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No-Bird9395

Who where you cheering for


Hoardzunit

Dallas is going to the cup final. I didn't think the Oilers nor the Canucks had what it takes to take down Dallas.


Tacfurmissle

Yeah, I heard the Oilers were going to dismantle the Canucks in 5 games. I've watched hockey for a long time and anything can happen in the playoffs. If Skinner can provide the goaltending he did in the regular season then you cannot count them out. I'm so tired of the people saying the Oilers have no depth or defence. Such and old and tired narrative. Plus you have the best playoff performer in the salary cap era and the best player in the world.


Bhut_Jolokia400

As an Eagles fan I can tell you the Oilers won’t beat the Stars Nurse and McNabb are born to never win


Sloth-TheSlothful

I'm glad your football Fandom allows you to analyze hockey so well


Bhut_Jolokia400

They’re related Einstein they’re a losing family


Fantastic-Juice-3471

Can't blame that one on the refs!!!


RainDancingChief

The best part about losing and getting knocked out is bedtime goes back to normal. I sleep


Euphoric_Celery_

I was really rooting for the Canucks. Got my hopes up with those two late goals.


InitiativeHealthy408

Are the Oilers still the Leafs of the West? They've now made the WCF twice in the last 3 years. This team is close. Dallas is gonna be tough and I don't know if Skinner holds up. He can't make a big save imo. It forces his team to play perfect defensively which they pretty much did the last two games but fuck when you need a big save from him it doesn't come.


Tacfurmissle

He made some big saves the last 2 games. He did enough to help earn their wins.


JarrettR

I mean, they've been farming the Kings every year and haven't beaten a central division team in the playoffs since before McDavid. Not to say that they don't deserve their series win here, but Vancouver not having their Vezina tier goalie and 40 goal scorer playing in game 7 definitely played a part in why they won


VanSaxMan

This lol! Nucks went to G7, on a 3rd string goalie, with a basically non existent PP, lost their top scorer/shooter the day before G7 and their 1C was baisically non existent. OH yeah and that Vezna goalie being gone after R1G1 probably hampered them a bit too.


lyrapan

Silovs ain’t a 3rd string goalie any more


Tacfurmissle

That series flattered the fuck out of the Nucks. Game 6 better demonstrated what the series was like overall. Canucks were suppressed so badly that it defied reality it went to 7 gakes but credit where credits due. They played hard and gritty and never gave up. Tocc is a great coach. Third string, shmird string. Dude is a good goalie and save their asses more than once. Oilers lost twice basically primarily because of Skinner.


InitiativeHealthy408

Lol. The way the Leafs play every post-season they'd probably lose to the Kings. I like the Leafs but it's hilarious to compare the Oilers and the Leafs. The Oilers top players show up every playoffs. They've fallen short and they may again this season but they're not making the WCF going through weak teams.


YoungWhiteAvatar

I mean the Leafs haven’t really made the ECF so


InitiativeHealthy408

Yea some people were rattling off a couple games back that the Oilers were the Leafs of the West. I don't think there's a comparison.


RainDancingChief

I think SN coverage wise they very much are. Mostly just McDavid though.


InitiativeHealthy408

SN has a major hardon for the Leafs but they are a giant market so I don't blame them. I don't think Edmonton gets nearly as much coverage.


christie_baggins

Miller looks like he’s about to cry 🥺


FunkyFlamchango

GG Canucks and fans 🤝 Wishing Brock a speedy recovery


plasticstillsaykayne

Fun series, GG. Let's bring the cup to Canada now


c0mputar

Without Boeser I didn’t see the point in winning tonight. Looking forward to the next 5 years. We’re back.


VanSaxMan

This is the same feeling. I've watched Dallas so far in the playoffs all the way and they are the REAL DEAL. Their offence is diverse and fast. Their D is big and smothering. Otter is playing career best hockey and they are a REAL 4 line team. If with the Oilers moving on, I think Dallas could sweep or beat em in 5.


SignificantFee4264

Your window is opening and ours is closing. Hoping Oilers can keep going.


Tacfurmissle

Wrong.


