Previewing Canucks vs Oilers Round Two
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- Опубліковано 3 тра 2024
- This series should be a lot of fun to watch, no matter who wins.
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32 years since the last Edmonton/Vancouver playoff? This should just be great.
Edm Van never play each other much in the playoffs. But very excited about it!!
@@randombutrelevant1606I know right I’m rooting for both; I really want van to go far though
I can't believe this is only their 3rd playoff meeting ever.
If anyone told me last year the Canucks would be where they are right now, I would’ve laughed myself to death. The difference between this team and last year’s is astounding and very exciting. The coaching staff deserve every bit as much recognition as the players get.
As an Oilers fan...
Never would have seen Canucks on top of the standings.. amazing really!.
I always said.. we need more Canadian teams to make it in.. nice to see the both of our teams verse!
Totally agreed, was just taking to my dad about the D-core, just last season we were frustrated watching OEL and Myers giveaway the puck every game and our PK being almost nonexistent. Fast forward to now and those are some of the team’s best attributes, just incredible.
Me: Focusing on an important assessment by THG
My wife: “are you watching the catman again??”
TCG, The Cat Guy
My husband and I call THG 'Hockey Dad' because my relationship with my dad sucks and sometimes I pretend he is my dad explaining hockey to me.
As a long suffering Sabre fan, I am really so happy for Vancouver's success. It fuels my hopes for the Sabres and since both teams came into the league at the same time....well, if it can't be the Sabres let it be the Canucks!!!
Both the Sabres and Canucks entered the league together in 1970.
Brothers in suffering! 😂
I (Canuck fan) am always puling for the Sabres for this exact reason...
Yes so am I. As a Canucks fan I always hope the Sabres make the playoffs. Can you imagine a Vancouver/Buffalo final? The battle of 1970!
I am also a Canucks fan from Buffalo. 50 yrs old and been a fan of both teams since I was 8 yrs old. One of these teams need to win a cup in my lifetime.
Miller is the emotional leader of the team... great motivator.
If you'd said that some years back people would think you were insane
@@PoolNoodleGundam True, his efforts to lift his team up made him look like a mad man ..just a couple of
years ago. Jordan also came down heavy on his teammates and they won so many titles... although one player makes a huge difference in Basketball, not so much in hockey.
I love captian Bo. Unfortunately or fortunately depends how you look at it, JT leadership style is incredibly more important for this team.
Why is this series taking so long to start? Dallas and Boston have to play less than 48 hours after closing out their series and Edmonton and Vancouver get to wait almost a week between series. More Bettman visiting the NBA schedule upon us. just like the stupid brackets instead of re-seeding between rounds.
@@thomashayes8901 Pearl Jam is playing at rogers Monday may 6th in Vancouver. will take a Day for Concert takedown and Icemaking. so Wednesday it is.
This series is going to be awesome. Both teams are on a tear and want to win. I’m an Oilers fan through and through but I wish good luck to both. May the best team win!
I'm a Vancouver fan but I'll be happy for Edmonton if they move on, which I think they should
As an Oilers fan who was born & raised in Vancouver with all of my family being Canucks fans, I've DREAMED of this series. Although it almost feels like do or die because my family will rag on me for years to come haha.
I want to wish you luck haha, but I have to wish your family luck
Not to worry.....Enjoy the ride!
Oil going to bring their A game and prove some haters wrong.
Yep its gonna be wild. My 2 favorite teams battling it out.
gonna be a slugfest!
Going to be a good series! Good luck and have fun everyone ❤ 😊
May the best team win Canucks fan here.
@@RC30018 respect
@@RC30018 As an Oiler, I hope we can keep it classy. This is going to be a high stake series.
Wood Lake Campground at 19 kilometre mark on West Harrison FSR will be showing all Canucks playoff games live.
Come camp with us and support our Canucks, Oilers fans are welcome to join the fun!
Oilers fans get the spots near the outhouses, I hope.
First playoff series between these two teams in 32 years! That was the Smythe Division Final where the Oilers beat the Canucks in 6 games
I remember that series it was entertaining.
I miss the Smythe division. But it's sort of back now
Is that why the NHL is making us wait so long to see it?
Born and raised in BC but work remotely for a company in Edmonton. I've already sent them an email telling my coworkers that there are no limits to the trash talking we can engage in. Should be a fun week or so...!
