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 K.McC#24
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Registered: March 2004
Location: ALBERTA
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| RDOilerfan wrote on Wed, 18 May 2022 08:47 |
| Mike wrote on Wed, 18 May 2022 07:22 |
| inverno76 wrote on Wed, 18 May 2022 02:39 |
I’ve yet read an article outside of Edmonton where we stand a popsicles chance in hell. Every prognosticator has us done in 3.
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Even all the way out here - at my son's lacrosse Monday I ribbed a few of my Bruins and Leafs fan friends and all 3 gave the Oilers 0 chance, "Surely you don't think they're going to beat Calgary do you?" They weren't even joking, for all 3 it was just really clearly going to be a cakewalk for the Flames. The Oilers winning for them is not even a realistic possibility.
We have some warts to be sure, but I think our forward group without McDavid is at least on par with their, and IMO even better. Add in McDavid, and to me, it's not really close. And that's just normal McDavid. Game 6 and 7 McDavid? Well that guy alone gives us a chance in any given game.
I think their D is probably a little bit better. The top 4 are probably pretty close but I think their 3rd pairing is better than ours. Both teams have gotten decent production from their D all year.
And then in net - well I think that's where the series will be won or lost. Both guys had pretty good regular seasons, and both have been stellar in 7 playoff games so far. .943 and 1 SO for Markstrom, .938 and 2 SO for Smith.
And both teams just barely squeaked by teams most expected should be fairly easy opponents
There's nothing that screams blowout to me either way, but to hear these people talk it's like we're some junior B team facing the 84-85 Oilers or mid 70s Habs or something.
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Is the Flames defense better especially with guys who are most likely banged up?
Tanev missed game 7. This is the playoffs and it was a game 7. Guys play with pretty significant injuries in the playoffs all the time. Supposedly Seguin had a broken foot that he got from game 1 and he played game 7. Leon got hurt in a game and it looked fairly bad and he missed what, a couple of shifts in 1 game. To miss game 7 Tanev had to be REALLY hurt badly. He probably guts it out for game 1 but he has to be pretty hurt and his style is pretty rugged. I watched part of the Flames game and I watched Klynigton fall down pretty hard with his arm right out. That looked like some kind of separation or something with his shoulder all day long to me. I don't know for a fact that is what it was but he was writhing on the bench for a while before he disappeared and didn't come back for a game 7.
The Flames may have a slight edge but I don't think it's as much as some people think. If the Oilers had beat the Kings and to do it, they had to score 5 or 6 every game because the goalies sucked, I'd be more concerned. Smith had 2 shutouts and a .938 which wasn't that far off Markstrom who's up for a vezina. I don't mind being an under dog.
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I think the Calgary D might be vulnerable on the rush, and by movement on the cycle. We'll see.
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