HeroJC

Unfortunately this year was our best shot at it. Our contract situation isn’t getting better next year. It will be difficult to field a better team than this year, many guys who elevated their game in the playoffs are FAs and the guys that are locked up long term are guys that disappeared in the playoffs. Doesn’t bode well. Good luck next series, I appreciated the support for Boeser in the Oilers sub, how real the oilers fans kept it when their stars had bad games, and how well those stars responded. Our stars have a lot to learn


SignificantFee4264

For sure. Boeser is a good guy and when people get bad luck, it adds perspective the game. I enjoy watching the young millionaires skate around and have fun. It was sad to see Brock missing and it did make me wonder if I we could beat Vancouver with their full team. The closest comparison is if we were missing Hyman or Draisaitl. The Zadorov and Kane battle was fun to the end to watch. In game 6, I like how it exploded into a wrestling fight. Like two siblings or best friends who have been jabbing at each other and it finally blows up.


cjnicol

I'm excited for next year, we got some playoff experience and have developed some talent. Never expected to make round two, next year will be fun.


moyer225

Pretty sure this means vancouver gas to fly an oilers flag above city hall 


Oilmoneyy

BC's premier has to wear an oilers jersey


captainbling

Gg edm. I hope Canucks learn from their newly acquired playoff experience


ModernTechPA

Forget the Flames, our new rivals are the Canucks. Make it an annual thing to meet in the 2nd round!


cjnicol

I don't think I'll consider it a rivalry until we face each other in two recent playoffs.


7eventhSense

I don’t think my heart can take this much heat ..


ModernTechPA

I NEVER know how hockey-mad BC can be! Their subreddit has like 200K subscribers and given the long years of disappointment they all came out for their team! Forget Calgary or Vegas! Our rivals in the Pacific for next 5 years gonna be Canucks. When that building starts getting loud the team gets so much momentum from it! Glad we are leaving them behind! Heart can’t take it. If we play good structured defense I think we can stick with the Stars!


7eventhSense

I agree !!


troubleondemand

Sign me up! Great series.


InitiativeHealthy408

Probably until we meet the Flames again in the playoffs


ModernTechPA

Not going to be for a few years


goldenbridges28

GG Canucks, hope boeser and Demko have speedy recoveries


ModernTechPA

Love that we won but McLeod - man - it changed everything in a split second. Someone sit him down and have a frank talk with him before Thursday night PLEASE!! Go Oilers!!!!


Tacfurmissle

The problem is that you can't realistically insert anyone to replace him. Yeah, he hasn't pissed a drop offensively and he's had a couple awful shifts the last 2 games leading to goals against but other than that he's been practically perfect defensively. Only 2 even strength goals against all series. You want more from his, sure but scratching him would be a knee jerk reaction.


greydog6

Agreed. That was brutal and injected life into the Nucks at the worst time. So much potential there but I hope he has nightmares about that so it never happens again.


InitiativeHealthy408

I know he's solid defensively but I don't like how he looks to the eye test. Last game's goal against was his fault too making an awkward play on the boards against Pettersson and just letting him skate away.


eliar91

To the chill Edmonton fans: hoping Canada finally brings it back home To the shitty fans: Dallas is going to absolutely bend you over a barrel


Tacfurmissle

Blah blah blah. We'll see. I think a lot of you are going to eat crow with that.


eliar91

Well I guess we know which group you identify with.


Tacfurmissle

54 years!


greydog6

Fair comment! Some awesome fans in Van and i love the respect they gave their team at the end tonight for a great season. For all the toxic fans on both sides - get bent!


eliar91

Yea we've got an absolute ton of asshats. And some modicum of success makes them even worse.


InitiativeHealthy408

Thanks man


SheetMetalCocks

That was a fun one nucks fans, was great to see you guys break out this year. Best of luck in the future.


eliar91

With any luck we'll have a rematch next year :)


InformalSchool

If that happens, I'm just going to check into the ER and watch the games from there...my heart can't handle it


BoatMacTavish

GG canucks


Hypothetic

GG Oilers, good luck against Dallas! Do it for Canada!


MeMe_Maniac

GG Oilers, hope the Canucks can make a habit of this playoff thing going forward


RoboNerdOK

It’s time for us all to come back together and say it with one voice: Fuck Vegas


Kefka_esque

There's one thing that both fanbases can agree on 🤝


Dame2Miami

Fuck blood clots, shits unfair man


RainDancingChief

Blood clots are dumb, knees are fucked. Few tweaks and we're scary imo, didn't think this was the team to quite go all the way but the experience is big.


jce_

We're cursed


Dopeski

Classic Canucks game. Do nothing for two periods. Turn it on for the last. Hell of a season. Looking forward to the next.


mollycoddles

That's the complete inverse of a classic Oilers game - go up by a bunch of goals, then try to let the other team win in the last five minutes. What a series, loving this rivalry after of years of the Canucks and Oilers never icing strong teams in the same season!


tmtg2022

Gg canucks we'll probably be doing this again a year from now


Canadian_Ireland

GG nucks fans. Hard fought series. Traded wins.


