QR: (5) Edmonton Oilers vs. (12) Chicago Blackhawks

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/NHLdotcom/status/1287967276239589376

Saturday, Aug. 1: Blackhawks vs. Oilers, 3 p.m. ET ? NBC
Monday, Aug. 3: Blackhawks vs. Oilers, 10:30 p.m. ET ? NBCSN
Wednesday, Aug. 5: Oilers vs. Blackhawks, 10:30 p.m. ET ? NBCSN
Friday, Aug. 7: Oilers vs. Blackhawks*, TBD
Saturday, Aug. 8: Blackhawks vs. Oilers*, TBD

 

[disco]

Half of Chicago's roster playing in their first NHL playoff game. The other half are going to feel very old, very soon.

Oilers in three.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

A McDavid goal and a Mike Smith giveaway leading to a goal 6 minutes in. Hockey is back!

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Edmonton's decision to start their second best goalie is surprisingly not paying off so far.

 

[louisstamos]

Would the most chaotic thing to come out of the playoffs be this?:

Chicago, who were not in a playoff spot at the break, winning the Stanley Cup

Edmonton, who were in a playoff spot at the break, getting Lafreniere.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Edmonton's decision to start their second best goalie is surprisingly not paying off so far.

I don't think Smith can be faulted on 3 of the 4. Some offseason defensive play on display.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Lol, imagine if the oilers got lafreniere. I'm saying it now to hopefully jinx it.

 

[Bender]

Lol, imagine if the oilers got lafreniere. I'm saying it now to hopefully jinx it.

Please let this be a jinx.

 

[Zee]

Oilers need to get the crowd going

 

[L K]

I'm keeping my mouth shut on this because if anything happens tomorrow night I'm hold every last one of your responsible.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Edmonton's decision to start their second best goalie is surprisingly not paying off so far.

I don't think Smith can be faulted on 3 of the 4. Some offseason defensive play on display.

Pretty sure that's just standard Edmonton defensive play. But yeah not all on Smith for sure. But when a coach tries to galaxy brain that kinda decision by going with a worse player because of "experience" it rarely ends well.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Edmonton's decision to start their second best goalie is surprisingly not paying off so far.

I don't think Smith can be faulted on 3 of the 4. Some offseason defensive play on display.

Pretty sure that's just standard Edmonton defensive play. But yeah not all on Smith for sure. But when a coach tries to galaxy brain that kinda decision by going with a worse player because of "experience" it rarely ends well.

Yeah, I think the old time honoured "go with the vet in the playoffs" is probably to blame, but if there's ever a time to buck convention it's certainly now. There's no crowd to amplify rookie nerves, and you're starting at game 3.

 

[Phileas Fogg]

Hey, I logged in to see Herman post Nylander gifs in this thread since he's playing, and there's nothing.

Consider this a formal complaint.

 

[herman]

https://twitter.com/ubirdofparadise/status/936440932638928896

 

[lamajama]

I'm keeping my mouth shut on this because if anything happens tomorrow night I'm hold every last one of your responsible.

Nice. And by that I mean it made me laugh. Crying will be later

 

[Bates]

Half of Chicago's roster playing in their first NHL playoff game. The other half are going to feel very old, very soon.

Oilers in three.

1st guy out of the pool?

 

[disco]

Oilers managed to get four goals but that defence and goaltending.... woof.

 

[CarltonTheBear]

https://twitter.com/dimfilipovic/status/1290480075280793600

He's pretty good.

 

[Bender]

https://twitter.com/dimfilipovic/status/1290480075280793600

He's pretty good.

I thought Morgan Rielly was just bad tho?

 

[CarltonTheBear]

Yeah that goal definitely reminded me of that whole fiasco.