Series Talk: WCQF: Edmonton Oilers vs Los Angeles Kings | EDM Lead 3-1

[SeanMoneyHands]

This was by far the best 1st round series from last playoffs and I think it will be again. Too much bad blood between these two teams. Cam Talbot is going to get redemption against his former club who ran him out of town in his final year as an Oiler.

 

[MessierII]

and you're overestimating

Nah I’ve witnessed it. The kings are suffocating and keep things tight. Unless you get up on them early it’s always going to be a grinding close game and in that situation it’s anyone’s game. They are not an easy out.

 

[killermiller]

Oilers in 7. Kings will give me just enough hope that we'll win only to crash and burn in the end

 

[Shellz]

This should not be fun.

 

[Jetcetera]

Cant believe I'm cheering for LA in this one. Was really hoping for Edmonton Vegas

 

[fsanford]

We used to have a dance off with the sharks fans.
Given this is year 3 of Kings-Oilers, need to come up with a GIF contest of some kind

 

[McSomnii]

Y'know, the Kings have gotta figure out the Oilers at some point.

Maybe it'll happen this year?

 

[CupofOil]

Bring out the brooms this Kings team is horrible

No chance, this will be a tight series that can go either way. No way will this be an Oilers blowout.

 

[KCC]

Yuck. I don’t know if I can stomach watching the kings and their boring trapping for a third time.

 

[bland]

Kings will win one in Edmonton.

Oilers will rough up the Kings, who have no answer for any physicality. Kings cave in on themselves and respond by playing even MORE ultra conservative hockey until Edmonton's superior game breaking talent wins out.

We have all seen this rerun before.

 

[syz]

Game 1 on Monday.

 

[CupofOil]

Oilers with another easy first round series unless Skinner tanks them

LA is likely the weakest team in the West. They needed to pull their goalie and get a PP to tie the Blackhawks in the last game of the season.

Vegas lost by 3 goals at home to the Ducks.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

This for sure goes 7. LA had the Oil on the ropes in Game 5 with that garbage Korpisalo in net, who failed them and completely imploded in the later part of the series.

 

[Telos]

Was hoping for a different matchup for obvious reasons, but it is what it is... I am sure the Kings wanted Edmonton in the first round a lot more than Dallas so hopefully it turns into a good series and they are fired up and healthy. They've been far more topsy turvy and inconsistent this season, but this is the first postseason against Edmonton where they enter with all of their key players healthy and not on LTIR.

 

[tny760]

We used to have a dance off with the sharks fans.
Given this is year 3 of Kings-Oilers, need to come up with a GIF contest of some kind

 

[Divine]

Vegas lost by 3 goals at home to the Ducks.

Yeah but with Vegas they're reactivating some players off LTIR so you can at least say they're better than their record shows with their full roster.

LA barely squeaked out of the 8th seed. If Chicago didn't take a puck over the glass penalty in the last minute, LA probably loses to the Blackhawks while icing their full roster to win and finishes as the 8th seed.

 

[Navx94]

This for sure goes 7. LA had the Oil on the ropes in Game 5 with that garbage Korpisalo in net, who failed them and completely imploded in the later part of the series.

Korpisalo was the only reason that series was close to begin with. If you think talbot is going to do better I got some diamonds to sell you.

 

[KCC]

No chance, this will be a tight series that can go either way. No way will this be an Oilers blowout.

Hard to say. Kings aren’t as good as the previous 2 seasons and edm has gotten even better. But that’s why they play the games. Skinner was brutal last playoffs. If he can be even average edm will take this handily.

 

[King'sPawn]

Edmonton has yet to experience the Kings' new playoff weapon... PL Dubois!

 

[Cloned]

Edmonton has yet to experience the Kings' new playoff weapon... PL Dubois!

Yeah but we have Connor Brown.

 

[syz]

Vegas lost by 3 goals at home to the Ducks.

Vegas is also about to get like 4-5 dudes magically back in the lineup. Though I'm super curious to see if they were playing possum again this year or if they actually are too beat up to make a run.

 

[Eternal Leaf]

I think the Oilers are going to wrap this up in 4-5 games.

 

[thaman8765678]

Of course the Oilers get a bye to the conference finals.

Just hoping this loser Dubois can at least try to make it a series.

 

[CupofOil]

Yeah but with Vegas they're reactivating some players off LTIR so you can at least say they're better than their record shows with their full roster.

LA barely squeaked out of the 8th seed. If Chicago didn't take a puck over the glass penalty in the last minute, LA probably loses to the Blackhawks while icing their full roster to win and finishes as the 8th seed.

That's true but something looks off with Vegas. The Kings play a style that is tough to deal with in the playoffs, this won't be easy for the Oilers in the least.

 

[syz]

Edmonton has yet to experience the Kings' new playoff weapon... PL Dubois!

He's unironically the x-factor. If he actually shows up to play this could be an interesting series. If he continues to float I think the Oilers would be more afraid of having to play Iafallo and Vilardi again.