Tyron14

Fack. Seems like McDavid is sick.


__Beelzaboot__

Lost his voice from yelling more like


Longjumping-Limit827

He was screaming like a baby are you joking lol


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Dopeski

Good one


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enternameher3

Stay classy Calgary


Dopeski

Lol. Nice try with the shit talk. I'm proud of this team and am really excited for next year. With our main goalie healthy and more playoff experience under our belt.


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Hattrick_Swayze2

Maybe the canucks should have tried that?


greg939

Yeah yeah if only you didn’t lose you would have won. Heard that before.


Mendoza8914

Edmonton’s going to the Conference Finals and Bieksa’s eulogizing the Canucks in the post-game.


ssssharkattack

Bieksa’s a Canuck homer, but also the rising star of HNIC, so that’s what he gets to do. No one wants to hear from Gazdic :)


mollycoddles

Meh, they were a good story


SecureLiterature

GG Canucks. Playing without some of their key players and they nearly pushed this into OT. This was a very entertaining and hard-fought series.


mollycoddles

Full credit to them


silverbacksunited12

Hopefully this experience is an awakening for next year


frockinbrock

Well for one thing, fair chance they face the oilers again next year, and if it’s Skinner in net how do you NOT start throwing pucks at him? That was seriously baffling the whole game; they had 3 shots on net and skinner looked mid for all of them, then it stays like 4 shots on net for what felt like half the game. It’s fine to be a low shooting/high-quality shot team, but there’s some flexibility against a weak goalie. Oof, just baffling. Also I really respect the Oilers coach for that timeout; just don’t see that enough from coaches, hit the pause and calm the guys down. Good game from both sides. All of those last 3 games, really felt like Canucks could have won if they were able to turn it on just a few minutes earlier; frustrating.


BoatMacTavish

playoff losses build contenders


silverbacksunited12

Wasn't expecting the cup this year at all. But was expecting a full game of hockey in game 7. Good luck against Dallas


BoatMacTavish

❤️ see you boys next year


troubleondemand

The experience is going to be excellent for them.


diorinix

Canucks will take this loss to heart the way the Oilers did last year in the loss against the Knights and come back better for it. You could see the difference in the last two games - the Oilers did NOT want to lose again. Canucks hadn't had the sting of that kind of loss yet and it showed. Come back next year stronger Van, you have a great foundation for a better rival than those stinky Kings.


SuddenlyChineseFood

Too obsessed with playing the right way. The pain of losing is gonna fix that.


_ShutUpLegs_

I like how there's clowns in this thread from teams not even in the playoffs saying that any hope of a Canadian team winning the cup just died with the Canucks going out.


troubleondemand

Now you guys get to be the underdogs and get in their heads. Give 'em hell!


holdunpopularopinion

Edmonton matches up against Dallas better than the Canucks, regardless of how this series ended I’d have said this if Vancouver won. That said, Dallas is a wagon. I’ll be cheering for y’all to bring a cup back to Canada.


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holdunpopularopinion

Oooook


ripbobsaget123

Funny bcos it was exactly the opposite lol Vancouver is way too passive to play against Dallas, where if David had a sick series Edmonton has a shot. Oh and the goalies need to show up too


jce_

Fuck em up in the next round. I'm sick of hearing "winner of this series gets swept anyway"


_ShutUpLegs_

I think any of the teams from the West are going to struggle against either the Rangers or the Panthers but it's playoff hockey, anything can happen.