Perry brought sandpaper to the Oilers and played well despite no points. Good game preview.
How can you even mention Perry.? Why would Chicago have gotten rid of him if he is that good only team that picks up reject is Edmonton come on now face the truth. No matter who wins this series ether Edmonton or Vancouver Vancouver it will be a good serie and a win win for us fans to finally see a Canadian team proceed to the next round.
@@cosimonatola742 Personal issues aside, Perry has been made LA work. His chemistry with Hollaway has been great. I agree that this will be a great series though.
That '91/92 team was good, everyone thought they could beat the Oilers. That was the season of "The Trade", Dan Quinn & Garth Butcher to St. Louis for Sergio Momesso, Cliff Ronning, Geoff Courtnall and Robert Dirk. Dan Quinn played on the DDT line with Trevor Linden and Dave Capuano when they were traded for Toni Tanti & Barry Pederson, the latter the Canucks got from trading away Cam Neely to the Bruins, but Dave went to the Lightning and Linden was put on the Life Line with Courtnall & Ronning, they were fun to watch in the early 90s. That line was still together when the Canucks went to the Finals vs the Rangers in '94.
Dave Capuano had one of the shortest and strangest NHL careers, drafted by & played 6 games for the Penguins, traded & played 88 for the Canucks, then played 6 for the Lightning, then played 4 for the Sharks before retiring after 104 NHL games.
The biggest difference between the '92 team and '94 team was Pavel Bure, that double OT win in Game 7 over Calgary is classic. I still shake my fist in the air when I think of that season's Rangers squad. They had no business getting past the Devils' trap. Damn you Mark Messier!! Seriously though, I liked Mark, just not that season or any he spent with Vancouver.
As a Canuck fan, anything past this is just icing on the cake.
Good attitude, so you won't be too disappointed that the Oilers are going to win this series 😉
@@halcyon-cg2eb lol
You need to raise your expectations of the Canucks. They are far too good for you to have such low expectations. 23 out of 24 hockey analysts at ESPN predicted an Oilers win in the second round against the Canucks. They are delusional. The Canucks are said to be the underdogs against the Oilers in the second round. Why? They beat the Oilers in their four meetings in the reg season and they won the Pacific division. In what effed-up universe is this considered to be underdogs? It's totally insane how little respect the Canucks get.
As someone who was born in Edmonton and raised in Vancouver, no matter the outcome one of my teams' going to the next round.
This is going to be a very exciting series.
This is gonna be fun!
I need this... honestly.
As a life long Blackhawks fan, it has been a few.realy rough years.
But this year's Playoffs has been pretty great so far, but I believe the real fun starts in Round 2!
There are gonna be some amazing match-ups, and great series.
Of all of the Round 2 Series, this one should be the best by far!
Probably one of the most exciting Playoff match-ups in the past 5 years.
Good luck to both teams!
Hard to bet against the Oilers after how they played the Kings. They played their fast, physical game, and their best players were their best players. IMO, x-factor that could give Vancouver a chance is Skinner. He needs to keep his first round performance up: nothing special, but not a liability.
The crazy thing is that out of the 13 total goals Skinner allowed, 4 of them were wildly unlucky. A pass deflected off a defender’s skate and in, a chip shot deflected off TWO defenders’ skates and in, a surprise 2-1 after the defender’s stick exploded, and a wild deflection off a stanchion to a wide open player at the empty net. His actual performance was stellar aside from Game 2.
@@George__Parasol279 True.
Vancouver and La play completely different . You will see
@@scottiebarnesclampsyourfav5908 No doubt. Not saying it'll be an easy series, but I think when it comes down to it you can't bet against the Oilers having the edge with how they played in the first round.
@@scottiebarnesclampsyourfav5908 Ya the Oilers beat a defensive specialist. You think they can't beat offence? That's their game. They can play it anyway you want.
I remember that VAN-WPG series, it was nuts. One of the few (only?) times we have seen the Canucks roar back after being down 3-1. That was a very good WPG team as well - if Selanne had started playing that season....
Petal Jam concert is Monday in Vancouver. The first game will probably be Tuesday
You mean Pearl Jam?
You mean Fetal Jam, right?
Metal Jam*
@@anotheroneridesthebuskettle ma’am
Dude on Sportsnet I just heard said game 1 is Tuesday.
I am envious of how well the Canucks develop goalies. Constantly developing great ones.
