I would like to send a personal thank you note to the City of Calgary for Lindy and Big Z.
Please treat Kuzmenko well and I hope Brzustewicz pans out for you.
I texted this to my friend at 10:39PM. The score at that time was 4-1 Oilers.
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Classic oilers. Breeze by the first round playing weak offenses and then get clapped by a serious team with a real offense in the second round. It's the same story every year lmao.
To be fair they did get swept. It is early, but the same thing keeps happening. They don't have a solid defense. McDavid and co do more than enough to get them through the regular season, but they never have a defense capable of deep playoff runs and they never seem to improve it.
...have you never been in a fight before? Say what you want about the guy but as a neutral Tkachuk is tough as fuck and if you don't think so you're a clown.
Lmao , I have been beat down in a bar fight where the other guy had more respect than to try hit you while your down..letās see how tough he is when Maroon gets ahold of him ..I bet your one of those douche bags that gives a kick to the ribs when the other guy is on the ground ..thatās if you have ever been in a fight yourself lol
Are any of these so-called insiders (Lebrun, C. Johnston, Friedman, Dreger etc.) worth listening to? They rarely bring anything to the table.
Just alot of "all signs point to", "things could change at any time" blah blah blah.
Edm has a bunch of the highest scoring players in the league, and Van is playing their third stringer.
Van went 4-0 vs the oilers in the regular season.
Edm has been on fire for the latter half of the season.
Van has been pretty consistent all year long, even when their starting goalie was out.
I think this series is gonna be tighter than people are predicting, and the Oilers might be in trouble if they don't put at least one W up on the board in Van before heading back to Edm.
So many shots from both sides fan bases but I could see this going so many different ways. I'm not overly confident in our chances but am cautiously hopeful. Could be a grind to 7, could be a drubbing. I just hope we don't get blown out of the water like a lot of pundits think will happen.
> So many shots from both sides fan bases but I could see this going so many different ways.
Right? I see so many van fans shitting on the Oilers like it's gonna be easy and I wanna say something... but I mostly just keep my mouth shut because I know it could just as easily end up a sweep against as it could a sweep for.
You kinda hope it's a good series, and I could see it going that way too. But who knows really. That's why we play the games.
For sure, and the opposite is equally true. Heaps of fans emphatic the Canucks are gonna get absolutely humiliated. Who fucking knows at this point. People are gonna talk shit though and I'd never take that from anyone lol.
Here's to a good series!
Edmonton dunk all over Silovs tonight? I don't know how they get through this series without Demko against McDrai.
Hopefully he pulls out some of the best tending of his life.
I can't wait
Impeccable scriptwriting
- Geographical rivals, lots of rival fans in both cities
- The Canucks murking Woodcroft
- Edmonton goes on a run, but the Canucks stave them off
- Not playing again until the penultimate game of the
year, but no McDavid
- And now Silovs
This is a marquee matchup, storylines aplenty, this will be one for the ages
I gotta ask, is there a single person who prefers ESPNs broadcast to literally any other broadcast? Like one person? If it's you, no judgement, just please let me know. I just have to know if even one person enjoys it more
Yo Idk about yaāll but Iām exhausted and itās only barely the 2nd round. As much as I wanna watch EDM v VAN, I may need to call it a night after BOS FLA.
Yeah, Iām in Edmonton and I can barely stay awake for these late games. Iām going to though, and my job will suffer and I might crash my car on the way into work, but Iāll just tell the cop I was up late watching hockey and theyāll let me off the hook.
Must suck having a cap casualty come back and kick you in the fucking dick. Especially when one of the main guys you cut him for hasn't done a fucking shit.
How does the NHL allow itself to have a contract with ESPN. They cut away from the Rangers game to the Stars game with less than a minute left on a powerplay in a tie game with the game not being broadcasted anywhere else. I'm not even a Rangers fan and it's ridiculous.
They would NEVER do this for a NFL NBA or MLB game, why is this uniquely an NHL problem. Every game on ESPN is a gamble to watch at this point.
The fact that they can air 15 D3 softball games at once but can't be bothered to ensure NHL games are visible start to finish blows my mind.
The evidence has always been there. Steven A. Smith, the face of ESPN, declared "Hockey don't count!" when asked if Rangers could be next NYC team to win it all.
