Edmonton Oilers

ThumbingMyWay32

Jam-fan wrote:

But i think he can deal with it, he was an olympian wasn't he? (albeit ont he US team)

What the hell is that supposed to mean?


Canes in 5.

prljamgirl

ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:

Canes in 5.

What part of 'this is the Edmonton Oilers thread' do you not get??? Post your Oilers losing crap in your Carolina Hurricanes thread. That's why you have it. We are Oiler fans in here and don't want to hear your nonsense. None of us have come into your Hurricanes thread posting 'Oilers in 6' or anything like that....

NCBRI

Hate to see Rolloson go down like that. This thing is far from over though. I hope my Canes can win 3 more. Its gonna be tough. The Oilers have a hell of a team. Geez, Im consoling the enemy! I guess its that Ive read a few pages of posts and all you Oil fans just seem so nice. Although, I have to admit, after dealing with Buffalo fans last round, Ive kinda lost perspective on sportsmanship. Good luck guys, its gonna be a long series. Go Canes!

ThumbingMyWay32

Gonna go with some reverse psychology here...


Oilers lose in 5.

small town beck

NCBRI wrote:

Hate to see Rolloson go down like that. This thing is far from over though. I hope my Canes can win 3 more. Its gonna be tough. The Oilers have a hell of a team. Geez, Im consoling the enemy! I guess its that Ive read a few pages of posts and all you Oil fans just seem so nice. Although, I have to admit, after dealing with Buffalo fans last round, Ive kinda lost perspective on sportsmanship. Good luck guys, its gonna be a long series. Go Canes!

Now see that is sportsman like



Again though there is a thread to cheer on your Canes so it would just be better to take the Canes cheering there. GO OILERS GO!!!

teflonsteve

ThumbingMyWay32 wrote:

What the hell is that supposed to mean?


Canes in 5.

hes saying your national team sucks

and yeah I had predicted Canes in 6 earlier but with the loss of roloson I say canes in 5, if the oilers get lucky.

mookie blaylock 10

if the first game was any indication, we're in for a great series...

can't wait for tonight!!! tie it up and come home to win two more...best scenario - edmonton wins in six in the homeland!

GO OILERS!

Sugar Ray

I'm cheering for the Canes as I've been a long time fan, but I have to say that I've been VERY impressed with the Oilers during the playoffs. they have worked very hard and had top notch goaltending which you need for a deep run.

These guys are resiliant and if anything I see the Oilers playing that much better now that Roloson is out because they know they can't leave their net minder to "hold down the fort" while they take chances offensively... they are going to be much more focussed defensively which is going to give the Canes fits...

I said Canes in 7 before the series started, and with Roloson out there is no reason to change that prediction.

Hopefully this post won't get me run off by some really great folks here.

Cheers,

R3

ThumbingMyWay32

teflonsteve wrote:

hes saying your national team sucks

and yeah I had predicted Canes in 6 earlier but with the loss of roloson I say canes in 5, if the oilers get lucky.

With an attitude like that the cup will probably never make it back to Canada.

Atleast you guys can still play with those silly medals.

I don't expect any of this to stick btw.

polaris

toronto is cheering for the oil!!!! ... 125 strong at local pub the other nite ... huge groan on that 5th goal ... gonna change venues!!

mookie blaylock 10

Sugar Ray wrote:

I'm cheering for the Canes as I've been a long time fan, but I have to say that I've been VERY impressed with the Oilers during the playoffs. they have worked very hard and had top notch goaltending which you need for a deep run.

These guys are resiliant and if anything I see the Oilers playing that much better now that Roloson is out because they know they can't leave their net minder to "hold down the fort" while they take chances offensively... they are going to be much more focussed defensively which is going to give the Canes fits...

I said Canes in 7 before the series started, and with Roloson out there is no reason to change that prediction.

Hopefully this post won't get me run off by some really great folks here.

Cheers,

R3

blasphemy from north of edmonton sugar ray!!!

just kidding, neither one of these teams are a joke or they wouldn't be there. i think the canes were more the team that was expected to be there, but the oilers have played some great hockey and taken some very good teams down. all the makings of a great stanley cup i think.

personally i'd like to see the oilers win in 6 so they can win it at home, but either way this should be a really good series. i wasn't happy with the outcome of the first game obviously, but we can't say it wasn't an exciting game!