As an oilers fan, this is going to be so fun but also very stressful
As a canucks fan, same.
There's so many connections to our cities. We often work together, and have friends and family in each, plus we're Canadian hockey fans so we "get it". Should be a ton of fun.
@@mattblom3990 and there is definite animosity between the two fanbases… look at some of the replies for the other comments. Crazy out here
@@grimstudio_ same here
There should be no stress whatever. If the Oilers play the way they can, they can pretty surely beat any team in the league. If everything goes perfectly for Vancouver, and the Oilers are mediocre, and Vancouver gets some lucky breaks, they may win a game or two.
I think the oilers can handle the low event hockey better after how round 1 went for both teams. Maybe im wrong but for large parts of multiple game it felt like the canucks were chasing and holding on by a thread against Nashville while the oilers were just going with the flow and holding it down even in game 4 against la where they were getting beat physically and couldn't maintain any offense.
Ya Vancouver should have it easy playing against Edmonton D, way different series.
@@johnjohnnston3498Edmonton was a top 5 defensive team in the league at 5v5, and their PK is currently 100%. Won’t be a cakewalk
@johnjohnnston3498 it's a fools errand to underestimate either team. And I can only say what I see, and I see two teams that played similar style teams, LA and Nashville both which have solid depth and defense, who can play physical but aren't very offensive. And from what I saw of the two teams in this series is, one team was overwhelmed for large portions of their series, unable to really produce anything most of the games except for penalties since they had almost twice as many minutes. the other team was disciplined and calm able to win big or close games with offense or defense. The only thing both did great was special teams and even then, the nucks were only 15% on the pp.
@@Smallerexiathe preds were playing better hockey down the stretch than the kings though so they're not exactly the equal comparators that you seem to think
@paulhelsby5244 didn't the preds go into the playoffs 4-5-1?
As a canucks fan, i dont even care if we lose this series. We werent supposed to be here. All i know, is these teams DO NOT like each other and im HERE for it. This is gonna be great.
of course we are supposed to be here.
My official NHL bracket has Vancouver winning the cup this year. It's also nice that neither team has to go through customs every few days to play. That should help both teams.
Plus its only a 1hr 15min flight so that should help things along too!
With Pettersson I will agree something seems off. I worry about his wrist because he has had wrist issues before.
Kane or Perry will slash and smash to figure it out
Will be a series to watch for sure!!! Go Oilers Go!!!
Battle of the West!!!
Nice to know who ever makes it out.. we will at least have 1 canadian team in the final 4.
I'm just glad Oilers beat Calgary after so many decades!
Lot of different leaders on the team. Brock becoming more vocal according to Toch. And his play is backing that up. Cole is certainly that guy - and lots of playoff experience. Garland and Zads also leaders on the team. I like the lead by committee situation.
If anyone is doubting vancouver, friendly reminder that Vegas used their 3rd string for pretty much all their cup run last year
For anyone who thinks the regular season losses matter, feel free to go see how the Jets vs Avalanche went during the regular season and how that turned out for them in the post season.
It doesn't matter in that it's a clean sweep. But yes, Vancouver clearly has their number and wins it easy, Edmonton wants that revenge so badly, that they slipup.
@@johnjohnnston3498people tend to forget that the Oilers swept the Jets in during the bubble, only to be swept themselves during the playoffs. Playoffs are a different monster than regular season so anything can happen to the Canucks too.
I look at individual performances. Vancouver played to their game well.
They will just have to play the games first.
@@CrisisStriker But since then the Oilers have learned a lot of lessons about winning Playoff games... lessons Vancouver is about to start studying.
@@CrisisStriker,
Sure, Oilers were swept, with three of those games going into OT. It could easily have been Oilers winning that series.
I hope this series is going to be as fun as it feels it could be.
I think game 1 is going to be extremely important this series. If the Canucks win, there's the potential to get into the Oilers heads and put focus on that regular season sweep. On the flipside if game 1 is dominated by the Oilers it will be a huge relief for them to show immediately that they can beat us, and also puts a lot of pressure on the Canucks. We trailed games a lot with Nashville, but we never trailed the series, so this should be interesting!
Am not sure. 2022 and 2023 Oilers lost game 1 in the first round against LA, then came back
If you replay those games it ends very differently. This team is astronomically better than those team’s Vancouver beat. I wouldn’t use this as a predictor.