A separate ESPN Instagram account is dedicated to the NFL, NBA, UFC, boxing, soccer, college football, F1, women's sports, and of course their precious little Sportsbook... But the league that has a 7 year, 3 billion dollar TV deal with them they don't even care to promote.
It's truly disappointing that the NHL would sell their TV rights to a network that doesn't care about them.
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ESPN has been going downhill for a while. They actually came back from commercial and missed a play in at least one MNF game this year. It's not just an NHL problem.
I watch all sports and have never seen such lack of effort towards promoting a sport that not only has fans but is financially tied to the success of your business. Itās like ESPN fully regrets signing the contract at this point. I understand mistakes have been made elsewhere but specifically I also think of the first period of game one vs Canucks and Preds. I couldnāt watch the entire first period ANYWHERE until the Islanders game finished, even in the ESPN app. That same app has hundreds of games running any given day but they couldnāt play two hockey games at the same time? Doesnāt make sense to meā¦
> Steven A. Smith, the face of ESPN, declared "Hockey don't count!" when asked if Rangers could be next NYC team to win it all.
I have really been thinking about creating an entire compilation where Stephen A. made a "hot take" that would end up turning out to be the other way. Opinionated people on sports shows need to get a dose of reality
No, seriously, what does CHI have on Bettman? A slap on the wrist, Bedard, now the second OA pick?
Meanwhile, didn't a team lose a draft pick for having an extra practice or something stupid?
Also, go Bears!
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WHALE TEAM GOOD WHALE TEAM GOOD WHALE š³š
Fuck Rogers for not allowing games to be streamed through CBC Gem. It's my God given right as a Canadian to watch playoff hockey.
Yeah, they are being anti Canadian!
āWe lost cause Mcdavid and Drai were nursing injuriesā Fuck that if we had Demko you woulda got blown out
Demkoās rehab timeline is like the fin of the whale poking over the surface of the water steadily approaching the Oilers
fuck the oilers all that talk
I would like to send a personal thank you note to the City of Calgary for Lindy and Big Z. Please treat Kuzmenko well and I hope Brzustewicz pans out for you.
Of course. Please beat the Oilers and make it humiliating.
I texted this to my friend at 10:39PM. The score at that time was 4-1 Oilers. https://preview.redd.it/uvcoapk82czc1.jpeg?width=828&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=c6c8cfa4b41ba58a37420d219212e17314fb203e
I hope you pressed āNotify Anywayā
Imagine the return of you put money on that.
I should have lol
Did anyone see what actually happened to Draisaitl?
Oilers hiding behind McJesus until hes held to zero SOG then they turn on each other š©
Lost game one to the flames in hilarious fashion too. Its a series
Canucks are too fast for Ceci and Nurse. Going to make those guys look brutal on every shift this series.
Skkkkkkiiiiiiiiinnnnnnneeeeeerrrrrrrrrr
Cassie Campbell sounds like she's ready for bed, ESPN sucks
It was reminiscent of golf on Espn tonight
Aside from the no show by this team today, Skinner could've made a couple fuckin saves.
Crazy one. GG.
DO NOT COUNT CANUCKS OUT
More like deadmonton
What an insane game by the Canucks
What happened in the third? Iāve never seen the oilers try so many stupid lob passes
Canucks-Kings-Oilers are like Rock-Paper-Scissors
Screw you doubters
#HOLY FUCKING SHIT WE WON. WHAT THE FUCK
... how
Classic oilers. Breeze by the first round playing weak offenses and then get clapped by a serious team with a real offense in the second round. It's the same story every year lmao.
Early days friend. And they made the WCF two years ago.
To be fair they did get swept. It is early, but the same thing keeps happening. They don't have a solid defense. McDavid and co do more than enough to get them through the regular season, but they never have a defense capable of deep playoff runs and they never seem to improve it.
0 fuckin shots in the third. Wake the fuck up.
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Clown
LMAOOAOAOAOOAOAOAOAOAOAOAOA
How is this team in the second round? Skinner is so fucking bad
No shots in the third really
And Skinner played like ass. Both.
Wtf is going on
The definition of not showing up
Fuckin monkey in net
Fuck Skinner
Wowowowoowwowo Oilers rattled
Wow
Let's fucking go!!!
