GDT: WCSF GM01 | Vancouver Canucks vs Edmonton Oilers | Wed. May 8th | 7pm PST | SNP/CBC | In Arturs We Trust

[Wry n Ginger]

Had to sell my tickets cause my girlfriend has the stomach flu :/ would’ve been the first playoff game I’ve been to since like 2010

Should have went to the game and tried to sit behind the Oilers bench.

 

[drax0s]

I always imagine Edmonton as the stereotypical Texas of Canada.

I dunno - Calgary is probably more Texas - it at least has an element of cool to it. Edmonton is something more like ... North Dakota?

 

[LemonSauceD]

I love how defensive Edmonton fans are of their city. It's a boring flat dirty, and cold ass city.

They always lump themselves in with Calgary, even though Calgary is like 5x the city that Edmonton is. You have the Rockies; you got plenty of places you can go horseback riding, you have Banff right there, so many hiking places. Meanwhile, Edmonton is flat, cold, and depressing.

Yup. Their nightlife is incredibly better than Vancouver’s to boot and they’ve got a lot more things to do than Edmonton.

Edmonton feels like you’re in the middle of nowhere in Siberia.

 

[VanillaCoke]

I always imagine Edmonton as the stereotypical Texas of Canada.

vv

I lived in Surrey for 32 years. Edmonton is like the worst parts of Surrey but everywhere.

 

[platotld]

I have a confession to make, my wife is a Oilers fan. We bet (like hand rubs or chores on some games), I am sorry for this. In the spirit of good betting I hope the Canucks go another 4 and 0 !

Let's go baby !

 

[LemonSauceD]

I have a confession to make, my wife is a Oilers fan. We bet (like hand rubs or chores on some games), I am sorry for this. In the spirit of good betting I hope the Canucks go another 4 and 0 !

Let's go baby !

Trust me, it can’t be worse than the bets ours and Edmonton’s mayors made. Lol

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

2 hours from now: LOL f*** this team man. 3-0 Oilers. Stay out of the f***ing box!!

3 hours from now: WHOA TIE GAME ALREADY?!!! LOL NURSE!

4 hours from now: What a win!!! I love this team! LOL at McDavid throwing a tantrum at the end!

 

[Angry Little Elf]

Yup. Their nightlife is incredibly better than Vancouver’s to boot and they’ve got a lot more things to do than Edmonton.

Edmonton feels like you’re in the middle of nowhere in Siberia.

My fiancée is actually from Siberia. She said Edmonton is the closest feeling to home for her.

Take that as you will

 

[MS]

My fiancée is actually from Siberia. She said Edmonton is the closest feeling to home for her.

Take that as you will

I believe it actually does say ‘The Novosibirsk of Canada’ on the Welcome To Edmonton sign.

 

[Ernie]

I hope the Canucks come out hard and physical. It's pretty much guaranteed that the series won't be refereed fairly so might as well make the penalties count. We have some absolute giants on defence and I hope we use that to our advantage.

 

[LemonSauceD]

I believe it actually does say ‘The Novosibirsk of Canada’ on the Welcome To Edmonton sign.

They say the best view of Edmonton is through the rear view mirror while heading southbound on highway 2.

My fiancée is actually from Siberia. She said Edmonton is the closest feeling to home for her.

Take that as you will

Lmfao

 

[mdobbs]

Most meaningful playoff game the Canucks have played since game 7 against Boston

Who else is excited

LFG

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Most meaningful playoff game the Canucks have played since game 7 against Boston

Who else is excited

LFG

Definitely.

I've never wanted to beat a team this bad.

 

[EpochLink]

I love how defensive Edmonton fans are of their city. It's a boring flat dirty, and cold ass city.

They always lump themselves in with Calgary, even though Calgary is like 5x the city that Edmonton is. You have the Rockies; you got plenty of places you can go horseback riding, you have Banff right there, so many hiking places. Meanwhile, Edmonton is flat, cold, and depressing.

Unless you have family there, Edmonton ain't on anyone's destination.

 

[Petey O]

Win or lose, it feels good to be in the minds of an opposing fanbase again for a reason other than being just a total laughingstock of incompetence.

This is why I watch this team. For the moments they're actually not terrible and there's energy in the city for the team.

Nothing like the energy in Vancouver when the Canucks are good, anywhere else in the league. Maybe Toronto and Montreal are the only other comparables.

Going to be fun.

 

[biturbo19]

I love how defensive Edmonton fans are of their city. It's a boring flat dirty, and cold ass city.

They always lump themselves in with Calgary, even though Calgary is like 5x the city that Edmonton is. You have the Rockies; you got plenty of places you can go horseback riding, you have Banff right there, so many hiking places. Meanwhile, Edmonton is flat, cold, and depressing.

Do you think there are actually not places to go like..."horseback riding" around Edmonton? lol.

It's a pretty depressing, flat, topographically stale and frozen wasteland. But you can still ride horses there.

Also, it's closer to Jasper. Which >>> Banff.

Bigger mall too.

But i think that's about all it's got going for it. It's such a hellishly sprawled flat ugly city. It's changing a little bit now that they don't have height restrictions on everything because of the downtown airport. But now the only airport is like halfway to Red Deer. With literally no proper light rail type transit connection to...anywhere. So that's not great either. And they couldn't even get their "downtown" and "nightlife" sorted properly. They put a darn river right in the middle that kinda harshes things, especially when it's -40 and windy as heck.

I believe it actually does say ‘The Novosibirsk of Canada’ on the Welcome To Edmonton sign.

I'm pretty sure it technically still says "City of Champions".

I'm not sure what they're the champions of at this point. But they don't seem to want to take the sign down.

They say the best view of Edmonton is through the rear view mirror while heading southbound on highway 2.


Lmfao

Funniest thing about driving through Edmonton is that even Edmonton knows ain't nobody wants to go into the city. So you basically just drive around it completely. Can't even really see "downtown" or really anything that doesn't just look like nightmare flat suburban sprawl for miles. Unless you unfortunately end up on the Yellowhead. In which case, you will meet the worst drivers outside of the lower mainland. But more aggressively and deliberately so.

Unless you have family there, Edmonton ain't on anyone's destination.

Or if you live in the even more Siberian wastelands anywhere North of there. lol.

 

[AlainVigneaultsGum]

Definitely.

I've never wanted to beat a team this bad.

THAT'S A GOOD TEAM OVER THERE

 

[LordBacon]

It's really not fair we have to face Edmonton with our 3rd goalie but hey Im glad to be here in 2nd round

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Murph coming up on Sportsnet during BOS/FLA intermission.

 

[Petey O]

Definitely.

I've never wanted to beat a team this bad.

I really hope he is. Tocchet came out and said point blank that there are no injury issues with him, just sickness. He has a lot to prove and a good performance tonight would go a long way toward that.

 

[Chairman Maouth]

Cassie Campbell on ESPNl essentially saying all the Canucks have is "hope". . I want to beat the Oilers so bad.

 

[MS]

Also, it's closer to Jasper. Which >>> Banff.

It’s 4 hours to Jasper/Marmot Basin from Edmonton while you can get to Canmore/Nakiska from Calgary in barely more than an hour and Banff in 1.5 hours.

 

[Leif Rohlin]

I wanna see Zadorov flatten Darnell Nurse.

 

[EpochLink]

Mason Raymond is at the Party at the Plaza

 

[Pastor Of Muppetz]

Pat Quinn after the Oilers eliminated the Canucks in 92’..throwing his gum at the ref.