WCQF - 2022-23 Western Conference Quarter-Finals game 4 LA Kings vs Edmonton Oilers @6:00pm PT(LA leads 2-1)

[Shellz]

I hate Todd, dude under performed for years with top notch Sharks rosters. Sadly its on the players to figure it out themselves, but if korpi can hold it together maybe it will be enough to dodge a few pk bullets.

As a Kings fan, I’m ready for his tenure to be over.
He’s too stubborn to make proper adjustments.

One thing is, no lead is safe.
Kings will need a better game from Korpi…the Oilers found his weak spot.

Good. 2 wins in a row and blowout wins. Get this trash 1-3-1 team out of the playoffs.

It’s your bedtime

 

[Bank Shot]

No.

Edmonton want to whine about reffing all series, claim the league is out against them, and brings up the Kings record when a certain ref has been officiating as if to suggest there's a grand conspiracy against them?

They can hear about conspiracy theories for a bit.

Keep up the whinging. Its a good look.

 

[Dust]

As a Kings fan, I’m ready for his tenure to be over.
He’s too stubborn to make proper adjustments.

One thing is, no lead is safe.
Kings will need a better game from Korpi…the Oilers found his weak spot.



It’s your bedtime

I think he's a solid coach to build up a team and get them ready to regularly be in contention, but he simply doesn't make any adjustments to get them over the top. Not often you see a coach fired after making the playoffs though.

 

[kingskring]

Good. 2 wins in a row and blowout wins. Get this trash 1-3-1 team out of the playoffs.

Lol. Karma will be a ****. And you will deserve it.

 

[syz]

Wait Doughty was on the ice for the 4-4 goal, too? Damn. Front row seat for 4 out of the Oilers 5 goals.

 

[5 14 6 1]

Epic series. The stress level is through the roof

 

[Martyros]

Kings celebrated too early, took their feet off the pedal and it cost them.

 

[Underdogoil]

To be fair to him he’s being asked to play insane minutes against good players right now and get it going for his team offensively. I think he’s played well. The kings D is starting to crack though. Oilers are getting it behind them and forechecking hard.


Turcotte has been a huge disappointment. Seemed like a guy with a high floor I’m surprised.

Doughty starting to look like a over worked Nurse last year

 

[McJC]

Man the Kings 3rd line is damn good. Match up nightmare for anyone really. Series can go either way. The oil didn't deserve to win game 4 imo

 

[Underdogoil]

He is a bust, as a Oilers fan I noticed him like once this whole series.

Man the Kings 3rd line is damn good. Match up nightmare for anyone really. Series can go either way. The oil didn't deserve to win game 4 imo

Fair enough Kings don't deserve to have a win prior either

 

[Kingsfan1]

Who cares?

Is it the Oilers job to say good thing about the Kings?

Every Kings player thats been interviewed and Tmac have given respect to Edmonton after every game. But hey i like that Woodcroft is being a moron because it’ll light a fire under Kings ass for next game .

 

[Dust]

Man the Kings 3rd line is damn good. Match up nightmare for anyone really. Series can go either way. The oil didn't deserve to win game 4 imo

This was the game that I thought the Kings looked the most dangerous in, and makes sense with Fiala back. It's been a weird series though with regards to having a lead.

 

[McFlyingV]

Man the Kings 3rd line is damn good. Match up nightmare for anyone really. Series can go either way. The oil didn't deserve to win game 4 imo

I don't know about that. Felt like a pretty even game that the Oilers let get away from them with some soft defending and goaltending in the first period (Nurse, Desharnais, and Skinner being the main culprits). Oilers had their chances and had a couple posts that beat Korpisalo clean and a grade A chance for Kane that he should have been able to elevate over Korpisalo's pad on the Draisaitl steal. Definitely didn't feel like a 3-0 game after 1.

It has been a great series so far.

 

[Kingsfan1]

I don't know about that. Felt like a pretty even game that the Oilers let get away from them with some soft defending and goaltending in the first period (Nurse, Desharnais, and Skinner being the main culprits). Oilers had their chances and had a couple posts that beat Korpisalo clean and a grade A chance for Kane that he should have been able to elevate over Korpisalo's pad on the Draisaitl steal. Definitely didn't feel like a 3-0 game after 1.

