Pre-Game Talk: The Gauntlet Begins vs. Colorado

[CornKicker]

I didn't think it looked too great, but his skating has never really stood out to me when he's healthy.

i thought it was weird that he took off his glove and pointed and his whole hand/wrist was taped up. i wonder if it isnt evern lower body injury. would make sense why he was skating well in warmups vs SJ and bailed out

 

[CornKicker]

the last time we played them, it was awful diving but they had a buzzsaw for a PP so I get it.

They reminded me a ton of our team at the start of the year. They are what we were, but if it never cooled down. (that is if that game was representative of their team)

i think the difference really is they have makar who can dominate and drive a line from the back. If bouchard plays like he did last night he is very close offensively. he will never be makar skating wise but his offensive instinct is elite as well.

 

[Stoneman89]

It'll be a tough one but you know the good guys will end up on top.

Oilers are making a statement tonight against the best team in the league, the Avs.

Hopefully they save it for tomorrow.

 

[Stoneman89]

How was Leon's skating yesterday? I ended up missing the entire game and can't watch it until tonight or tomorrow thanks to BS blackout restrictions.

I thought it was okay, but he certainly wasn't at his best. After Colorado, they have a 3 day rest, so hopefully that should help.

 

[Stoneman89]

I'd love to see someone take McKinnon into the boards rough and then have Yamo come in a finish him off.

 

[TB12]

Prediction: 4 PP’s to 1. Don’t need to say for who.

 

[brentashton]

I'd love to see someone take McKinnon into the boards rough and then have Yamo come in a finish him off.

Karma, just saying

 

[Senor Catface]

Prediction: 4 PP’s to 1. Don’t need to say for who.

And the 1 PP is one of those cut short by a call to make it a 4 on 4.

 

[snipes]

The diving from the Avs last game was pathetic, expecting more of the same. Hopefully we play physical and all over them.

Should be a fun game, McDavid continuing to go super nova would be great.

 

[yukoner88]

I forsee an avalanche of pk's

 

[Leonardlizard]

McKinnon looks like an inbred. Did anyone watch the jets game? Got pretty crazy

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

McKinnon looks like an inbred. Did anyone watch the jets game? Got pretty crazy

Missed it. Did it get rough?

 

[oilers'72]

How was Leon's skating yesterday? I ended up missing the entire game and can't watch it until tonight or tomorrow thanks to BS blackout restrictions.

OnHockey is your friend. Even get delayed rebroadcasts if you save the link page on your desktop while the game is on (within about 20 hours after the game ends, wait any longer and the broadcast stops or doesn't work). Best to use the Brave browser.

 

[Leonardlizard]

Missed it. Did it get rough?

Wild last 4 minutes.. jets came back from a 4-2 ave lead and tied it after a pretty crazy sequence involving a blocked open net opp for McKinnon. It was entertaining

 

[Ritchie Valens]

The toughest stretch coming up. Luckily they’ve built themselves enough of a cushion where I think they can afford to lose quite a few of these games and still be in a playoff spot.

Hopefully we can take one from Colorado at least.

Vegas has 10 games left so they can wind up with 102 points at best. Edmonton needs 14 points to get to 103. Just win 7 of their final 10, eezy-peezy, booty squeezy.

 

[Lemonlimey]

I wonder how many bl**j**s the refs will be giving col every time a wind gust knocks McKinnon to the ground.

against Pittsburgh, Colorado didn’t get a power play all game.

you won’t have to sweat Kadri for this one

if you think Mackinnon gets a kind whistle, this threatens the Avs/Oilers sympatico about him and McDavid both not getting a single call drawn in 4 straight playoff games

 

[Cloned]

against Pittsburgh, Colorado didn’t get a power play all game.

but if your projection is Kadri specific, you won’t have to sweat him for this one

Pittsburgh is apparently the least penalized team in the league by a large margin.

 

[Leonardlizard]

It's the embellishments that piss me off. He did it tonight in the OT

 

[McTonyBrar]

Colorado is playing a back to back. We may get their 2nd string goalie and a tired group.

Therefore we will lose

 

[Niten Ichi Ryu]

The 2 hottest teams in the west, both on lengthy winning streaks, Colorado at 5, Edmonton at 6 (going for franchise record 10th straight at home)

Someone's gonna feel the sting of defeat tonight. This is THE game to watch tonight, battle of the best players the world. Perhaps a preview of an inevitable meeting down the road

Let's fkn go boys