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Wow, a certain someone picked LAK in 6?
Pre-Game Talk: Round 1: Oilers vs Kings - 2024 Playoffs
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Kempe is the only shooter on this Kings team that really scares me. Contain him and I think they’ll struggle to score.
Messrules11
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YepWow, a certain someone picked LAK in 6?
The first pole I created in a thread so I made sure the voters were viewable….lol
Captain Fantastic
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There are no gimmes in the first round for any team with maybe the exception of the Rangers and the Canes to a lesser extent. Every other series will be close and down to the wire.
FlameChampion
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Boring ass match up. I hate playing the Kings.
I hate Vegas too though. It is amusing pawning them off to the Central.
Said it before. I hope we aren’t beating ourselves this year. I hope we’re ready to go in game 1. I want to see this team take the Kings out early. Too many chances of injuries in a 6/7 game series.
Time to act like an experienced group.
I hate Vegas too though. It is amusing pawning them off to the Central.
Said it before. I hope we aren’t beating ourselves this year. I hope we’re ready to go in game 1. I want to see this team take the Kings out early. Too many chances of injuries in a 6/7 game series.
Time to act like an experienced group.
NedPlimpton
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Alright, fine.
Already want to complain about the dumb schedule but what's the point anymore.
Just excited to have some playoff hockey finally.
I like the way the team plays against LA usually, but the Kings can be annoying greasy f***s, so we'll see how it all goes. Can't really expect any easy games.
LET'S GOOOOOO.
Already want to complain about the dumb schedule but what's the point anymore.
Just excited to have some playoff hockey finally.
I like the way the team plays against LA usually, but the Kings can be annoying greasy f***s, so we'll see how it all goes. Can't really expect any easy games.
LET'S GOOOOOO.
I’m out of country till May 6. Please beat the living f*** out of LA.
Yes, he's always dangerous. Shoots like Draisaitl on the PP. They don't have a lot skill throughout their lineup, imo. But they are fairly large, though maybe not super physical.
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The one positive is that I think the Oilers really know how to play LA and beat their system. The Oilers just play a patient game and capitalize when they can. Looking forward to the Doughty/McDavid match up again. Can't believe we're facing them 3 straight years.
Mcnofool6110
Re-defining Rock Bottom since '07
Ah, the Cam Talbot experience.
He'll absolutely steal a game, and I expect us, because it is who we are, to lose game 1. I just for some reason think it'll be the same game. He will likely individually lose a game for LAK. It is also insane they started him 54 games this season.
The other three are toss ups for the team to win. The LAK play not to lose. They'd be deadly with Hellybucyk. They have an older Talbot and a Rittich.
LAKs best match up would be a team like, surprisingly, Dallas or Winnipeg. With a team like Edmonton, they've got the talent to break through the trap. Just hope it shows up. I reckon it will.
He'll absolutely steal a game, and I expect us, because it is who we are, to lose game 1. I just for some reason think it'll be the same game. He will likely individually lose a game for LAK. It is also insane they started him 54 games this season.
The other three are toss ups for the team to win. The LAK play not to lose. They'd be deadly with Hellybucyk. They have an older Talbot and a Rittich.
LAKs best match up would be a team like, surprisingly, Dallas or Winnipeg. With a team like Edmonton, they've got the talent to break through the trap. Just hope it shows up. I reckon it will.
Every playoff series ever goes this way. It's why the playoffs are so great. Past doesn't predict future, let the games begin.
The biggest worry about this series is Skinner is already fatigued and imho is at is limit. He has already played 9 extra games than he did in the regular season last year. And over the last 30 days he has been…well let’s look at the numbers.
The last 30 days 76 goalies have played 5v5 skinner ranks…
SV% 58th (0.891)
GAA 29th (2.83)
Goals Saved Above Average/60 58th (-0.52)
HDSV%
Skinner is struggling at around the same games played mark as he did last year.
Tonight was another awful period from him. Rough game overall but Skinner was especially bad.
This team is going to have to outscore Skinner again because he isn’t going to be keeping them in games really.
Could I be wrong and the signs don’t actually exist and he is going to flip a switch and be great in the playoffs. Sure absolutely.
It is worrying though.
The last 30 days 76 goalies have played 5v5 skinner ranks…
SV% 58th (0.891)
GAA 29th (2.83)
Goals Saved Above Average/60 58th (-0.52)
HDSV%
Skinner is struggling at around the same games played mark as he did last year.
Tonight was another awful period from him. Rough game overall but Skinner was especially bad.
This team is going to have to outscore Skinner again because he isn’t going to be keeping them in games really.
Could I be wrong and the signs don’t actually exist and he is going to flip a switch and be great in the playoffs. Sure absolutely.
It is worrying though.
I mean we started Skinner, a lesser goalie, 59 times.
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29Beast97Mode
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OilerTyler
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If you want to talk about barely winning, three of their five wins against us over the last two playoffs were in OT. They only actually beat us by more than one goal once.
You can’t just discredit our series wins because “McDavid happened” when he is still on the team and our most important player. You also can’t talk about Hyman scoring in OT like it was a fluke when the Kings have relied on OT wins to make these series competitive at all.
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Goaltending to put it bluntly. Talbots a better goalie than Skinner, Skinners play has been falling off and Skinner was super fatigued last year like mid way thru the first round and his game fell off hard and we decided to overplay him even more.
Analytically Skinner went from an above average goalie last year to literally being the definition of average. He saved exactly 0 goals above average overall this year.
Captain Fantastic
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Give Skinner a short leash. I wouldn't hesitate putting Pickard in.
T-Funk
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Please dont work your way into this one Oilers. Holy hell not again. For once come prepared.
1) Don't fall into LA's neutral zone trap system and letting them capitalize on mistakes.
2) Don't underestimate LA either just because we beat them 2 years in a row.
3) Watch out for the slashes or retaliations because the refs won't favor us again (Draisaitl, looking at you especially)
That being said, Oil Country, let's f***ing ride.
2) Don't underestimate LA either just because we beat them 2 years in a row.
3) Watch out for the slashes or retaliations because the refs won't favor us again (Draisaitl, looking at you especially)
That being said, Oil Country, let's f***ing ride.
syz
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Nah they need to take like 8 petty slashing penalties in game 1 to show the Kings they mean business. Worked the last 2 years.
Kerberos
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We win the series if: Games 1 and 2 are victories.
We lost the series if: Games 1 and 2 are not both victories.
Wonder if this time, finally, the team won't throw away game 1.
We lost the series if: Games 1 and 2 are not both victories.
Wonder if this time, finally, the team won't throw away game 1.
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