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

[Mez]

Longest 4 day break ever. LFG

 

[bone]

I have no idea who she is and I assume she is a huge Oilers fan but it seems like she might be using this playoff run to gain some more clout for herself.

Does she really need to let the world know she plans to go in a onesy lol.

She's now sharing PA duties with Scheetz at Elks games.

 

[WaitingForUser]

What a joke Mackinnon is a star that's it can call him elite Generational lol 1st 4 years

GP82 63 pts
GP64 38 PTS
GP72 52 PTS
Gp82 53 pts
4th year in league he puts up 16 goals in 82 games real generational lmao

There are two generational players ins the NHL right now. Both play for the Edmonton oilers!

 

[bone]

Keith seems to be having trouble making quick passing decisions. He routinely double or triple clutches while trying to break out of the defensive zone or kick of a rush. It’s one thing to see an older player’s legs slow down or their hands leave them - that happens to everyone. I’m not sure I’ve seen such significantly slowed reads before, though. I hope he’s able to get past it for this series. The Avs are a much bigger threat than the Kings or Flames and the Oilers need him at his best.

I'm seeing it as an adjustment since Game 5 vs. the Kings, he was burned a lot making the quick read, and so he's slowing things down for he and his rookie partner to make sure the lanes are there. I think it's helping both of their games.

 

[Paralyzer]

 

[snipes]

Uh oh if true

 

[Cloned]

Uh oh if true

I don’t think it means somebody has COVID necessarily. It could be a documentation/vaccination/etc. issue.

 

[Mr Positive]

I don’t think it means somebody has COVID necessarily. It could be a documentation/vaccination/etc. issue.

it's likely a similar shell game type travel thing that they had to do with LA. This is why I really wanted us to get Calgary instead of Dallas. This is an underrated annoyance.

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

Uh oh if true

It's called Josh Archibald there's probs nothing else to it lol. He was able to play all the games in Calgary b/c it's in Canada and was basically being smuggled into LA via the bussing over the border thing. He sucks anyway so it's not like him sitting at home is gonna change much.

 

[Cloned]

It's called Josh Archibald there's probs nothing else to it lol. He was able to play all the games in Calgary b/c it's in Canada and was basically being smuggled into LA via the bussing over the border thing. He sucks anyway so it's not like him sitting at home is gonna change much.

Could mean Holloway gets a shot…

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

Could mean Holloway gets a shot…

I'm personally all for it, Archibald is a liability anyway and Holloway could really use some NHL experience going into next year.

 

[Mr Positive]

It's called Josh Archibald there's probs nothing else to it lol. He was able to play all the games in Calgary b/c it's in Canada and was basically being smuggled into LA via the bussing over the border thing. He sucks anyway so it's not like him sitting at home is gonna change much.

The Oilers never smuggled Archibald in. He has an exemption, which probably means he's the only one that doesn't need to be bussed across the border. It's all about avoiding having to take Covid tests. A false positive would screw up our run in a hurry.

The tweet is vague. The team is likely in Colorado now. It probably just means that the team had to do the same bussing thing they did with LA.

 

[Trafalgar Sadge Law]

The Oilers never smuggled Archibald in. He has an exemption, which probably means he's the only one that doesn't need to be bussed across the border. It's all about avoiding having to take Covid tests. A false positive would screw up our run in a hurry.

The tweet is vague. The team is likely in Colorado now. It probably just means that the team had to do the same bussing thing they did with LA.

Look I just don't want to dress Josh Archibald against a team as deep and fast as Colorado, lemme smoke my copium lol.

 

[Mr Positive]

Look I just don't want to dress Josh Archibald against a team as deep and fast as Colorado, lemme smoke my copium lol.

that is a separate issue, yes. I don't see Colorado as a physical team so I could see Kassian and/or Archibald out. Imo Kassian sits before Archibald does. I'd be fine with Brassard or even Perlini playing. I would love to see Holloway but it just seems not the thing to do with a young player, in the western final vs the best team in the west. He'd just start next season as a regular, pretty much

 

[Paralyzer]

Fake News.

 

[Shad5150]

CP still talking about 'kicking motion", lmao. Wonder how long that thread can go. I hope a similar "controversy" happens to Colorado fans, make it extra bitter.

 

[dssource]

Looking back, the Oilers have made the 3rd round 9 times and have a 7-2 record in that round. History tends to repeat itself. Just sayin'.

 

[Gordy Elbows]

that is a separate issue, yes. I don't see Colorado as a physical team so I could see Kassian and/or Archibald out. Imo Kassian sits before Archibald does. I'd be fine with Brassard or even Perlini playing. I would love to see Holloway but it just seems not the thing to do with a young player, in the western final vs the best team in the west. He'd just start next season as a regular, pretty much

Generally agree, but Kadri needs to know that Kassian is out there to keep an eye on him.

 

[FanOfSadTeam]

CP still talking about 'kicking motion", lmao. Wonder how long that thread can go. I hope a similar "controversy" happens to Colorado fans, make it extra bitter.
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That no goal was a godsend for them. Now they have an excuse as to why they didn't win the series.

 

[Gordy Elbows]

Fake News.

With their charters, why are they doing milk run routes?

 

[T-Funk]

With their charters, why are they doing milk run routes?

Charter or not the rules are the same I believe.

 

[bellagiobob]

With their charters, why are they doing milk run routes?

To avoid COVID testing. US requires everyone to test if going by plane. Not by land. If a player tests positive, will miss playing time. So have to work around the system.

 

[Gordy Elbows]

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

He’s welcome to use my Fortress of Solitude….my plans are up in the air for awhile.

 

[snipes]

Fake News.

So all this for a guy who is going to play like 5 minutes lol

 

[bone]

So all this for a guy who is going to play like 5 minutes lol

It has nothing to do with Archibald. Though I don't understand the big deal when leaving from Edmonton. Don't they test for the league anyways, so test 24 hour pre-flight, if good, get on the plane and go, if not at least you are at home. I can understand it more on return as you wouldn't want someone stranded out of country.