It has been a great series so far.

If Arvy elevated his breakaway opportunity it would have been a dagger and a 5-3 lead with 4 mins left instead Oilers tied it up 1 minute later . Has been a great series though . Id say best series by far tbh

 

[T-Funk]

Every Kings player thats been interviewed and Tmac have given respect to Edmonton after every game. But hey i like that Woodcroft is being a moron because it’ll light a fire under Kings ass for next game .

It's gamesmanship for McLellan. Sutter does it, Hitchcock did it. Talk up the other teams to make them complacent, motivate your guys. Woodcroft is being pretty balanced imo. I don't get what he said that was so bad besides quiet confidence, "our team could be better." Even when he tried his best to not call out the refs, he just said he trusts McDavid. No bulletin board material here despite you looking for it.

 

[Kingsfan1]

It's gamesmanship for McLellan. Sutter does it, Hitchcock did it. Talk up the other teams to make them complacent, motivate your guys. Woodcroft is being pretty balanced imo. I don't get what he said that was so bad besides quiet confidence, "our team could be better." Even when he tried his best to not call out the refs, he just said he trusts McDavid. No bulletin board material here despite you looking for it.

Talking about todays presser not last game

 

[T-Funk]

Talking about todays presser not last game

I just listened to post-game. There is nothing controversial in there. I did not listen to pregame yet.

 

[McFlyingV]

If Arvy elevated his breakaway opportunity it would have been a dagger and a 5-3 lead with 4 mins left instead Oilers tied it up 1 minute later . Has been a great series though . Id say best series by far tbh

True, but not many players can elevate that on a quick backhand move, in fact I'm not sure elevating the puck there was really even possible at that speed and in that close. He was pretty much relying on freezing Campbell with the fake shot and tucking it around his skate. Kane's shot was forehand with a lot of time and he looked like he just fanned on it trying to one-time it.

I agree though great series and probably the closest played game in the series tonight. Both teams had long periods of dominant play.

 

[dwonger]

I just listened to post-game. There is nothing controversial in there. I did not listen to pregame yet.

Don't worry he didn't listen to it either. He is just going off another dolls tweet.

 

[Chuck Norris Trophy]

Amazing series for a fan of neither team but with some sympathy for Oilers

 

[mighty Stanley Duck]

I think this is still 50-50 series.
Kings can win it, I could see them winning even next two.
There are IF's, Korpi needs to be decent, and D needs to lower their mistakes around the goal.

 

[Duder54]

If we learned anything from last year, Kings vs Oilers is a 7 game series. The level of vitriol on these boards are disgusting. I wish my fellow Oilers fans were more graceful. The Kings have a good team, they battle hard. McLellan is evidently a better coach than Oilers fans gave him credit for too. I wouldnt be shocked if Kings could win. It would be sad not to see more McDavid/Draisaitl though.

There are good fans and terrible fans on both sides. Unfortunately HF Boards is all too often an outlet for the lowest common denominators to spew their garbage.

Personally, I just hit “ignore” on the worst of them and go on with my day.

 

[Captain Controversy]

Man the Kings 3rd line is damn good. Match up nightmare for anyone really. Series can go either way. The oil didn't deserve to win game 4 imo

Tell that to Jack Campbell, Bub.

Doughty starting to look like a over worked Nurse last year

Before or after the hip tear?

 

[TennisBalls]

This series has been an absolute roller coaster of emotions. Playoff hockey at its finest.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

If we learned anything from last year, Kings vs Oilers is a 7 game series. The level of vitriol on these boards are disgusting. I wish my fellow Oilers fans were more graceful. The Kings have a good team, they battle hard. McLellan is evidently a better coach than Oilers fans gave him credit for too. I wouldnt be shocked if Kings could win. It would be sad not to see more McDavid/Draisaitl though.

From my experience most Oilers fans have stated that the Kings are arguably one of their toughest matchups for round 1. It's other fans who said that the Oilers would annihilate the Kings.