GDAWG Posted Saturday at 03:13 AM Share Posted Saturday at 03:13 AM This has been a fun series Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
habsfan1 Posted Saturday at 03:17 AM Share Posted Saturday at 03:17 AM 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttep Posted Saturday at 03:26 AM Share Posted Saturday at 03:26 AM Game 7 with an all-time historic choke on the line. It all comes down to this. This is the most hyped I've ever been for a non-Rangers hockey game. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted Saturday at 05:26 AM Share Posted Saturday at 05:26 AM McDavid's gotta do this Monday night. The sport needs it. Can't wait. 3 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavardToColton Posted Saturday at 01:59 PM Share Posted Saturday at 01:59 PM For some perspective the last time a team successfully came back from down 3-0 in the Stanley Cup Final, the Battle of Stalingrad hadn't even begun yet. Crazy how fast this series changed. I thought we were going to have another clunker of a final, now we're set up for one of the most intriguing Game 7s of my lifetime. We can either see a historic comeback completed that sees the best player in the game today get his name on the Cup, or the Panthers just exorcise all their franchise demons and end their 30 year wait at home. As someone who does not care for the Panthers at all, I hope the Oilers get it done. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted Saturday at 02:05 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:05 PM What seed are the Oilers in the west? I looked up a few brackets and can't tell since they don't do 1-8. Are they 5 since it looks like 4 teams had more points? Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted Saturday at 02:43 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:43 PM (edited) 38 minutes ago, BBTV said: What seed are the Oilers in the west? I looked up a few brackets and can't tell since they don't do 1-8. Are they 5 since it looks like 4 teams had more points? 2 seed https://www.espn.com/nhl/playoff-bracket Edited Saturday at 02:44 PM by Sec19Row53 Link added Quote It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
waltere Posted Saturday at 02:53 PM Share Posted Saturday at 02:53 PM They're the Pacific 2 seed. The NHL strictly speaking doesn't seed outside divisions any more, but depending on how you choose to define they'd work out as either a #4 or a #5. 1 Quote 1 hour ago, BringBackTheVet said: sorry sweetie, but I don't suck minor-league d CCSLC Post of the day September 3rd 2012 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted Saturday at 03:44 PM Share Posted Saturday at 03:44 PM The Oilers rattled off 16 in a row once they sorted themselves out. They had this in them. They feel like one of those 12-13-14 Kings teams but with Connor McDavid. Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BBTV Posted Saturday at 04:30 PM Share Posted Saturday at 04:30 PM 1 hour ago, Sec19Row53 said: 2 seed https://www.espn.com/nhl/playoff-bracket That's actually what prompted the question, since there's multiple 1s and 2s. Question for those that have followed NHL all year - were they viewed as contenders all year, or is making it to game 7 of the finals (or even making it to the finals) considered like one of those times when a low seed gets hot at the right time? I'm definitely gonna try and watch game 7 - pulling for Canada to win its first since Eric Desjardins and John LeClair were on the Canadiens. Quote "The views expressed here are mine and do not reflect the official opinion of my employer or the organization through which the Internet was accessed." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ruttep Posted Saturday at 05:26 PM Share Posted Saturday at 05:26 PM 3 hours ago, BBTV said: What seed are the Oilers in the west? I looked up a few brackets and can't tell since they don't do 1-8. Are they 5 since it looks like 4 teams had more points? Yeah, they'd be a 5. Under the traditional 1-8 seeding the west would've been 1. DAL (113 P, Central Division Champions) 2. VAN (109 P, Pacific Division Champions) 3. WPG (110 P) 4. COL (107 P) 5. EDM (104 P) 6. NSH (99 P, 38 RW) 7. LAK (99 P, 37 RW) 8. VGK (98 P) 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sec19Row53 Posted Saturday at 07:41 PM Share Posted Saturday at 07:41 PM 4 hours ago, waltere said: They're the Pacific 2 seed. The NHL strictly speaking doesn't seed outside divisions any more, but depending on how you choose to define they'd work out as either a #4 or a #5. Thanks! I went to the bracket and saw a number. My bad Quote It's where I sit. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cosmic Posted Saturday at 11:31 PM Share Posted Saturday at 11:31 PM 6 hours ago, BBTV said: That's actually what prompted the question, since there's multiple 1s and 2s. Question for those that have followed NHL all year - were they viewed as contenders all year, or is making it to game 7 of the finals (or even making it to the finals) considered like one of those times when a low seed gets hot at the right time? I'm definitely gonna try and watch game 7 - pulling for Canada to win its first since Eric Desjardins and John LeClair were on the Canadiens. I think they've been viewed as a good team with flaws for at least a few years now. Their relatively low finish this year includes the first 13 games possibly sandbagging to get their coach fired. For their last 69 games, they played at a pace that would have been best in the league. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sykotyk Posted Sunday at 12:26 AM Share Posted Sunday at 12:26 AM 21 hours ago, habsfan1 said: With the way the first two games went I was shocked they just managed to make game 3 competitive. Losing they thought a sweep was guaranteed. Now it's like those first two games never happened. Florida has no real answer and can't stop Edmonton. I don't see what they're going to do any differently than the last 3 plus games that will work. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SavardToColton Posted Sunday at 01:50 AM Share Posted Sunday at 01:50 AM https://www.hockey-reference.com/leagues/NHL_2024_preseason_odds.html According to Hockey Reference the Oilers did have top 5 Pre-Season Cup odds and they were a popular pick. Less so after they had the awful start, but once they fired the coach and got the bounce they were meeting expectations again though the start doomed their seeding. If they do win Monday you'll hear a lot of comparisons to 2019 St. Louis, but both teams did have higher expectations before awful starts and their heaters were both teams finally playing closer to their potential after coaching changes: though a lot more extreme in St. Louis' case. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Admiral Posted Sunday at 07:09 PM Share Posted Sunday at 07:09 PM I still think the 2012 Kings are a better comparison, who were never truly the 8 seed once you lopped off a non-representative start to the season that got the coach fired. Those Kings also had a better roster than the '19 Blues, who broke the rule of thumb that the team with more presumptive Hall of Famers wins the Final. 2 Quote ♫ oh yeah, board goes on, long after the thrill of postin' is gone ♫ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
spartacat_12 Posted Monday at 04:31 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:31 PM On 6/21/2024 at 10:20 PM, FriedPickles said: has an NHL team ever blown a 3-0 lead before? I know it hasn't happened in NBA, almost with the Celtics last year There's been 4 other reverse sweeps in the Stanley Cup Playoffs. 1942: Leafs came back against the Red Wings in the Cup Finals 1975: Islanders came back against the Penguins in the 2nd round (they ended up losing to Philly in the next round) 2010: Flyers came back against the Bruins in the 2nd round (Boston even managed to blow a 3-0 lead in Game 7; Flyers lost in the Finals) 2014: Kings came back against the Sharks in the first round (they went on to win the Cup) On 6/21/2024 at 10:42 PM, Dynasty said: Connor McDavid will achieve legendry if his team wins this series after coming from an 0-3 deficit and breaking Canada's 31-year cup drought. I think we're going to witness greatness this Monday. McDavid pulling off the reverse sweep would be legendary. Ending the Canadian Cup drought will just be a piece of minor trivia. Part of why I'm rooting for the Oilers is so that we don't have to keep hearing about this stupid drought every year. On 6/22/2024 at 12:30 PM, BBTV said: That's actually what prompted the question, since there's multiple 1s and 2s. Question for those that have followed NHL all year - were they viewed as contenders all year, or is making it to game 7 of the finals (or even making it to the finals) considered like one of those times when a low seed gets hot at the right time? I'm definitely gonna try and watch game 7 - pulling for Canada to win its first since Eric Desjardins and John LeClair were on the Canadiens. The Oilers were definitely one of the favourites going into the season, but got off to a terrible start which led to them replacing the coach. They managed to pull off an 8 game winning streak after dropping 3 straight in the regular season, then went on a 16 game winning streak after another 3 game slump, so it makes sense why they had the belief in the room after going down 3-0. Obviously most people up here will be happy if the Oilers pull it off, but it won't be "Canada winning" the way that it was when the Raptors got their title. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JerseyJimmy Posted Monday at 04:39 PM Share Posted Monday at 04:39 PM 7 minutes ago, spartacat_12 said: 1975: Islanders came back against the Penguins in the 2nd round (they ended up losing to Philly in the next round) funny thing is, they didn't just lose to Philly in the next round, they went down 3-0 again and promptly forced another game 7. this was the Isles' third season, by the way. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OnWis97 Posted Tuesday at 02:50 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:50 AM Nashville is next Quote Disclaimer: If this comment is about an NBA uniform from 2017-2018 or later, do not constitute a lack of acknowledgement of the corporate logo to mean anything other than "the corporate logo is terrible and makes the uniform significantly worse." BADGERS TWINS VIKINGS TIMBERWOLVES WILD POTD (Shared) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FriedPickles Posted Tuesday at 02:55 AM Share Posted Tuesday at 02:55 AM The Canadian Cup Drought continues... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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