@@Dawg476 thats exactly WHY it could *potentially* get in their head. They are a lot better, but if they come out of game 1 with a loss, people are definitely going to bring it up "why can't they beat the Canucks". I think a lot of people underestimate the mental game that is hockey, and just look at rosters as a numbers game. The Oilers didn't have a single major trade or change of the roster all season, they just started playing better hockey. So I don't personally think you can say that they are astronomically better, its the same team.
@@milanek1527 Did the Kings sweep all 4 games of the regular season vs them? And again, im not saying if the Canucks win game 1 that they win the series, just that I think it will heavily influence the mentality of the series for both teams. :)
@@Sillywabbit22 I would disagree about the sweeping thing. Winnipeg swept Colorado in the season, and also WON game 1 against Colorado and THEN HAD A MELTDOWN.
I mean. Avs arent the Oilers, but am trying to say that your logic was basically disproven by this year's series of Jets vs Avs. As I said, Jets swept the Avs in the season and also won the first game of the series. Then got dominated.
Hoping this one goes 7. As a Canadian, I’m glad one Canadian team will see the wcf
The only thing Canadian about the Canucks is the name. There are 4 Canadians on the Canucks roster, It's Americans and Europeans. Edmonton has 20 Canadians on their roster. If Vancouver does do the impossible and win the Cup, it won't be spending much time in Canada....
@@brenthenderson3983 Good point!
I think this will be either 6 or 7 games. Vancouver is a deeper team, but Edmonton has better top players. Whichever part outdoes the other will determine who wins the series.
I think it mostly depends on skinner and Silovs imho. Both teams have different advantages, but the goalies are the x factor here
Edmonton got more depth scoring in rd 1. Vancouver isn't deeper
@@dungeree7292 Vancouver was playing against 5 defensemen every shift. Nashville was playing the defensive shell brilliantly. Thus... low goal totals. Every hit in that series was hard and with intent. Most of the Edmonton LA hits were glancing bumps.
Now Edmonton doesn't have Nashvilles toughness, so the Canucks depth scorers will have open ice. Wait until your 3rd and 4th lines meet Cole, Juulsen, Myers, Soucey, and Zadorov.... I guarantee that their scoring is going to disappear off the map.
The Oiler's have an amazing PP...that's it. If the Canucks stay out of the box, the Oilers are done.
@@scrawnyrapierguyIf you think the power play is Edmonton’s only weapon you should uh, maybe check their 5v5 numbers. Among the best in the league. By far the best in the league since Nov 11 as well, in which they and VAN have identical 5v5 goals against with Edmonton scoring 23 more 5v5 goals.
This will be a blast to watch! Good luck to both teams, their fans, and families. Go Oilers Go!!
Born and raised edmontonian, living in vancouver/the island for the past 5 years. Got my tickets already, going to games 1,2, and 5, and I can not wait!! Gonna take my sons, and we all get to enjoy our first live playoff games!!! LETS GO OILERS!!!!
I've got the Edmonton Oilers in 7 games but as Chicago Blackhawks fan i want to see Vancouver Canucks win their first Stanley cup
a hawks fan cheering for the nucks? that's awesome.
reminds me me of how i was cheering for the hawks against the bruins in 2013 , loved when they scored two quick ones in gm 6 , kind of a " ah, its nice to be cheering for that instead of being on the receiving end of it for change .. and also how do you like them apples boston?"
seriously , our boys had some great battles against each other , good times.
As a Hawks fan, those battles against the Canucks 2009-11 were awesome, me too I'll be rooting for Vancouver
Is this Connor Bedard posting? 😀
Been waiting for this
Quality content. Great job
What a series this will be! The icing on the cake being that a Canadian team will for sure make the WCF! As a hockey fan in general this series will be a blast.
The Oilers were just in the Conference Finals/Final 4 recently.
Canucks fan here. I have Edmonton in 6. I had it going 7 games if Demko was healthy, but that isn't the case, obviously. I think Canucks will find more offense against the Oilers, but will also be giving up a bit more too. Just happy to be here lol.
Some talk on socials he will be ready for round 2. I guess the question is: Do you want to face the Oilers with Demko at 90% or take the risk and keep him out of the line up until he is 100%?
@Kjell777Iverson The way Arty is playing, you roll with the hot hand until necessary.
Stay put, Demko won't be good
@@Kjell777IversonI coulda sworn I heard Demko was 100% done for the year? did I get bad info?
