captaincanuck12 Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 2 hours ago, BomberBall said: Maybe we can get them to lick a few doorknobs at the Golden Knights facility. Or ask Brad Marchand to lick a few players. Both would have the desired outcome BomberBall 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted April 17, 2023 Report Share Posted April 17, 2023 3 hours ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Winnipeg Sports Talk got a playoff pool going if anyone wants to join. Thanks for that. I was thrown out of my regular pool for winning too much, so good to have something to cheer for again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TrueBlue4ever Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 First round picks: Boston - really hope not and the illness running through their locker room gives a sliver of hope. But they are just way too good. But seeing Paul Maurice upset them would be sweet. Toronto - rooting hard for Tampa, but I think the Leaf curse is broken. Which is fine because the Bruins will likely sweep them in round 2. But if the series goes 7, could easily see Tampa pull it off then. NY Islanders - since the 1 v 8, 2 v 7 seeding was re-introduced, the #7 seed has won almost half of the match-ups (25 of 54). Since Seattle isn’t beating Colorado, this is my #7 seed upset NY Rangers - more top end talent, goaltending, and playoff experience gives them the advantage over the Devils Colorado - most likely sweep in round 1 Dallas - dark horse to run to the Finals Edmonton - game 7 OT anyone? The two hottest teams since the trade deadline, either is a legit threat to make a run to the Finals, but McDavid is video game cheat code unstoppable right now. Great equalizer could be the refs burying their whistles and eliminating the Oiler power play, which is their greatest weapon Vegas - the fact I am a Winnipegger and am wavering on the Jets convinced me that Vegas is the logical pick. Jets just too inconsistent this year to trust them to bring their best, which would be enough to beat most of their Western foes. Plus, they play best when no one believes in them, and there are still experts who see the upset happening. So it likely won’t. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 I hope Boston has to go 7 each round to get to the Stanley Cup finals so they're all beat up and tired and easy work for our boys. Yes, Jets going to the Cup baby!! bb1 and rebusrankin 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted April 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 I went with COL/EDM/BOS/NYR cause the NHL dont change much but I also like DAL/TOR and have a soft spot for FLA(Maurice also Presidents Cup jinx) and WPG cause fock I love Vegas but I hate their hockey team and why cant we have nice things? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_gold_84 Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 As if Maurice had to use a challenge on that Hathaway goal. How does anyone miss that blatant interference? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCoreBlue Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 2 hours ago, kelownabomberfan said: I hope Boston has to go 7 each round to get to the Stanley Cup finals so they're all beat up and tired and easy work for our boys. Yes, Jets going to the Cup baby!! I think this has been said to you on a few occasions: I’ll have what you’re having. Go Jets Go! And Leaf’s suck. kelownabomberfan 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 LA wins in OT! JCon, FrostyWinnipeg and HardCoreBlue 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted April 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 11 hours ago, IC Khari said: LA wins in OT! Waking up after an Oilers loss... IC Khari, HardCoreBlue, blue_gold_84 and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCoreBlue Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 50 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: Waking up after an Oilers loss... As opposed to @Noeller blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 Jets fans talking s**t to Oilers fans is like Rider fans trying to compare Grey Cups wins with the Bombers. Noeller and IC Khari 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCoreBlue Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, bigg jay said: Jets fans talking s**t to Oilers fans is like Rider fans trying to compare Grey Cups wins with the Bombers. Huh? We're not allowed to chirp? As much as I loathe Rider fans and yes we have way more cups than them, I wouldn't expect them to sit back and take it from us. That would be weird. It's called rivalries for a reason. All in good fun of course. 🙂 Wideleft 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigg jay Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 4 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said: Huh? We're not allowed to chirp? As much as I loathe Rider fans and yes we have way more cups than them, I wouldn't expect them to sit back and take it from us. That would be weird. It's called rivalries for a reason. All in good fun of course. 🙂 Who said stop chirping? It's just not very effective when your team isn't exactly the model franchise for success and only got into the playoffs by the skin of their teeth. Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 27 minutes ago, bigg jay said: Jets fans talking s**t to Oilers fans is like Rider fans trying to compare Grey Cups wins with the Bombers. LOL - this is like talking to Canadiens fans. "Look at how many Cups we've won". Man it's been 30 years since any Canadian team won a cup. That's just sad by any metric, no matter which team you support. That being said, I was cheering for the Oilers in 2006 and the Canucks in 2011. Oh so close. IC Khari 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 minute ago, bigg jay said: Who said stop chirping? It's just not very effective when your team isn't exactly the model franchise for success and only got into the playoffs by the skin of their teeth. Yes, but unlike Rider fans, no one is strutting around pretending to be better. Just happy when they fail. HardCoreBlue, Wideleft and blue_gold_84 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kelownabomberfan Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 2 minutes ago, bigg jay said: Who said stop chirping? It's just not very effective when your team isn't exactly the model franchise for success and only got into the playoffs by the skin of their teeth. Now imagine if Edmonton hadn't gotten that miracle draft pick and McDavid went to the Sabres instead. Would we still be having this conversation? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_gold_84 Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 7 minutes ago, bigg jay said: Who said stop chirping? It's just not very effective when your team isn't exactly the model franchise for success and only got into the playoffs by the skin of their teeth. It's trash talk. It's part of the entertainment with sports fandom. Considering fans have no say in what a franchise does, what does being a model franchise have to do with anything? HardCoreBlue and kelownabomberfan 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FrostyWinnipeg Posted April 18, 2023 Author Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 If it was Oilers vs Thanos, I'm still picking Thanos. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 39 minutes ago, FrostyWinnipeg said: If it was Oilers vs Thanos, I'm still picking Thanos. Tough but fair. It's about balance. #TeamThanos Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HardCoreBlue Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, bigg jay said: Who said stop chirping? It's just not very effective when your team isn't exactly the model franchise for success and only got into the playoffs by the skin of their teeth. Fair enough, effective or not they deserve chirping just as much as anyone. For example, failing consistently and not being a model franchise resulted in: The highest the Oilers have picked is first overall, which they did on three successive occasions between 2010 and 2012 and, most recently, 2015. They selected Taylor Hall (2010), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011), Nail Yakupov (2012), and Connor McDavid (2015). (Taken from the worldwide web.) That's a good haul. blue_gold_84 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 6 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said: Fair enough, effective or not they deserve chirping just as much as anyone. For example, failing consistently and not being a model franchise resulted in: The highest the Oilers have picked is first overall, which they did on three successive occasions between 2010 and 2012 and, most recently, 2015. They selected Taylor Hall (2010), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011), Nail Yakupov (2012), and Connor McDavid (2015). (Taken from the worldwide web.) That's a good haul. I'm not sure what franchise has been worse handling the talent they've been gifted, the Oilers or the Leafs? HardCoreBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
blue_gold_84 Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 (edited) 34 minutes ago, HardCoreBlue said: Fair enough, effective or not they deserve chirping just as much as anyone. For example, failing consistently and not being a model franchise resulted in: The highest the Oilers have picked is first overall, which they did on three successive occasions between 2010 and 2012 and, most recently, 2015. They selected Taylor Hall (2010), Ryan Nugent-Hopkins (2011), Nail Yakupov (2012), and Connor McDavid (2015). (Taken from the worldwide web.) That's a good haul. They also drafted Nurse (7th overall in 2013), Draisaitl (3rd overall in 2014), and Puljujarvi (4th overall in 2016). 2017 (Yamamoto at 10th overall) was the first time since 2008 (Eberle at 22nd overall) where they didn't have a draft pick in the top 10. They had top 10 picks in 2018 (Bouchard at 10th overall) and 2019 (Broberg at 8th overall), too. Model franchise. Edited April 18, 2023 by blue_gold_84 info added HardCoreBlue 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wideleft Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 1 hour ago, JCon said: Yes, but unlike Rider fans, no one is strutting around pretending to be better. Just happy when they fail. Well said, Yankees fan! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JCon Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 Just now, Wideleft said: Well said, Yankees fan! Oh, I'm also happy when the Blue Jays and Red Sox fail. Happily, the Yankees fail a lot less than them. bustamente 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IC Khari Posted April 18, 2023 Report Share Posted April 18, 2023 So ... back to the NHL Playoffs 😁 Noeller 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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