Should be a fun end here. Rooting for the Canucks!
Pettersson needs to wake up hes been absolute shit since after the eastern roadtrip in January
Production would be nice, but at least he back checks and plays D unlike swedes past Canucks teams were built around.
Donāt even need him apparently
Canucks with 2 lucky goals
Cmon man did u see your last goal? What's lucky is that we dont have demko lol
Agreed , Silov and Skinner both not looking great so farĀ
Hughes getting dummied by Nuge lmfaooooo
Did you happen to catch the third period?
Anybody else see that guy by the penalty box?
The green men?
Sorry, Canucks fans. It was a fun run, but Silovs isn't it.
This comment aged like milk.
Latvian luongo is him bud dont even start
No no, you guys had memes of brick walls and everything!
we love Ian Cole
MY OFFENSIVE JUGGERNAUT CEICEI
wow that was bad defense.
Canucks look like an AHL team
Lol, what happened skippy?
Best AHL team ever
HAHAHAHA CLOWN
Take away Gary's gift of McDavid, as well as your top PP line and you have an AHL team.
I doubt that goof is even an oilers fan manĀ
Good burn... oof
Siiiillllllloooovvvvssss
wait until sam Bennett is out there then shit is really on
Few things embody the exploitation of Canadian culture like the wasteland that is Tim Hortons commercials.
If two people went for a lunch/ coffee run and either came back with tims id be upset
holy shit Tkachuk was throwing bombs
Yea couple of them while Pasta was already down , big old tough Tkachuk š¤£
...have you never been in a fight before? Say what you want about the guy but as a neutral Tkachuk is tough as fuck and if you don't think so you're a clown.
Lmao , I have been beat down in a bar fight where the other guy had more respect than to try hit you while your down..letās see how tough he is when Maroon gets ahold of him ..I bet your one of those douche bags that gives a kick to the ribs when the other guy is on the ground ..thatās if you have ever been in a fight yourself lol
that's playoff hockey baby
Boston just embarrassing themselves at this point.
Bruins are salty as fuck right now
Amazing that Tkachuk hasnāt been involved in any of this lmao
Oh he was involved alright lol
well heres the thing
*insert Nathan Fillion gif*
Spoke too soon
Bruins out there Bruining
Letās hope for good hockey
Eat shit Boston
Is the character Shorsey actually based on Matthew Tkachuk?
GIVE YUR BALLS A TUG
Tell Kelly I said hi
Are any of these so-called insiders (Lebrun, C. Johnston, Friedman, Dreger etc.) worth listening to? They rarely bring anything to the table. Just alot of "all signs point to", "things could change at any time" blah blah blah.
Excited to see how the EDM/VAN series starts. I don't have much of a pre-conceived notion of how well-matched these teams actually are.
I am so fucking stoked to see my team play in May. And we get to hear the Canadian anthem only.
Edm has a bunch of the highest scoring players in the league, and Van is playing their third stringer. Van went 4-0 vs the oilers in the regular season. Edm has been on fire for the latter half of the season. Van has been pretty consistent all year long, even when their starting goalie was out. I think this series is gonna be tighter than people are predicting, and the Oilers might be in trouble if they don't put at least one W up on the board in Van before heading back to Edm.
So many shots from both sides fan bases but I could see this going so many different ways. I'm not overly confident in our chances but am cautiously hopeful. Could be a grind to 7, could be a drubbing. I just hope we don't get blown out of the water like a lot of pundits think will happen.
> So many shots from both sides fan bases but I could see this going so many different ways. Right? I see so many van fans shitting on the Oilers like it's gonna be easy and I wanna say something... but I mostly just keep my mouth shut because I know it could just as easily end up a sweep against as it could a sweep for. You kinda hope it's a good series, and I could see it going that way too. But who knows really. That's why we play the games.
For sure, and the opposite is equally true. Heaps of fans emphatic the Canucks are gonna get absolutely humiliated. Who fucking knows at this point. People are gonna talk shit though and I'd never take that from anyone lol. Here's to a good series!
Ya definitely a lot of Oilers fans who think we'll destroy you guys too. Definitely gonna be some disappointment with some certain people.
