Oilers solved their depth problems when McDavid-Draisaitl were not on the ice during the regular season, but those problems have returned in the playoffs. Got nothing from the non-McDavid-Draisaitl lines. Add in awful goaltending from Skinner and having no confidence in Campbell so you are going to have a bad time. You can argue theyāre the two best players in the league but unfortunately itās not enough to advance.
There is truth to that, at the same time they did end up loosing to the #1 seed. Its not like they lost to an underdog.
They need to upgrade in net or Skinner needs to take a big step. At the end of the day though, almost every year the team that wins the Cup is typically a team that gets production from their top guys, but also gets production from their bottom 6. Very hard to win a cup without that, unless you are a NJ/Scott Stevens era style of team that wins on D. That is not the Oilers lol.
Skinner is a Calder candidate this year (no guarantee he will get better from here). It was also supposed to be Jack Campbellās crease. But their goaltending still needs to be better.
100%. You canāt win when the bottom six donāt produce.
Iām more all-in on Florida vs Seattle than I was last week.
Thatās the exact goal I was thinking of when I posted that, they are very similar.
I believe the rule in the NHL is in order to overturn a goal, the replay must clearly show that the call on the ice was wrong. I think they may even use the word āindisputableā. If there is any doubt from the replay, the call stands. Based on that rule, I think they got it right.
On one hand these playoffs feel super super fresh. On the other hand, Vegas, Dallas, Carolina, Florida is a ratings nightmare for the NHL lol. No idea who Iām going for.
I have I had to put money on someone, it would probably be Florida. They are scary good, first they beat the best regular season team in hockey, and then handed Toronto their asses.
Carolina is under the radar good, but I think Anderson is too shaky to do it for 4 rounds. Same for Vegas, I just canāt see Adin Hill winning a cup. Dallas is good, probably my second choice.
I think Vegas will roll over Dallas in either four or five. Just too much depth and if they could shut down McDavid and Draisaitl they will have no problem with the Stars.
The Finals this year will be on TNT this year, they are miles ahead of ESPN, I can say that. I wish the NBA would do the same and have the TNT guys have their finals.
Ughhh I hate posting from my phone, autocorrect is brutal. Yes, I meant Adin Hill lol. I promise I wasnāt confusing him with the blue jays second baseman of a decade or so ago.