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Post by khawk20 on Jan 7, 2018 17:24:24 GMT
Hawks should win this but won't. Jesus will kill either glass or forsberg.
Coilers 6 Hawks 3.
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Post by lari on Jan 7, 2018 17:27:18 GMT
McJesus vs Nick of Nazareth. A match of biblical proportions.
If the Hawks play like they did against the Rags and against Vegas, they will take this one. The Oilers kind of suck this season.
What ever happened to them being the new powerhouse of the West?
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Post by lari on Jan 7, 2018 17:28:10 GMT
Does Forsberg maybe get a start here? Glass is starting to break (shatter?) under pressure.
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Post by dhull10 on Jan 7, 2018 17:31:29 GMT
Game is on NHL Network. So I can check in during commercials of Bills 1st playoff game in 17 years and after their victory by 4:15pm
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Post by Merpes on Jan 7, 2018 17:32:01 GMT
Oilers problem is paying McDavid like he already had won 3 Cups. Same with Leo to a lesser degree.
Franchise will have a hard time building around those two at their current cap hits. Same problem the Hawks have with 88 and 19 just without the hardware to show for it.
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Post by khawk20 on Jan 7, 2018 17:35:14 GMT
Chiarelli has made some dumb moves that sort of hurt their immediate window, but didn't have a choice as guys like Eberle and Hall couldn't be retained long term due to the cap.
Guys like mcjesus win cups eventually. But it could be a while in Edmonton.
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Post by lari on Jan 7, 2018 19:51:26 GMT
They think McDavid/Draisaitl is Crosby/Malkin. But Draisaitl is closer to Jordan Staal than he is to Malkin (mostly because Malkin is just that good). So giving Drai that kind of money was too much too early.
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Post by lari on Jan 7, 2018 20:22:43 GMT
Nick!
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Post by lari on Jan 7, 2018 20:24:57 GMT
Cat! 2-0. Lucky, lucky goal.
The Oilers have overloaded their top line with McDavid and Draisaitl. Obviously the Toews line can't keep up, and will probably allow one soon. But that leaves 3/4 of the Oilers lines full of shitty players. So far they've already allowed 2 goals, and we're ten minutes in. So I'll take that trade-off.
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Post by profile1 on Jan 7, 2018 20:29:21 GMT
It's still really hard to understand the Oil's continued failings given the number of #1 (and very high first round) draft picks in recent years.
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Post by Merpes on Jan 7, 2018 20:45:21 GMT
It's still really hard to understand the Oil's continued failings given the number of #1 (and very high first round) draft picks in recent years. They are the Cleveland Browns of the NHL or the Browns are the Edmonton Oilers of the NFL. Pick your poison.
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Post by Merpes on Jan 7, 2018 20:46:45 GMT
1st period kind of exemplifies what is wrong with the Hawks.
Goals by Nick and Alex.
Assists to Hartman, Rutta, and Kampf.
The supposed Core is nowhere to be seen. Your highest paid players gots to be your bestest players.
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Post by lari on Jan 7, 2018 20:54:08 GMT
1st period kind of exemplifies what is wrong with the Hawks. Goals by Nick and Alex. Assists to Hartman, Rutta, and Kampf. The supposed Core is nowhere to be seen. Your highest paid players gots to be your bestest players. Carried by the youngsters, so true. The Hawks are also kind of lucky to be ahead, really. The goal by Alex DeMidget was a complete gift. The Oilers got plenty of chances too, but apparently Forsberg came to play like a man who is worried for his NHL job. I mean, Glass did start several games in a row. That's got to worry Forsberg, because this might be his last chance to stay in the NHL this season. So far, so good. He's a big reason the Hawks are ahead. But the Oilers have scoring power and the Hawks don't have an answer to McDavid. This could still be a game. Also remember the refs are looking to even up the penalty calls.
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Post by lari on Jan 7, 2018 21:11:46 GMT
Forsberg falls asleep, 2-1...
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Post by jimc on Jan 7, 2018 21:18:57 GMT
This is like watchingcl a pre-season game with all the scrubs in the lineup
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