@@obi-wankenobi8413 Not sure just heard some speculation from Frank Seravalli that Demko was likely healthy for round 2. How healthy, I don't know.
silovs is pronounced "wall"
Until he plays playoff McDavid and Draisaitl. Then you'll pronounce it "Swiss Cheese"
"like wall"
Awesome ! Well done !
I’ve been wanting a Canucks Oilers series for a while, this will be some great hockey
Hope Pettersson can find his A-game...Canucks will need some production from him.
First he has to reach his c game
@@samslone9457 The way he's been playing, fans would settle for his c-game.
Perimeter Pete is going to prove to us what we already know....
He has to learn how to be a playoff player.
This is about to get toxic and Im here for it
I'm not on many social media platforms, but Hockey Twitter is going to be a cesspool and Reddit Hockey Subs could be just as bad. Gonna be some unhinged takes from both sides!
@@thatbzguy916 Hockey twitter and Insta pages are always cesspools. Easily the least intelligent "sports fans" dwell there
Love the colour choice Shannon👌
"I'm not wearing Canucks because I think they're going to win the series, I'm wearing it because.. come on... this is fun."
Vancouver is have a great year but Oilers in 5.
Miller with Hughes as a quiet captain reminds me of Tkachuk with Barky as a quiet captain.
From edmonton myself, this one should be very excited knowing a lot of canucks fans around town
Die hard OILERS fan with my extended family in the lower mainline, all OILERS FANS. Happy for the hockey guy that his team is in the 2nd round, this will be fun for hockey fans and Western Canada. This is our time, this is our year. Lets go get Lord Stanley's mug boys.
GO OILERS GO
#PLAYLABAMBABABY
The Mark Messier series
Raffi Torres Series
@@kewlrunnings1 Zack Kassian
@@JD200_ Jiri Slegr Series
@@kewlrunnings1 that was a fun hockey db rabbit hole to go down
I just wanna say, Shannon is OFF LIMITS in any clash between us Oilers and the Canucks. We love this man and come here each and everyday and I will continue to do that no matter what. Let's go Oilers! Best of luck you guys! 👌
Should be a excellent series
Demko's return will be a crucial factor.
When the Canucks crushed the Oilers early in the season i really think thats what started EDM's downward spiral. It really got in their head, which took them half the season to recover.
I think it also got in the Nucks head, as it seemed to give them such a boost out of the gate that just kept them sailing all the way along.
expect Oilers to play desperate, i think Vancouver is their dragon to slay, but if the canucks get off to a good start, they might get right back in their heads.
Anybody's game, think itll come down to mental strength... and Demko
Tocchet and his boys are going to go under 😜
OILERS IN 6
I can see this series being a sweep either way or game 7 either way
Nucks ain't sweeping the Oilers
@@trustinrain5623technically they did in the regular season
@@trustinrain5623 nucks are more likely to sweep the oilers than oilers winning the series at all 🤣🤣🤣
@@nintendoaddict9091 betting odds have oilers at 71% to win the series lol..
@@mcjesus6524 right because betting odds mean absolutely anything?
This is going to be a fun battle
Edmonton had historically played well in the regular season, but wasn't matured and ready for the playoffs. The Canucks are now in that spot. Feet to the fire. If the Canucks take penalties, the Oilers will make them pay. Their PK is also one of the best in the league.
I think Connor McDavid and Company are going to be tough to beat, so that’s my bet for the Stanley Cup champions
McDavid and Draisaitl have both said repeatedly that the only thing that matters to them is winning 16 games in the playoffs and the Cup.
Oilers in 5 or 6
Not enough Canadian born players for Van to go deep in the playoffs.
Been the case since the Sedin twins
I agree about the regular season games being kind of a wash with the first 3 being in the Woodcroft era where they were horrible and also the much closer 3-1 game after was also Edmonton without McDavid, this should be a very fun series
And Canucks without Demko in that last game. You have to look at all the angles ;)
@@jax1580historically speaking recently the Oilers suck against backups lmao, arguably woulda played better with Demko in DeSmith stood on his head that game to keep Van in it, also McDavid being the core main point producer and the one who sets up the goals is a much bigger missing asset as he’d be the one creating most of the scoring chances regardless of goalie. DeSmith himself is about equal to Skinner and could be a starter on several teams so not a real strong argument
@@Bvtdidyoudie Demko is a Vezina finalist and the team plays the best in front of him. After McDavid, Oilers still have Drai which on most teams would be their franchise player. I would say your argument isn't strong sir.
