Pre-Game Talk: Western Conference Finals - Series Discussion (Bring on the Avs!)

[PBandJ]

I wonder how much more healed Drai’s ankle will be for this series. Hope he’s using McDavid’s healing chamber every day.

Lock him in a bacta tank until game 1.

I'm not gonna shrug my shoulders and say Avs in 4 like that fanbase wants me to, but this is going to be dogfight.

Sadly, I do think whoever comes out of this gets globetrotted by Tampa.

 

[TheNumber4]

Lock him in a bacta tank until game 1.

I'm not gonna shrug my shoulders and say Avs in 4 like that fanbase wants me to, but this is going to be dogfight.

Sadly, I do think whoever comes out of this gets globetrotted by Tampa.

Nah we’re a team of destiny. We are taking Avs and we will shock the world even more by taking out the Lightning

 

[JordanGalhanth]

Lock him in a bacta tank until game 1.

I'm not gonna shrug my shoulders and say Avs in 4 like that fanbase wants me to, but this is going to be dogfight.

Sadly, I do think whoever comes out of this gets globetrotted by Tampa.

We already beat Tampa once this year and would've beat them twice if not for Smith playing like Koski-strom on the road.

 

[PBandJ]

We already beat Tampa once this year and would've beat them twice if not for Smith playing like Koski-strom on the road.

Regular season means absolutely nothing anymore.

I want to believe, but I'm also trying not to be a total homer like Avs fans are.

 

[Mowzie]

I think we'll see a bit of a coming out party for Puljujarvi this round. Nothing crazy but I can see him potting 3-5 goals this round.

 

[Pizza!Pizza!]

Oilers are gonna surprise people and dummy the avs

McDavid is on a holy mission and he can’t be stopped

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

I think we'll see a bit of a coming out party for Puljujarvi this round. Nothing crazy but I can see him potting 3-5 goals this round.

I was just thinking the same thing. I wanna see that Hyman-RNH-Pulju line against Rantanens line. Might see Jesse raise his game against a fellow Finn. His clout in Finland would probably skyrocket if he scores a few goals and we win the series.

 

[Oilhawks]

I wonder how much more healed Drai’s ankle will be for this series. Hope he’s using McDavid’s healing chamber every day.

Could use one of those for Drai & Nurse

 

[Oilhawks]

One thing that hasn’t really been discussed (I think), is that Oilers likely have the coaching advantage over Bednar. If Woody and Manson can win the coaching battle, it could tip the scales, IMO

Only coaches left that I think could give them trouble (by also being crafty and more flexible in tactics than average) are Cooper and Brind’Amor out of the east. Maybe Gallant (but I don’t think he’s as good as the other two).

 

[Gregsky99]

Not happening. Kane/Hyman McDavid Drai line going to give them nightmares. "One Guy" is at the height of his powers, honestly believe he is going to will this team to a win. Jokingly said this team might win the Stanley cup beginning of this season now it's starting to look like a real possibility.

I really hope the oilers pull a Carolina and make a bunch of "One Guy" t-shirts for the fans. I'd buy one

 

[Oilslick941611]

I don't see him in unless we are down 2 games

yeah, the WCF is not a place for a rookie that hasn't played a minute of NHL hockey.

 

[Fourier]

Found him! Took a few minutes though.

That was a tough one. Nasty placement.

 

[brentashton]

I think we'll see a bit of a coming out party for Puljujarvi this round. Nothing crazy but I can see him potting 3-5 goals this round.

That would be crazy given his goal output so far. That said, lets get f u c k i n g crazy!

 

[oil4life97]

Let them underestimate us once again. It plays to our advantage to have the pressure off. With the oilers winning the Battle of Alberta they have done me proud. Anything more is gravy for me. Oil in 6. Let’s go!

 

[Burnt Biscuits]

One thing that hasn’t really been discussed (I think), is that Oilers likely have the coaching advantage over Bednar. If Woody and Manson can win the coaching battle, it could tip the scales, IMO

Only coaches left that I think could give them trouble (by also being crafty and more flexible in tactics than average) are Cooper and Brind’Amor out of the east. Maybe Gallant (but I don’t think he’s as good as the other two).

I respect the system Bednar has put in place for his group, but I don't know how good he is at getting his group to adapt, Woodcroft has shown that he can both make adjustments and get the group to follow through with them, but even still it seems overly optimistic to think Woodcroft is going to keep outcoaching people given his limited experience as an NHL head coach.

 

[Tobias Kahun]

I guess we all just imagined this lol



That's our 3rd best player.

That video started off like I expect will happen this series.

“Edmonton just killed off a 5on3”

 

[CornKicker]

the avs havent beat us in regulation all season, this series will be way closer than people think the avs D struggled to contain st louis, while they are good they are not an offensive power

 

[Canovin]

Could use one of those for Drai & Nurse

We could but at the same time we also have this guy. The resemblance is uncanny

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

not to jinx it but this playoffs is following the 1990-91 Penguins playoffs to a tee thus far

1990–91 Pittsburgh Penguins season - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

-down 3-2 to an inferior team in Round 1, only to win game 7
-lose Game 1 of Round 2 to a rival, then roar back and win 4 straight
-otherworldly performance from a Superstar, both in their 7th season in the NHL

get ready to be down 0-2 to the Avs, only to roar back and win 4 straight

 

[frag2]

I respect the system Bednar has put in place for his group, but I don't know how good he is at getting his group to adapt, Woodcroft has shown that he can both make adjustments and get the group to follow through with them, but even still it seems overly optimistic to think Woodcroft is going to keep outcoaching people given his limited experience as an NHL head coach.

He'll just send out Kadri to do something stupid

the avs havent beat us in regulation all season, this series will be way closer than people think the avs D struggled to contain st louis, while they are good they are not an offensive power

And the only win that wasn't a shoot out, f***ing Kadri made a dirty play to get Nurse off the ice during OT

 

[xoczar99ox]

Markstrom wasn’t bad at all. In fact he kept them in some of those games longer than they deserved. The Oilers when they show up and start well and are engaged are one of the best teams in the nhl. Been that way all year.

You better get with the league narrative! The Oilers are a one and a half man team and there overall team stats don’t accurately how bad they really are. The barely beat the LA farm team and the Flames were down their number one defenceman. Start planning your golf trips Oilers because the Avalanche are the best team in the league and Crosby’s buddy is on that team so…

 

[ujju2]

Or any of our speed demons. Everybody thinks the avs are fast but other than McKinnon and Makar, who's speedy on on that team.

All of McDavid, Nurse, McLeod, Kane are supersonic. Any time they're caught napping, expect odd man rush

Nichishkin's a pretty good skater. Not sure how fast Cogliano is anymore. Most of their team are at least good skaters though, just like most of our depth.

 

[AddyTheWrath]

 

[Oilers]

You better get with the league narrative! The Oilers are a one and a half man team and there overall team stats don’t accurately how bad they really are. The barely beat the LA farm team and the Flames were down their number one defenceman. Start planning your golf trips Oilers because the Avalanche are the best team in the league and Crosby’s buddy is on that team so…

haha love the banter. Let me guess Flames fan turned Av's fan? lol

 

[K1984]

Hopefully the organization is getting ahead of the officiating in this series and respectfully point out that the Avalanche are referee darlings that routinely suck the stripes in with copious amounts of diving.

If this series is at all called how the Avalanche have been getting called all season it will be an uphill battle for the Oilers regardless.