...how in the hell cam ward stopped that last flurry of shots - especially the last shot...i'll never know! standing on his head...

i'm hoping to see a great game tonight...oilers on top this time, though

go oilers!

prljamgirl

Well, I just saw different footage of the collision that took out Roloson, from a different angle than before. I blamed Bergeron for this accident because I felt like he plowed Ladd into Roloson. In the footage I just saw, Bergeron clearly doesn't hit Ladd hard enough to send him flying into Roloson the way that he did. Even the 3 commentators on SportsNet (where I saw the footage) think that Ladd took the opportunity as a free pass to run Roloson. Not cool.......

NCBRI

small town beck wrote:

Now see that is sportsman like



Again though there is a thread to cheer on your Canes so it would just be better to take the Canes cheering there. GO OILERS GO!!!

Yes, but there are more of you than there are of us on here. Besides, what fun is it if you can't interact with the enemy?
Who you guys starting tonight? Will it be Markanen? I hear his personality is more relaxed than Conklin. After the bad break at the end for Conklin, it may weigh on him. I just hope we come out skating for Game 2. We sure didnt show up for Game 1 until the 3rd.
And just so I don't get accused of hijacking. Chris Pronger is awesome! Hard to believe he wasn't one of the 3 finalists for the Norris.

prljamgirl

NCBRI wrote:

Yes, but there are more of you than there are of us on here. Besides, what fun is it if you can't interact with the enemy?
Who you guys starting tonight? Will it be Markanen? I hear his personality is more relaxed than Conklin. After the bad break at the end for Conklin, it may weigh on him. I just hope we come out skating for Game 2. We sure didnt show up for Game 1 until the 3rd.
And just so I don't get accused of hijacking. Chris Pronger is awesome! Hard to believe he wasn't one of the 3 finalists for the Norris.

We still haven't heard who's starting tonight.

mookie blaylock 10

no offense to conklin...and it's not because of the ending to the last game...but personally i would rather see markanen...just my opinion...

mookie blaylock 10

prljamgirl wrote:

Well, I just saw different footage of the collision that took out Roloson, from a different angle than before. I blamed Bergeron for this accident because I felt like he plowed Ladd into Roloson. In the footage I just saw, Bergeron clearly doesn't hit Ladd hard enough to send him flying into Roloson the way that he did. Even the 3 commentators on SportsNet (where I saw the footage) think that Ladd took the opportunity as a free pass to run Roloson. Not cool.......

i remember watching it and thinking bergeron was hitting him at an angle...not directly at the net....i agree prljamgirl, not cool.

small town beck

NCBRI wrote:

Yes, but there are more of you than there are of us on here. Besides, what fun is it if you can't interact with the enemy?
Who you guys starting tonight? Will it be Markanen? I hear his personality is more relaxed than Conklin. After the bad break at the end for Conklin, it may weigh on him. I just hope we come out skating for Game 2. We sure didnt show up for Game 1 until the 3rd.
And just so I don't get accused of hijacking. Chris Pronger is awesome! Hard to believe he wasn't one of the 3 finalists for the Norris.

Well of course there are more of us, we are the best


Roli being out is a real heartbreaker but I am not counting us out yet. You are right about Pronger, awesome indeed.

GO OILERS GO!!!!!!

CServant

Better Win tonight Oiler Fans, or the South will retain the Cup (but no Pearl Jam).

Hawkshore

You can make a pretty strong argument to go back with TY again tonight.

It would be a huge confidence boost for him if MacT started hi basically saying we still have faith in you now its up to you. If he gets shelled you can always go back to Usi Saturday night back home

Plus if you start Usi tonight and he craps the bed now you have two goaltenders with shaky confidence and no real options for Saturday night.

Go Oil GO!!!!!!!!!!!

Gators76

I would go with Conks tonight. As a fellow goaltender I know that snafu wasnt all his fault. Hes a pro, he can bounce back. Either way neither goaltender has played in over 2 months so I just took $200 to the Red Rock Casino and put in on Carolina tonight at -170:)