GDT: WCSF GM06 | Vancouver Canucks @ Edmonton Oilers | Sat. May 18th | 5pm PST | SNP/CBC | Finish Them

[Chrysalis99]

The media treatment of this team has been downright disgraceful.

Everyone loves underdogs and David v Goliath situations. The rags-to-riches rise of the Canucks this season and the Silovs saviour stories literally write themselves. In any sane unbiased media environment, reporters should be falling over themselves to praise this team's story arc. It's just great emotion-based reporting - full stop.

Instead, it's a firehose of how "unlucky" Edmonton has been and how Vancouver has gotten "errant bounces".

CBC especially - as a supposedly national broadcaster - has been transparently tilted.

I get that McJesus and several other high-profile Oilers are Canadian and we have almost none on our squad, but this is about fanbases more than it is about players. They seem to forget that.

So, yeah. As horrifyingly bad as the reffing has been, this media bullshit is almost worse for me.

For last night anyway, I didnt have to switch to Canucks radio and was happy listening to the American coverage. It was great with Olcsyk on the game and the studio crew very complementary of the Canucks. Compared to prior ESPN games with the Nashville series and the idiot women color commentator. She was getting players names wrong and watching a different game than I was with her horrible takes. I switched to Canucks radio and adjusted the TV playback to match and turn her sorry azz off. Hopefully she won't be on anymore Canucks games, or any games for that matter. Whoever she was should be fired.

 

[JAK]

Wait till the players see the Sedins twins dance.....

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

Good on Hughes, Cole, Garland, Hoglander for attending.

 

[Nuckles]

Wait till the players see the Sedins twins dance.....

A timeless classic

 

[Zaddy91]

Does anyone have that clip 650 keeps playing with the Boston radio host going

The Vancouver Couvers

 

[Vector]

Does anyone have that clip 650 keeps playing with the Boston radio host going

The Vancouver Couvers

That's ESPN and Pat McAfee.

 

[Grip it N RYP it]

Ahaha, yeah this is amazing.

 

[MS]

blueberries has retweeted himself from 2019

Read the room, man. Yikes.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

I thought the only thing chuckle worthy was how dated it was until he sat down and had a bite, hesitated and then said "it's good" - like he'd been sweating bullets to that point that he was just making a big pile of shit or something.

 

[Vector]

 

[overboard]

For last night anyway, I didnt have to switch to Canucks radio and was happy listening to the American coverage. It was great with Olcsyk on the game and the studio crew very complementary of the Canucks. Compared to prior ESPN games with the Nashville series and the idiot women color commentator. She was getting players names wrong and watching a different game than I was with her horrible takes. I switched to Canucks radio and adjusted the TV playback to match and turn her sorry azz off. Hopefully she won't be on anymore Canucks games, or any games for that matter. Whoever she was should be fired.

She was the worst.

 

[JohnWillow]

Arty playing far better on the road in these playoffs (93.2%) so this will be a W.

 

[Tact]

But how many times has Tocchet used the word resilient lol.

 

[crazychimp]

The only fear I have is Cole at this point.

Draisitl seems like the more dangerous player 5 on 5 they got to stay on him. Miller has McDavid covered.

All the experts said Oilers in 6, I don’t want a win I want domination on there ice. Get it done boys!

 

[WiLBoY]

Then only thing that matters is who wants it more on Saturday. Little tweaks here and there only do so much. The team that is willing to put it all on the line will be the one to win in game 6.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Someone tag Luongo. I want to see his reaction to Tocchet breaking that spagehtti in half. Can't imagine how PDG feels right now too.

 

[drax0s]

Man, viewing party tickets vanished in like 5 mins. Was trying to get tickets for me and my kid and noticed they were avail 5 minutes too late.

Edit: and of course they're already up for resale at 4-8x the price. Gross.

 

[beckstreaker07]

Kelly Sutherland is one of the refs for the Panthers @ Bruins game tonight.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Man, viewing party tickets vanished in like 5 mins. Was trying to get tickets for me and my kid and noticed they were avail 5 minutes too late.

Now showing up on the secondary market at a 1000% markup. I hate scalpers so much.

For viewing events.....Impose limits (4) and ensure the attendee presents ID which matches a name/residence tied to the tickets.

 

[Billy Kvcmu]

I love spaghetti

* Breaks it in half

PDG will ask for a trade tmr

 

[VanillaCoke]

Kelly Sutherland is one of the refs for the Panthers @ Bruins game tonight.

Best news yet, no way he can be in edm tomorrow too

 

[SopelFanThe3rd]

EVERYONE COME TO MY PLACE FOR A VIEWING PARTY

CLOTHING IS FROWNED UPON

 

[arttk]

Kelly Sutherland is one of the refs for the Panthers @ Bruins game tonight.

not our problem

 

[beckstreaker07]

Now showing up on the secondary market at a 1000% markup. I hate scalpers so much.

For viewing events.....Impose limits (4) and ensure the attendee presents ID which matches a name/residence tied to the tickets.

I don't get how Ticketmaster still has a monopoly on tickets for everything after that scalping program scandal in 2018 I think it was.

 

[Nuckles]

Man, viewing party tickets vanished in like 5 mins. Was trying to get tickets for me and my kid and noticed they were avail 5 minutes too late.

Edit: and of course they're already up for resale at 4-8x the price. Gross.

Check them again tomorrow around noon. The last couple of watch parties the prices dropped to around or even below face value.