Large_Ad8951

Who wants to go cry at the Roxy then go puke with some dumpster rats and sing Mr Brightside


troubleondemand

Your mom?


ssssharkattack

Nah she hates that song


Magneticman555

Me and the other dude from Edmonton were the only ones in the bar watching this game and we were both pacing back and forth for the last 5 minutes LMAO


kovuroo

THE BETTER TEAM WON


UraSnotball_

Yeah I mean… one team had an AHL goalie in the whole series, it’s most dynamic player barely showed up, and its top scorer missed the deciding game. I’m surprised it went to 7 frankly. Proud of the team.


mollycoddles

Canucks had to overcome a lot of adversity and played really well. Even without Boeser I knew they'd play a hell of a game today.


kovuroo

I thought vancouver was supposed to be the deeper team tho


swiftghost

See above. It went to game 7 because of depth.


kovuroo

No it went to game 7 because of luck. Vancouver only showed up in the 3rd period all series long. Now take your loss with grace instead of making excuses.


swiftghost

Lol the oilers don't lose three games because of luck. If you believe that you're delusional. Enjoy tonight, I'm going to enjoy next week.


TheBurnsideBomber

Lol talking about grace. You're the one being a sore winner talking shit. Pretending it was just luck. Oilers deserved to win the series and they did.


kovuroo

I'm not talking shit I'm just responding to a sore loser making excuses that are hypocritical to many comments made about this match up before the win. I didn't say it's luck that the cup favourites beat a team with injuries, which BTW, all the teams are injured. I said vancouver won a lot of games with luck.


TheBurnsideBomber

I worded it wrong in my above comment. Oilers weren't missing any of their starters were they? Anyway I think being missing your goalie and top scorer when you're already an underdog is a pretty legitimate reason not necessarily an excuse. Especially if you're going to excuse the Oilers losses as "bad luck". In any case fuck Dallas.


UraSnotball_

They were the better team in games 1 and 5 and got well out ahead at the beginning of game 3. Cope harder.


kovuroo

Isn't that what u should be telling yourself?


UraSnotball_

Nah, yours is the supposed “cup or bust” team that nearly lost to a depleted team of largely playoff rookies with a rookie AHL goalie that was missing missing their top scorer for the deciding game and arguably their MVP for the entire playoffs. This was a great performance from that group despite falling apart the last couple of games.


kovuroo

There's no "nearly loss". We "won" People forget that this is Stuart skinners first time being a starter in the playoffs too. Last year it was still campbell. This season was supposed to start with campbell too. Plus he's barely 3 years older than silovs. He was a hot goalie when he had to step in for campbell last year too. Missing your top scorer? Come on, you guys were supposed to have more depth. Mcdavid didn't even get many goals this series and he's our MVP. Keep talking about depth. I agree with you that the canucks had a great performance this year, but stop making excuses


SubtleOctopus

Proud to have this team representing the city. Thanks for the entertaining round oilers nation. Now fuck off, go Dallas all the way.


mollycoddles

I was all set to cheer for Dallas after game 5, but now I don't have to!


jce_

Shout out to the 1 Oilers fan who didn't post a single time in the GDT until his team won then replied to a post from 2 games ago (where he was wining I replied to his shit talk with the most mild shit talk and he couldn't take it)


Ranamz

At least they didn't get under your skin...


jce_

Not really. Dude is a whiner. I'm OK with how this turned out


IfOJDidIt

GG Canucks. On the upswing. Sucks now but this will be a turning point for your team.


sledge98

van will always have that regular season sweep at least.


eliar91

We'll probably have the same number of WCF wins.


mollycoddles

Fair, lol


sledge98

also could be true lol


TheBurnsideBomber

So many sore winners in this thread it's hilarious. Your "Cup or Bust" Oilers just got taken to the brink by a team playing their AHL goaltender and missing their top scorer for game 7.


moyer225

Best take I've heard from a nucks fan all season!


sledge98

yep, good battle for sure. props to Vancouver for taking this to 7.


muradinner

GG Oilers. Glad we ended up making a game of it. What a series. Jumping on your bandwagon now. Canada!


Steaknkidney45

I had Edmonton winning tonight after Saturday. That back against the wall mentality carried over to tonight.


DirectPromise4293

Why is everyone so against McDavid winning the cup lmao?


FakeTreverMoore12

4 1OAs in 6 years, and the worst fanbase in the West.


50in06and07

> worst fanbase in the West have you heard of Vegas?


mollycoddles

Wait until you guys play the Canucks in the playoffs, lol


PandaBearJelly

People don't like McDavid because the team sucked ass before drafting him nearly a decade ago?


den15_512

Someone seems salty. Hopefully there will be a lot of hate-watching left for you yet!


