GDT: WCSF - Game 2: Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers | Fri. May 10th | 7pm PST | SNP/CBC | Don’t Change That Channel

[Nucklehead Supreme]

Considering how poor the Canucks PK is, 3 Oiler PP is easily 3 Oiler goals. The only way the Canucks have a chance is to take zero unnecessary penalties and, by watching the Canucks all season, you have better odds of winning the lottery.

 

[Three On Zero]

I've said all along, he will play. The big question is how much can he do.

Could see him planted with McDavid, gets him some more open ice

 

[who_me?]

I've said all along, he will play. The big question is how much can he do.

He can still dive

 

[bdub24]

Let’s go Orcas!

 

[Summer Rose]

Let’s go Orcas!

Don't you mean Deranged Oreo Dolphins?

 

[bdub24]

Don't you mean Deranged Oreo Dolphins?

That will McWork too

 

[Vector]

 

[Chairman Maouth]

I'm almost certain that's a Canadian First Nations hand-made sweater. Even Taylor's on board with Canada's team, the Vancouver Canucks.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I think Draisaitl and Henrique will both dress and see how they go. Draisaitl at 50% is still Draisaitl.

 

[Pure West]

Sutherland is crap but the NHL refs have unfortunately always been very tolerant of the kind of crap that he didn't call in that SCF in 2011. Swarm a guy in a post-whistle scrum for no reason other than to register a few bruises, and the refs either just totally let it go or call penalties on both the puncher and the guy who committed the sin of getting punched. Gotta even it up after all. Ironically, letting them play and not calling penalties will definitely benefit the Canucks in this series.

Aside from this nonsense conspiracy and about the game. What the outsiders and Oilers media/fans seem to believe is that the Oilers are a far superior team that should theoretically be controlling the game. I haven't seen any evidence of it yet, as they were held to basically 1 good scoring chance and lucky bounced their way to 4 goals and were the vastly inferior team 5 on 5. Can they make inroads through what has been an excellent Canucks team defense if Draisatl isn't healthy? They certainly seem confident that they can do it, perhaps overconfident. Maybe I'm missing something but we'll see.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

Game 1 was one of the cleanest-refereed games I've seen in this entire playoffs.

One or two very minor things both ways that weren't called, nothing remotely controversial to any neutral watching the game. Both teams were clean and disciplined and the refs correctly let them play and didn't manufacture calls.

Other than the Hyman hit on Hughes, I agree with you.

 

[Brookbank]

Guess the NHL saw the comments from Oiler fans thinking a BC ref in Kozari favoured the Canucks in Game 1. They want to show that being from BC makes no difference with Sutherland in charge. His record in Canuck games is well-documented.

I remember in the 2012 Sharks series , he gave D Sedin a roughing penalty for a good hit. Or was it boarding. Even Mark Spector said it was bullsh**

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

Draisaitl must be having one hell of an equipment problem.

Guy proved he's a warrior against Calgary, im sure he'll play

 

[robertocarlos]

That's a really good third line playing for the Canucks.

 

[Brookbank]

Oilers should be running with Picard. If Picard is that bad , he shouldn't be the backup. Picard had a good run at one point this season I thought

 

[Angry Little Elf]

That's a really good third line playing for the Canucks.

Hagelin-Bonino-Kessel esque third line

 

[Brookbank]

People are crazy suggesting pickard should start, skinner didn't win the game, but he was far from the issue

Pickard has also not given me any reason this season to suggest he can handle playoff games

He had a good run in the regular season did he not ? My Oilers friends said he did

 

[McJC]

The Oilers went from the favourites to this being an uphill battle now. I would consider the Oilers underdogs for the rest of the series

 

[Three On Zero]

Oilers should be running with Picard. If Picard is that bad , he shouldn't be the backup. Picard had a good run at one point this season I thought

Can’t the same be said about DeSmith?

 

[Coffey]

The Oilers went from the favourites to this being an uphill battle now. I would consider the Oilers underdogs for the rest of the series

I thought it would be a tight series. With goaltending and 3rd period play like that though, you ain't wrong.

These idiots are done if they don't smarten up.

 

[rea]

The Oilers went from the favourites to this being an uphill battle now. I would consider the Oilers underdogs for the rest of the series

Nope, you guys and everyone in the media world wanted to let us know how big and heavy a favorite Edmonton was, no take backsies!

 

[archangel2]

Oilers lose tonight? Grab the popcorn and enjoy the mayhem. A lose tonight--Oilers are done

The Oilers went from the favourites to this being an uphill battle now. I would consider the Oilers underdogs for the rest of the series

I am still waiting for a logical explanation why they were the favorites. Vancouver went wire to wire in their division

 

[ziploc]

Oilers lose tonight? Grab the popcorn and enjoy the mayhem. A lose tonight--Oilers are done

I don't think so. You're not really in trouble until you lose on home ice. A Canucks loss tonight and Oilers are in the driver's seat. An Oilers loss and they can still tie it back up at home.

The main issue with another Oilers loss tonight would be the mental strain. 6 straight losses to one team must get into your head, especially if the goaltending is poor again.

But I anticipate a big game from McDavid.

 

[Mr Positive]

I'm on the fence about Draisaitl and Henrique. If they feel they can play, they can play and it helps our odds. But it seems like there could be a risk of reaggrevation, and they won't even likely be at 100%

I'm leaning towards sitting them and taking the extra chance for a loss and go full bore at home. 2-0 is not a death sentence. I don't even think it's a shoe in that we lose without them.

 

[McFlyingV]

People are crazy suggesting pickard should start, skinner didn't win the game, but he was far from the issue

Pickard has also not given me any reason this season to suggest he can handle playoff games

Skinner was one of the biggest issues (aside from the team going into full passive mode after going up 4-1), but I agree that it doesn't mean Pickard should start. Skinner has had good bounce back games after a stinker like that. His leash should be pretty short these playoffs though. Two stinkers in a row should get Pickard in the net.