I mean the Canucks are still without Demko, so that's not really a point, but regardless I think this series will be fun and close
@@jax1580Since Nov 11 Skinner actually has a higher sv% than Demko, believe it or not.
as much as i hate the oilers, vancouver is gonna get fucked.
no need to swear idiot
Using your head not your heart right? Good job.
This should be fun
It's going to be a great series. I'm obviously hoping for a similar result as the 2022 second round for the Oilers.
Oilers in 5.
It could happen.
@@Jinsell37 yes other way as well
As a Flames fan I am torn. I sympathize with Vancouver long drought in the playoffs, however, as an Alberta, I am cheering for the locals. Go Oilers but please don’t Make me listen to bad jokes for more than one week.
This seems like a nightmare series for a flames fan lol.
Or you can cheer for Lindholm and Zadorov
@@aishaaa3774 Players that desperately wanted out of Calgary?
Flames Fan: My favorite 2 teams are the Flames and anyone playing against the Oilers.
Canucks in 7 but this hinges on a better series for Pettersson and staying out of the box. 1 pp goal or less for Edmonton per game and Vancouver has a great shot.
Lol, Good luck with that. The Oilers force you to take penalties
Trouble with the Oilers is that they are such a fast skating team that they force you to take penalties.
Look what they did to the Kings, who are a defensively responsible team.
@@JACKAL747 Vancouver can actually skate with Edmonton- LA couldn't.
As much as I’m a Canucks fan, the regular season series doesn’t matter. Edmonton won’t lose four in a row.
Should be a very fun series. Hopefully we'll see some offensive minded hockey.
If Skinner plays average, Oilers should take it in 6.
If Canucks stay out of the penalty box and their goalie plays excellent, they have a chance.
Game will be Tuesday, cause arena in Vancouver is in use Monday evening.
I heard Sunday? Smh NHL needs to get the scheduling together.
@@Dawg476 it was speculated Sunday, cause game7 would have been there. But now time is to short, and there is a concert Saturday and Monday, and Roger's arena would prefer not have a game between. So probably Tuesday
canucks pk game 6 is been awsome!
Oilers were perfect 12 for 12 vs Kings.
@@user-bi6yf4hv9g they hv yet to beat canucks, this year! even thought this is play offs r 2 be interesting! its been 32 years
I'm happy for Vancouver that they are in the playoffs cuz I remember how excited I was when the Oilers made the playoffs after 11 years of darkness. But I do want my Oil to win this series :)
What time is the game on Tuesday in Vancouver?
Go Canucks Go ❤
The only team that can stop the Oiler's powerplay is Edmonton
If the Oilers play the way they can, for 60 minutes, there isn't a team in the league that would regularly beat them. So the only team that can beat the Oilers is the Oilers
The Vancouver Canucks are Good-Go Canucks Go!
LET THE TRASH TAKING BEGIN. It's funny how these two and for the most part, all Canadian markets dislike each other. I am an Oilers fan living in Vancouver, and I have been dreaming of this for years. Sooo stoked! Let's go Oilers!!!!!!!
probably because most Canucks fans like me have had to put up with Oilers fans gloating every time the Oilers get ANOTHER number one pick and eventually land another generational player. with all the top picks the Oilers have had, they should have a few cups already.
Meanwhile, Vancouver has never had the top pick and dropped in the lottery several times. I love seeing the oilers lose simply because the fans like to brag about MCJesus as if they are him, instead of going "Yeah, our team sucked, we ruined a lot of number one picks until we sucked do bad that we got McDavid - who is a human cheat code"
I really have nothing against the Oilers, I like a lot of the players. It's the FANS of the Oilers.
Enjoy 😉
Let’s Go Oilers!!!!! 🏒💥
Pettersson not raising to the table
Oilers in 4
Delusional
The Canucks won two of their games against the Oilers this year with their backup in net, so that's a thing. The best thing about this series is watching two teams finally getting to play with a lot more pace after each of them got bogged down in a excessive defensive series. The Oilers won't get to hang onto the puck all day anymore because LA are waiting on the other side of the blue line playing the trap. They'll have to deal with Vancouver puck pressure all over the ice. A lot of this series will be decided by how the referees call it; especially with the physicality of the larger members of the Vancouver blueline.
