The other teams thread

VCRW said:
I have the Stars playing the Panthers for the Cup. Oilers defense still isn’t good enough.
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The Knights looked..spent. I thought they'd be able to exploit the Oil's D, but last night's zero scoring chances in the 1st, and outside of a few minutes of the 2 nd and part of the 3rd couldn't muster much of a threat- I mean Skinner with back to back shutouts kind of says it all. I agree the Stars can get it done, but Eckholm's return might be a thing.
 
hokiecat said:
But Doughty did look like crap. You could beat him wide virtually every single time down the ice. That's not the Drew we've watched for a decade and a half. I don't even remember him looking that sluggish in the 4NT, so I wonder if he had some setback late in the season.
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I’m not disputing that Doughty had a bad series. I’m saying this is what the Oilers do to d-men.

The Oilers are showing that it doesn’t matter if they’re up against Doughty, Gavrikov, Pietrangelo, Theodore or Hanifin. They’re capable of making them all look bad for a series. Yet Doughty is the one who got the spotlight for being slow and overmatched.

Maybe it’s time to give Edmonton’s offense a little credit?
 
Halfwall said:
Apparently Florida paid attention to our series. A 4-0 lead and they aren't sitting back just daring Toronto to score while playing just 3 lines and 4 D. Maurice must be some sort of genius.
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That and he is not playing against a team with McDrai duo. Mathews has zero points against the Panthers in something like 10 playoff games and is only around a .8PPG player in the playoffs. The McDrai duo shows up in the playoffs. We have seen that all to much, have we not.

There is a reason the Kings team kept going into a defensive posture in the 3rd against the oil. They could not keep up with that speed and pressure.
 
Statue4Deano said:
I’m not disputing that Doughty had a bad series. I’m saying this is what the Oilers do to d-men.

The Oilers are showing that it doesn’t matter if they’re up against Doughty, Gavrikov, Pietrangelo, Theodore or Hanifin. They’re capable of making them all look bad for a series. Yet Doughty is the one who got the spotlight for being slow and overmatched.

Maybe it’s time to give Edmonton’s offense a little credit?
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Yep, pretty much. The Oilers were very close to sweeping the Knights. The Kings were very close to sweeping the Oilers, until it all unraveled with the help of Edmonton turning up the heat and going with their "Nuclear Option"
 
symbology said:
Yep, pretty much. The Oilers were very close to sweeping the Knights. The Kings were very close to sweeping the Oilers, until it all unraveled with the help of Edmonton turning up the heat and going with their "Nuclear Option"
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Just another example of how close the Kings really were. Had Hiller been able to out-coach his adversary, or even match his adversary, the outcome of who wins the Cup this year could have been very different.
 
hokiecat said:
But Doughty did look like crap. You could beat him wide virtually every single time down the ice. That's not the Drew we've watched for a decade and a half. I don't even remember him looking that sluggish in the 4NT, so I wonder if he had some setback late in the season.
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He must have incurred some sort of set back. His skating stride looked choppy AF.
 
Statue4Deano said:
I’m not disputing that Doughty had a bad series. I’m saying this is what the Oilers do to d-men.

The Oilers are showing that it doesn’t matter if they’re up against Doughty, Gavrikov, Pietrangelo, Theodore or Hanifin. They’re capable of making them all look bad for a series. Yet Doughty is the one who got the spotlight for being slow and overmatched.

Maybe it’s time to give Edmonton’s offense a little credit?
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Doughty did it to himself. Playing snow angels on his belly while opposition skated around him too many times.
 
Sin-bin said:
Someone who makes $11 million to defend should know that.
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Look, we know Doughty is overpaid - he was never worth the $11m AAV from the time he signed that contract extension to now, but shutting down McDavid cannot consistently be done by one player alone. Added to that, Edmonton is an offensive juggernaut when they are clicking, and are excellent at both moving the puck and using their bodies to wear down defenders. All-in I didn't think Doughty had a bad series, but definitely not a good one. He had some pretty low lows but much of that was due to playing too many minutes (which I feel is self-inflicted due to his own reluctance to get off the ice). For the most part, though, he was pretty solid.

What Doughty is not, anymore, is a super-star and his worst enemy is that he still thinks he is. In reality, he's probably our 3rd best D and may slip more in the ranks next season provided we bring back Gavrikov, or sign an equivalent player, and Clarke continues to mature.
 
DryKing said:
Look, we know Doughty is overpaid - he was never worth the $11m AAV from the time he signed that contract extension to now, but shutting down McDavid cannot consistently be done by one player alone. Added to that, Edmonton is an offensive juggernaut when they are clicking, and are excellent at both moving the puck and using their bodies to wear down defenders. All-in I didn't think Doughty had a bad series, but definitely not a good one. He had some pretty low lows but much of that was due to playing too many minutes (which I feel is self-inflicted due to his own reluctance to get off the ice). For the most part, though, he was pretty solid.

What Doughty is not, anymore, is a super-star and his worst enemy is that he still thinks he is. In reality, he's probably our 3rd best D and may slip more in the ranks next season provided we bring back Gavrikov, or sign an equivalent player, and Clarke continues to mature.
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In the playoffs I would’ve switched Doughty & Clarke’a ice time. Clarke should’ve gotten 20 minutes & Doughty should’ve gotten 11. And going forward I’d have Clarke on a higher pairing than Doughty. At least until I know he’s fully healed.
 
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