I got Oilers in 5....
Talbot is not Jonathan Quick...
Oilers will have too easy of a time scoring on Talbot.
Oilers in 6, but LA won't be an easy out. Hoping Edmonton's tenders are slick.
I got Oilers in 5....
Talbot is not Jonathan Quick...
Oilers will have too easy of a time scoring on Talbot.
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Funny how everyone seems to believe the Oilers will be the most motivated team because it's time for them to at least go to the Finals with McDavid. Meanwhile, the Kings are facing the threat of losing to the same team 3 playoffs in a row...that to me, is highly motivating!
Oilers are my pick but I'm going 7, no way the Kings make it easy.
Oilers in 5. Fairly one-sided series with Kings stealing a game at home.
12 team H-2-H 1 year league, daily roster changes, 3 goalie start minimum/week
2xC, 2xRW, 2xLW, 4xD, 3xUtil, 2xG, 5 Bench
G, A, P, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, W, SV%, GAA, SVs
C: C. Keller, C. Mittelstadt, B. Nelson, R. Strome,
LW: K. Connor, B. Tkachuk, J. Gaudreau, J. Marchessault, E. Rodrigues, A. Lafreniere
RW: K. Fiala, J. Bratt, T. Jeannot V. Arvidsson
D: R. Josi, J. Trouba, E. Gustafsson,
G: L. Thompson, F. Gustavsson, V. Vanecek
NO IR
Great start for the Oilers.
That was a very one-sided game.
Oilers offense was full press and dominant and while some of the goals were softies Talbot also had some big saves.
Skinner was solid early and the goals he let in were a couple tough deflections.
Love what you saw as an Oiler fan.
12 team H-2-H 1 year league, daily roster changes, 3 goalie start minimum/week
2xC, 2xRW, 2xLW, 4xD, 3xUtil, 2xG, 5 Bench
G, A, P, PIM, PPP, SHP, GWG, SOG, Hits, W, SV%, GAA, SVs
C: C. Keller, C. Mittelstadt, B. Nelson, R. Strome,
LW: K. Connor, B. Tkachuk, J. Gaudreau, J. Marchessault, E. Rodrigues, A. Lafreniere
RW: K. Fiala, J. Bratt, T. Jeannot V. Arvidsson
D: R. Josi, J. Trouba, E. Gustafsson,
G: L. Thompson, F. Gustavsson, V. Vanecek
NO IR
Bouchard had one of the most low-key 4 points games I've never seen last night.
12-Team Yahoo H2H Keeper League (Salary cap for keepers only)
3C, 3LW, 3RW, 4D, 1 UTIL, 2G (6 BN, 6 IR+, 1 NA)
G, A, +/-, PIM, PPP, SOG, HIT, BLK / W, GAA, SV%, SHO
C - S. Aho, M. Beniers, S. Crosby, B. Jenner, L. Stankoven
LW - C. Caufield, J. Hughes, T. Moore, J. Slafkovsky, O. Tippett
RW - D. Batherson, C. Keller, A. Lafreniere, S. Reinhart
D - E. Bouchard, B. Dillon, M. Roy, M. Seider, C. York
G - J. Binnington, J. Saros, J. Swayman
IR+: T. Demko, T. Hertl, K. Johnson, G. Landeskog, J. Trouba
NA: B. Othmann
Heartbreaker in OT. Oilers just couldn’t get a lead. Kings played the kind of hockey they need to be successful. Oilers were significantly sloppier maybe got a bit complacent after the 7-4 drubbing. Gonna be one heck of a series that game kept me on my toes all night!
Kings to start Rittich…I think this is a mistake. I don’t blame Talbot, if I’m the kings, he let a few soft ones in but honestly some of those scores should’ve been a lot higher he made some fantastic saves. The oilers are too good for the kings defence. As good as doughty has been at times he’s no spring chicken and Roy, Anderson and England aren’t exactly a blue chip shutdown trio. My prediction is my Oilers are going to light up Rittich tonight and here’s to a series win in 5!
honestly thought this would be closer..KIngs in 7 looks foolish now lol
ESPN Roto 10 team
24 man roster (+3 IR) - Keep 20 - Daily settings
Start 3C, 3LW, 3RW, 5D, 2G, 1UTIL
G,A,PTS, +/-, PIM, PPA, PPG, D PTS - W, SV, SV%
C- Zegras, Suzuki, Carlsson
RW- Batherson, Michkov, Quinn, Perfetti(C,LW), Foerster, Kakko
LW- BTkachuk, Stutzle(C), Byfield(C), McTavish(C), Benson
D- Mintyukov, Sanderson, LHughes, Clarke, Faber
G- Wolf, Askarov, Wallstedt
IR- Norris(C)
IR- Fantilli(C)
IR-
Picks in 2024/25 rounds 1,1,1,2
Picks in 2025/26 rounds 1,1,3,4
Wow was I wrong. Not that Rittich even got tested but what a defensive game. Skinner was good but to be honest the kings almost had no real high danger chances. The shot differential makes it look like Skinner was a beast, but I give the Shutout to the defence of the oilers! they played a fantastic game. Forwards made too many cutesy passes and gave up the puck a lot. And as much as I rag on Bouchard’s defensive game he was unreal last night defensively.
Kings are well balanced and deep. That's really great for the regular season, but you need stars to stand on their heads in the playoffs. No one on the present iteration of the team is capable of doing so, as they're too used to winning based on the sum of their parts.
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Edmonton was the better team in this series but the Kings got worked over bad by the refs in this series.