make a bigger profit who knows.

Either way there’s no “ticket situation”. To say that is laughable and fake news. Oilers are going to sell out the playoffs as they always do.

Never said there was. Just that tickets remaining unsold this close to games is unheardof since we've had McDrai.

Just as an aside ticketmaster is charging as much as 100's of bucks on "fees'' in resales. How is this company still allowed to operate? This is an automated inventory system. The fees are simple graft. The original ticket fee is already paid. Not only are they doing this its double dipping charge each time a ticket is sold.

The oddest thing is that people encourage this practice by continuing to pay for it.

 

[BlackDogg]

Hopefully Winnipeg Colorado is a good game.

 

[T-Funk]

I didn't watch the video for specifics, but if Kane is playing nowhere near the level he is capable of and it's not likely the opponents can cause a double sports hernia, then whatever, let the people know why. Its not like he said "yeah ive got this bad ankle and the dr said one slash to the area could end my career." I'd rather the opponents think he could be randomly dominant in any game vs he's washed up and never a threat. Likely can't force the surgery on a player who can technically play.

 

[McBeastMode]

Never said there was. Just that tickets remaining unsold this close to games is unheardof since we've had McDrai.

Just as an aside ticketmaster is charging as much as 100's of bucks on "fees'' in resales. How is this company still allowed to operate? This is an automated inventory system. The fees are simple graft. The original ticket fee is already paid. Not only are they doing this its double dipping charge each time a ticket is sold.

The oddest thing is that people encourage this practice by continuing to pay for it.

Here' the price for a Loge seat at your own table with the best view..

You can still get pretty good seats for around $300

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Never said there was. Just that tickets remaining unsold this close to games is unheardof since we've had McDrai.

Just as an aside ticketmaster is charging as much as 100's of bucks on "fees'' in resales. How is this company still allowed to operate? This is an automated inventory system. The fees are simple graft. The original ticket fee is already paid. Not only are they doing this its double dipping charge each time a ticket is sold.

The oddest thing is that people encourage this practice by continuing to pay for it.

Tickets are sold. I don’t view unsold resale tickets as unsold. They are resales. Last year I bought extra tickets no problem and have every year since they’ve made the playoffs in 2017.

As for Ticketmaster it is what it is. Lots of other sites to buy and sell from.

 

[Fourier]

Tickets are sold. I don’t view unsold resale tickets as unsold. They are resales. Last year I bought extra tickets no problem and have every year since they’ve made the playoffs in 2017.

As for Ticketmaster it is what it is. Lots of other sites to buy and sell from.

There are still a handful of non-resale tickets left it seems. Even some in the lower bowl, though they are certainly not cheap.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

There are still a handful of non-resale tickets left it seems. Even some in the lower bowl, though they are certainly not cheap.

they released more tickets today

 

[TheSecondSeason]

Not sure what's going on with Kane, however Bouchard will be an integral part of this run. He has to maintain his offensive prowess and he cannot take shortcuts in the defensive zone whatsoever. With the amount of depth of some of these other western teams, someone like Bouchard could be the ace in the hat that might push us over the top. Over 82 points in the regular season and teams are still not taking this guy seriously.

 

[elmeroil]

One of the most quoted actors ever.

Maaaaaaa The meatloaf!

 

[brentashton]

they released more tickets today

Supply and demand. Keep the supply limited and released in dribs and drabs so that you can keep the price artificially high.

 

[29Beast97Mode]

 

[Mr Positive]

Yes it seemed odd that he was addressing it in a media scrum. It would have been easy to answer , “no concerns, I will be healthy and ready to go”. I sense it probably wasn’t something the team was going to release any info on but EK took it upon himself to do so. Weird. He has to wear it now.

Maybe the whole thing is just head games to make the Knights wonder to counter act all the BS leaking out of the Knights about Stone and Petro

 

[BudBundy]

I really wish we weren't playing the Kings, if for no other reason than I've had such positive interactions with their fans and I'd love to meet them in later rounds instead.

Oilers can't take this team lightly. The Kings will be hungry. I think people are sleeping on Nashville too. Canucks are a pretty balanced team, but so is Nashville and they've been playing playoff style hockey for the last 6 weeks basically.

I also think Tampa makes the ECF.

Tampa isn’t getting out of the 1st round. I like the Panthers to be in the Cup final out of the East.

 

[brentashton]

Maybe the whole thing is just head games to make the Knights wonder to counter act all the BS leaking out of the Knights about Stone and Petro

Perhaps. But I dont see the connection.

 

[Wreckus]

Wonder if the NHL denied Oilers request to put Kane on LTIR earlier in the season. Hence why Kane and the Oilers disclosed the sports hernia.

 

[Mr Positive]

Perhaps. But I dont see the connection.

It's just that all the talk out of Vegas about when Stone will be back and whether or not he will play game 1 seems just like gamesmanship to me.

 

[brentashton]

It's just that all the talk out of Vegas about when Stone will be back and whether or not he will play game 1 seems just like gamesmanship to me.

So how does that relate to the Oilers playing Los Angeles?

 

[oobga]

If Kane has been dealing with a sports hernia all season why has he been playing at all this season.

Just let him degrade through the year to the point he is questionable to even play in playoffs. Just insane considering the stakes in these playoffs for the org.

Sadly this org has a history of the Kevin Lowe culture of pushing guys to play hurt. Kane spilling the beans suggests he is not too happy how his year has gone.

 

[JordanGalhanth]

Wonder if the NHL denied Oilers request to put Kane on LTIR earlier in the season. Hence why Kane and the Oilers disclosed the sports hernia.

Honestly wouldn't be surprised by this. It shouldn't be plausible, but it is...

 

[brentashton]

The game tomorrow can’t start soon enough.

 

[BlackDogg]

Just let him degrade through the year to the point he is questionable to even play in playoffs. Just insane considering the stakes in these playoffs for the org.

Sadly this org has a history of the Kevin Lowe culture of pushing guys to play hurt. Kane spilling the beans suggests he is not too happy how his year has gone.

Seems odd considering the loophole. And if they were denied, they should spill the beans.