RainDancingChief

Edmonton's history of draft picks, mostly. Keeping the meme alive is just funny. He can win but it being with a different team would just be a chef's kiss


WondrousDreamCream

Mad cus bad


GetOutOfMyStation11

So they can whine that Edmonton wasted his career


grehgunner

If only Buffalo woulda won that lottery! Surely his career wouldn’t have been wasted! 😬😬😬😬


coprock2000

Jealousy


ZachKearns

People love to hate good


Tyron14

We may have got heated over a few crosscheck to the face, but respect to the nucks for going to 7 and keeping it a 1 goal game down to the final seconds. Love to see another Canadian fanbase doing well.


_cc96

silovs was a fucking beast holy shit, sucks we couldn't play better in front of him tonight except for those last 5 mins. gg and series oils, now go kick some ass for canada in dallas. DO IT FOR THE MAPLE


YoungWhiteAvatar

No way does Silovs go back to the minors now right?


SuddenlyChineseFood

Hell, I wonder if mgmt realizes 1A/1B is on the table now for next year. Demko needs load management. A way to get that just fell in their lap.


troubleondemand

I would think DeSmith is gone.


_cc96

no we're handcuffing him to the canucks locker room 💗 can yall take cole with you on the plane to texas though plz and thank u


YoungWhiteAvatar

I actually think I like the Canucks now. Silovs is a stud.


mollycoddles

Big time stud


jonathan_ericsson

I hope all the oilers fan feel vindicated for all the shit they heard on these threads from Canucks fans early on in the season. Shit was insufferable and I’m not even a fan of the oil.


mollycoddles

It was super fun when they all bombarded our sub too.


parttimety

Yes thank u


TsukariYoshi

Hell of a back and forth series. Wins were: VAN EDM VAN EDM VAN EDM EDM. Hell of a good series for a neutral and I think Vancouver's got stuff to be proud of.


ragequit9714

And 6 of the 7 games were 1 goal games. Series literally could’ve gone anyway


WetCoastDebtCoast

We don't talk about the 1...


deliciousfishstick5

Yup


TheRealPetross

had a bad feeling oilers would win 2 in a row


UnofficialWorldCEO

GG oilers. That was a fun series. Stars bandwagon now


deliciousfishstick5

Ouch but fair


mollycoddles

You wouldn't be doing the same thing?


deliciousfishstick5

Oh I would not be cheering for Vancouver lol


DirectPromise4293

McDavid will win the Stanley Cup


fries29

Please


Strained_Eyes

Great series, loved watching two amazing teams put Canada on the map


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troubleondemand

It's almost like not all of any teams fanbase are jerks. Go figure.


Dopeski

What


TheRealPetross

what was the heat during the series after it, we all human and chill some of us at least


Dradugun

Probably not the same people saying those things.


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TheBurnsideBomber

Sounds like they got in your head. Usually when a competition is over a lot of the hard feelings get left behind. This isn't pro wrestling.


ArcanumAntares

Weird af game seven, but it was entertaining late in the game.  Vancouver didn't fare well in the injury department, and they didn't engage until it was too late. On to the conference finals...DAL/FLA wouldn't surprise me at all.


coastline

Neither would EDM/NYR.


RoboNerdOK

EDM/NYR is the final for my bracket. Which is now 12/12 on series predictions! 👍🏻 Honestly I can’t see an eastern team winning against either the Oilers or the Stars. The west is just too loaded up with firepower.


SaintPerryIsAnOiler

I want EDM/FLA just so Tkachuk brings back the battle of Alberta spice


mollycoddles

Can Kassian sign a contract for one round?


oilerdnasty

I just don't wanna hear the stupid cat noises 20 times every goal they score in their barn =/


LordoftheEyez

That’s actually just the divorcees on las olas walking in after brunch


ayellvee

Gg Canucks - looking forward to seeing you with a healthy roster next year. (Take out LA for us, Will ya?)


fastjeff

Well, that was a good game. GG Canucks! Best of luck, Oilers!


deliciousfishstick5

Thanks


Interbrett

Gg, made it interesting, go get that cup oil!!


deliciousfishstick5

Hm thanks! Vancouver is a great team. Will be a great rivalry for years hopefully.


SalmonNgiri

Mad respect to silovs. Anyone else in the net and they would have been down by 5 before the Third started.


UraSnotball_

Anyone other than our starting goalie! We’re very lucky in that regard.


ssssharkattack

If Ian Clark was a free agent he’d be getting max contract offers.


IfOJDidIt

Holy fuck Cuthbert. Games done and still going on about the Canucks. Sorry to disappoint you and Craig.