Any fan of either team underestimating the other team is going to have a bad series. I have a feeling its going to be a long and chippy series and its going to be fantastic.
I’ve been seeing a lot of hubris from both Oilers and Avalanche fans. Not very wise especially since the teams they are playing in the second round are very much different.
this is going to be a great series. but there was parts of the canucks series against nash that they had trouble holding that offence in line and got bailed by goaltending. oilers got a better offense than nash and i dont think the canucks can keep it up. oilers in 6
Canucks should actually be able to score goals this series though
@justjohnny420 they got to have the puck to do so and I think the oilers defense is underated.
@@justjohnny420 Edmonton and Nashville let in goals at similar rates this year, with Edmonton being a hair better in every situation except for 5v5 which they were perfect tied
LA has much better defense than Vancouver and could not handle fast paced sustained forechecking. If the Oilers work it won't be a pretty series
@@hibby21 Bouchard, king of the 2nd assist and own-zone cough ups. SOOOOO overrated - didn't he lead ALL defensemen in "Gimmie" assists? I could get 30-40 assists handing a puck to McDavid. Ekholm and Nurse are the only seriously good defensemen the Oilers have. Deharnais WILL take some dumb penalties trying to stop the fast transition of the Canucks. Ceci and Kulak are 7th defensemen in Vancouver. The oiler hide mediocre-to-bad defense behind a stellar PP and that McDavid having the puck is the team's best defense.
Oilers in six
Im happy that at least one team will be in the confidence finals
Yes confidence is always good
I’m from B.C. and live in Edmonton. Been a Canucks fan since the Pavel Bure days and an Oilers fan since the Gretzky days. So either way I win!
Oilers in 7. GO OILERS GO
thg has been wrong all season on the Canucks. Vancouver is a safe pick then.
I think this will be the barn burner series of the playoffs this year.
I'm shocked that Oilers have not dressed Brown yet!
He is a very strong, very hungry player and we're weaker without him on the ice!!
One other interesting fact is April 13 McDavid wasn't in the lineup. This series is going to be the best Oilers team the Canucks have seen all season. Will be very interesting to see the series and excited for it to come!
Oilers have a dreadful habit of not bothering to work hard when they don't really need to. They took the first 15 games off for "extended pre-season" and then the last 5 games they let players rest. Can't really count a sweep in "preseason" as important. The only thing Oilers are doing this year is winning playoff games. They have finally learned that is the only thing that matters, 16 playoff wins.
Wasn't Demko not in either on April 13 for Canucks?
The Canucks played all 4 games without McDavid in their lineup…
@@rt-rd5of Not having McDavid is a bigger drop-off compared to having DeSmith instead of Demko
@@nostradavus5051 Oilers had McDavid in the first 3 games
I think the funniest thing I've seen is Van fans saying Zadorov will make things hard on Mcdavid and Draisaitl. Zadorov probably still has nightmares of the last time he was matched against them in the playoffs lol
I personally think Edmonton is gonna mop them, completely different team since those first 3 games, and no mcdavid and little need to play for match 4. Edmonton is hot, they’re hungry, and they’ve got a grudge to settle
Should be a fun series. Also no McDavid in the fourth game. I enjoy that you keep a pretty unbiased opinion even knowing your favourite teams. Awesome breakdown.
No Demko too! A backup beat them again.
@@BillyJoeMcallister fair! Playoffs are a different beast should be a good series.
@@Wapakalypze Yeah, you're the one who brought up the previous fourth game not me!🤣😂
@@BillyJoeMcallister and you're the one commenting on random comments on the internet LOL rent free
@@Wapakalypze Your sentence, you said. "Also no McDavid in the fourth game." Nothing random as you mentioned, unless you're on meds and are unable to process your own work.
Oilers in 6.
Not a chance
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@bluberguy you're right! Oilers in 5. The Canucks don't stand a chance. Great thinking!
Oilers in 6
Pearl Jam plays in Vancouver Monday night apparently. Needs to be Tuesday.
As a Canucks fan I am just hoping to enjoy this series. For me making it to the 2nd round this year is amazing and anything from here is just gravy.
I feel like the weight of expectations on the Oilers from themselves and the media will outweigh the expectations on the Canucks who were not expected to be here 10 months ago. The consequences for the Oilers if they lose this round are HUGE.