Pre-Game Talk: Round 1: Oilers vs Kings - 2024 Playoffs
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Louis Cypher
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LA is fully healthy this year. PLD will either sink them or help them.
Skinner is playing better this year and we can always fall back on Pickard if things go sideways unlike last year.
I think we have better depth this year but it needs to produce and not get owned.
Oilers in 6.
Skinner is playing better this year and we can always fall back on Pickard if things go sideways unlike last year.
I think we have better depth this year but it needs to produce and not get owned.
Oilers in 6.
This is a very good point.
I think there is something to be said about not making it obvious. They could have also pulled the goalie in REG
The players were clearly tanking in the 3rd. Fumbling pucks, not shooting, goalie sloppy....
You don't want to show you are weak and give that vibe off tho. It's a balancing act.
Jimmi McJenkins
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guymez
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Will be a tough series, the Oilers need to make hay in the first two games to put the pressure on right away. If they drop game 1 again, it's going to be a struggle.
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If LA wanted to lose they wouldn’t have given up only 14 shots. Talbot was just bad.
They have a great record against the Canucks this year and almost beat us both times in the playoffs. There is zero chance imo they think it’s an easier route to the cup through Dallas, Colorado, Winnipeg.
They even said they were getting updates on the bench on the Vegas game. If they wanted to lose that would be irrelevant.
bone
5-14-6-1
If we step back and compare to last year's series, this is the changes for each team:
Edmonton
Out - Yamamoto, Bjugstad, Kostin, Shore
In - Brown, Henrique, Perry, Stetcher, Carrick, Gagner and Erne
Across the board much more experience and depth, but maybe not straight up talent. Throw in that Desharnais and Skinner are no longer rookies, I think this team is definitely stronger
LA
Out - Iafallo, Durzi, Vilardi, Edler, Kupari, Walker, MacEwan, Korpisalo
In - Dubois, Spence, Laferriere, Englund, Moverare, Turcotte, Talbot, Rittich
I'm struggling to see how this team is better than last year's granted Byfield did take quite a step up. So this year's team may have a little more at the top end, but the depth isn't as scary. Furthermore, two of their best players are starting to get quite old and have lots of mileage on them.
Reality is that Edmonton should win this one, and if they are firing on all cylinders they could make a short series of it. However, they struggled to put these guys away last year when there was a pretty decent gap already and between them and ultimately, it was goals by the three guys that are no longer here that delivered the gut punches that yielded 3 of the 4 game winning goals in that series and delivered 6 goals total in those 3 wins.
Edmonton
Out - Yamamoto, Bjugstad, Kostin, Shore
In - Brown, Henrique, Perry, Stetcher, Carrick, Gagner and Erne
Across the board much more experience and depth, but maybe not straight up talent. Throw in that Desharnais and Skinner are no longer rookies, I think this team is definitely stronger
LA
Out - Iafallo, Durzi, Vilardi, Edler, Kupari, Walker, MacEwan, Korpisalo
In - Dubois, Spence, Laferriere, Englund, Moverare, Turcotte, Talbot, Rittich
I'm struggling to see how this team is better than last year's granted Byfield did take quite a step up. So this year's team may have a little more at the top end, but the depth isn't as scary. Furthermore, two of their best players are starting to get quite old and have lots of mileage on them.
Reality is that Edmonton should win this one, and if they are firing on all cylinders they could make a short series of it. However, they struggled to put these guys away last year when there was a pretty decent gap already and between them and ultimately, it was goals by the three guys that are no longer here that delivered the gut punches that yielded 3 of the 4 game winning goals in that series and delivered 6 goals total in those 3 wins.
bone
5-14-6-1
They haven't won a game 1 at home since 1990. Granted, they haven't had home ice often in Game 1, but it's been a real long time.
BlackDogg
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bone
5-14-6-1
Edmonton also led (or won) in every single game so it could have easily been 3-1 for Edmonton. Edmonton has seemed to get better at closing out games with the lead this year, but there's still been a few times where we saw that creep in. They can't let it happen in the playoffs again.
I'm curious if there's ever been another team before that the led in every single playoff game in a year that only went 6-6 finishing in the second round.
TopShelfGloveSide
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This is what I’m happy about. Spreading their cheating disease all over the conference.
Oilslick941611
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Ugh, again. Im so tired of the Kings in the playoffs. I hate them, but not because of any rivalry, I hate their jerseys, the style the play and playoff system that force feeds the stupid kings for a third year in a row.
bone
5-14-6-1
If Skinner had the game Talbot just had it would be getting its own exclusive thread and we would all (justifiably) be fretting about how bad our goaltending is going into the playoffs.
Some folks around here are a funny bunch. Constantly nitpicking the Oilers, "not good enough," etc, but a team that has pretty much filled their diaper since January and just embarrassed themselves against the Blackhawks are a problem.
CantHaveTkachev
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This is the best version of the Oilers we've seen since 05-06. Gotta have some faith that McDavid, Drai and company will take this Oiler team to the promise land.
Oil in 5.
Oil in 5.
There is really no way you can really predict this series.
This year the team has shown they can be the best team in the league, they have also shown they can be the worst.
LA is going to be hungry to not lose again, I just hope the Oilers aren’t looking past the Kings like they seem to keep doing to teams they think are lesser.
This year the team has shown they can be the best team in the league, they have also shown they can be the worst.
LA is going to be hungry to not lose again, I just hope the Oilers aren’t looking past the Kings like they seem to keep doing to teams they think are lesser.
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bone
5-14-6-1
And the one time his team won Game 1 it was on the road and then they blew their home games allowing the opponent back into the series.
I think this team needs to focus on coming out and having a strong start. Our game 1 record is pathetic and while we have ended up winning some of those series, it certainly doesn’t help in the long run.
Kings will be a tough opponent as usual
Kings will be a tough opponent as usual
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Everyone except Mike G. Morreale said Oilers win Round 1. I'm guessing he's an East homer who doesn't watch any games in the West?
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I guess I’ll be watching the games on mute again.
Why is it so hard for them to give us a decent play by play guy.
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