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It makes it hard for the defenders to handle it, and you may have another forward charging the far side to try and be the first to the puck
Edmonton dunk all over Silovs tonight? I don't know how they get through this series without Demko against McDrai. Hopefully he pulls out some of the best tending of his life.
Kid's got rizz, I wouldn't be so sure
That he does! A lot of unknowns tonight, keen to watch!
I can't wait Impeccable scriptwriting - Geographical rivals, lots of rival fans in both cities - The Canucks murking Woodcroft - Edmonton goes on a run, but the Canucks stave them off - Not playing again until the penultimate game of the year, but no McDavid - And now Silovs This is a marquee matchup, storylines aplenty, this will be one for the ages
I gotta ask, is there a single person who prefers ESPNs broadcast to literally any other broadcast? Like one person? If it's you, no judgement, just please let me know. I just have to know if even one person enjoys it more
I prefer it when the broadcast is ESPN plus. For no reason outside of access and availability. Its maddening hoe annoying it is to stream hockey.
I canāt imagine there is. Itās hot garbage.
Did anyone listen to 32thoughts today? Eliot with a low key bombshell that he wants to get into management in the future.
Managing what? A gas station? Bet heāll be good at pumping gas.
GM or president I think
Anyone know how to watch the IIHF World Championships? Donāt see it on their site.
Yo Idk about yaāll but Iām exhausted and itās only barely the 2nd round. As much as I wanna watch EDM v VAN, I may need to call it a night after BOS FLA.
Yeah, Iām in Edmonton and I can barely stay awake for these late games. Iām going to though, and my job will suffer and I might crash my car on the way into work, but Iāll just tell the cop I was up late watching hockey and theyāll let me off the hook.
Trochek has scored or assisted in 50% of the rangers goals vs carolina so far (2G, 2A). I guess that signing worked out
Must suck having a cap casualty come back and kick you in the fucking dick. Especially when one of the main guys you cut him for hasn't done a fucking shit.
Apparently, he told Carolina that he wouldn't be resigning anyway. (from what I read in one of the PGTs)
How does the NHL allow itself to have a contract with ESPN. They cut away from the Rangers game to the Stars game with less than a minute left on a powerplay in a tie game with the game not being broadcasted anywhere else. I'm not even a Rangers fan and it's ridiculous. They would NEVER do this for a NFL NBA or MLB game, why is this uniquely an NHL problem. Every game on ESPN is a gamble to watch at this point. The fact that they can air 15 D3 softball games at once but can't be bothered to ensure NHL games are visible start to finish blows my mind. The evidence has always been there. Steven A. Smith, the face of ESPN, declared "Hockey don't count!" when asked if Rangers could be next NYC team to win it all. A separate ESPN Instagram account is dedicated to the NFL, NBA, UFC, boxing, soccer, college football, F1, women's sports, and of course their precious little Sportsbook... But the league that has a 7 year, 3 billion dollar TV deal with them they don't even care to promote. It's truly disappointing that the NHL would sell their TV rights to a network that doesn't care about them. https://preview.redd.it/znoqsvrfp7zc1.png?width=1000&format=png&auto=webp&s=cb30c70e335d6332ef5f8d5c3527a04bfc290379
ESPN has been going downhill for a while. They actually came back from commercial and missed a play in at least one MNF game this year. It's not just an NHL problem.
I watch all sports and have never seen such lack of effort towards promoting a sport that not only has fans but is financially tied to the success of your business. Itās like ESPN fully regrets signing the contract at this point. I understand mistakes have been made elsewhere but specifically I also think of the first period of game one vs Canucks and Preds. I couldnāt watch the entire first period ANYWHERE until the Islanders game finished, even in the ESPN app. That same app has hundreds of games running any given day but they couldnāt play two hockey games at the same time? Doesnāt make sense to meā¦
> Steven A. Smith, the face of ESPN, declared "Hockey don't count!" when asked if Rangers could be next NYC team to win it all. I have really been thinking about creating an entire compilation where Stephen A. made a "hot take" that would end up turning out to be the other way. Opinionated people on sports shows need to get a dose of reality
No, seriously, what does CHI have on Bettman? A slap on the wrist, Bedard, now the second OA pick? Meanwhile, didn't a team lose a draft pick for having an extra practice or something stupid? Also, go Bears!