bellagiobob
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This is where if we will really need that 3rd line to take advantage.Quick, Kopitar and Danault are my biggest worries. Kopitar and Danault can mostly contain our top guys and Quick can catch what they don’t mostly.
It’ll be a series that comes down to depth and if Smith can keep up his play.
It's just... like,.. my opinion man. I don't trust this team, it's just how I feel.The worst that could happen is that you are wrong. Meanwhile you bring disbelief and negativity energy towards the Oilers. Just believe and who gives a shit if you end up being wrong. Every fan of every team except for one team will be wrong eventually.
Mike Smith needs to remain healthy and outduel Quick.It's just... like,.. my opinion man. I don't trust this team, it's just how I feel.
I've enjoyed this run to get into the playoffs but I also enjoyed their runs to get into the previous two playoffs when they played great down the stretch only for them to collapse when it really counts.
On paper, they SHOULD beat L.A., I just have a hard time believing that they will until they prove that they can hold up in a playoff setting against a team that has some key guys that are playoff hardened, Kopitar and Danault in particular are going to be a load for the Oilers to handle. The PTSD from previous playoff failures is strong in me, I can't help it.
You are absolutely correct, however this isn't a team coached by Tippett who are hoping for good results. They play the game "the right way" and have been successful because of that. They can't over look the Kings, but the Oilers should feel confident.Mike Smith needs to remain healthy and outduel Quick.
The depth scoring needs to show up.
The team needs to not collapse in third periods again.
After the last two years nobody here should be overconfident.
Of course I was well-known for my Tippett hate and he absolutely got his ass spanked the last two years, but I'm wary about how Woodcroft responds to his first ever playoffs. They're playing the right way but they're also going up against a team that has won championships before. It's definitely a huge boon that Doughty won't be there, but Brown/Kopitar know how to drive us crazy. I hope my namesake earns his salary.You are absolutely correct, however this isn't a team coached by Tippett who are hoping for good results. They play the game "the right way" and have been successful because of that. They can't over look the Kings, but the Oilers should feel confident.
That's fair, but they won a while ago and those guys aren't the same players they were. And, as you said, no Doughty. The other thing I've noticed with this team, under Woodcroft, they don't seem to have back to back poor outings. That's encouraging as well.Of course I was well-known for my Tippett hate and he absolutely got his ass spanked the last two years, but I'm wary about how Woodcroft responds to his first ever playoffs. They're playing the right way but they're also going up against a team that has won championships before. It's definitely a huge boon that Doughty won't be there, but Brown/Kopitar know how to drive us crazy. I hope my namesake earns his salary.
I sure hope so. After the last two years I'm not counting on anything. This is a series the Oilers SHOULD win, but nobody should be surprised if they don't.That's fair, but they won a while ago and those guys aren't the same players they were. And, as you said, no Doughty. The other thing I've noticed with this team, under Woodcroft, they don't seem to have back to back poor outings. That's encouraging as well.
The Kings seem to have gotten by winning close and OT/SO games, the Oilers should be able to find enough offense to win this series, imo. Especially now that they aren't just relying on the PP.
That's fair, it's also the playoffs, anything can happen at times.I sure hope so. After the last two years I'm not counting on anything. This is a series the Oilers SHOULD win, but nobody should be surprised if they don't.
Well, of course. According to the State of California NHL Referee Guide, fouls against McDavid are not only permitted but also highly encouraged. Conversely, an Oiler player that inadvertently breathes on a King player goes immediately to the box.I cant wait for McDavid to get a penalty when hes wearing Danault as a back pack.
Ref will think hes playing with 2 sticks.
Perfectly said, agreed.I sure hope so. After the last two years I'm not counting on anything. This is a series the Oilers SHOULD win, but nobody should be surprised if they don't.
I would be shocked. I don't see any way that LA is better. Well, if we outplay them but still lose somehow, that wouldn't be so shocking because it's a small sample. Also, injuries can take down any team, and we are perhaps more vulnerable than LA is there.I sure hope so. After the last two years I'm not counting on anything. This is a series the Oilers SHOULD win, but nobody should be surprised if they don't.
and the clock operators in LA, score early and take away their influenceBeating those four other guys on the ice who also wear black and white will be the real test.
Again, we thought the same thing the last two years and we know how those went. LA is a beatable team but they still have players who have been all the way. If Doughty was healthy (and thank God he's not) the conversation in here is likely far more pessimistic.I would be shocked. I don't see any way that LA is better. Well, if we outplay them but still lose somehow, that wouldn't be so shocking because it's a small sample. Also, injuries can take down any team, and we are perhaps more vulnerable than LA is there.