Jonathan Marchessault scored a natural hat trick for the first time in Vegas Golden Knights post-season history as his team defeated the offensively potent Edmonton Oilers 5-2 in six games to punch their ticket to the Western Conference Final for the fourth time in six seasons.
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41 Comments
Edmonton Pretenders no goalie, brain dead coach with a 9million dollar dman named nurse also with a 5 million dollar back up goalie 🤣🤣
First its not Skinners fault, he is not making 5 million and sitting on the bench. 2 where do they go from here, with 2 of the best players in the World for how many years now and management and coaches STILL can put a Stanley Cup contender on the ice. Maybe hire me probably do just as good as them, and NOT go over the salary cap.
Eichel outplayed mcdavid
Well the playoffs are over for me. No Canadian teams left = Nothing worth watching. see you all next year…..maybe.
Can’t believe they started skinner after last game, Campbell looked unbelievable the last two times he stepped in for skinner. Only took 30 seconds to see that decision blow up in Edmontons face.
What's up with Vegas only having elite goalies in their team? Congrats on the win!
it's sad that the officials have so much say in who wins a game, no consistencey in calls and or non calls. Need to go back to 1 ref.
Why oilers all time fail in 2nd period ? Same mistake every game, 2nd period is their weakness
Wow an even bigger disappointment than the leafs 😅
And just like that Canada is out of the playoffs. I wonder how big of a hit the ratings will be going forward.
МакДевид наверно спит и видит когда уже сьебется с этого дырявого клуба
McDonothing strikes again!
💯😳👍❗️😎✊
I just came back from the Future, it wont be till the year 7294 when a Canadian team raises the Cup.
По ходу в финале будет новичок этого года Кракен и новичок прошлых лет Вегас 💪👍🔥
One dimensional player draisitl ran out of gas.
Вегас отлично!!! Едмонтон забыли поцеловать жопу Зеленского. Бандеровский флаг в начале сезона будет долго висеть проклятием над ними. Извиняюсь за политиканство.
Все еще жду когда Канадские клубы выиграют кубок!!
2 Consecutive Games where Vegas was awarded an extremely weak 5 on 3 that decided the game…With Pieterangelo skating around a free man…This was Gary Bettmen BUSH LEAGUE DISGRACE TO HOCKEY AGAIN….NO CANADIAN TEAM WILL WIN THE CUP WITH BETTMEN IN CHARGE…..THIS SERIES PROVES IT EVEN MORE.
draisaitl: -4
Maybe backchecking IS important?
First of all, Skinner is big, no fast reflexes or talent in any way. Second Nurse is a waste of good money. Third you cant win if everyone is waiting for the top players to score and get things going. You can't win if you stop skating and sit back on a lead. Quit changing lines every 20 seconds. It takes the momentum out of the players out there, and if they can't skate hard longer, work them harder at practice. The officiating is a joke, and they should not be determining the outcomes of games. McDavid can be neutralized easy with close checking and constant pressure. Draisaitl only has one play that he can score with, and his speed and lack of defensive play are the cause of to many goals against. I could go on, but from what I see, the Oilers will never be serious contenders without a lot of changes. I never watched any regular season games, but what the NHL has done to playoff hockey, will ensure I will never watch another game again. I was an Oiler fan back when Gretsky started, and never missed a single game, but I stopped watching when they sold him. Coming back to watch this, showed me that the NHL is just another reality show on TV. Outcomes are pre determined, and its all done just for the entertainment of those who don't realize they are getting played. Kind of like WWF, but not as obvious.
Nurse is always there but not really there.
Для победы Oilers нужно было чаще играть в большинстве, это их единственный рабочий метод в атаке. Есть ещё опция, когда McDavid врывается на скорости, но в плей-офф это вроде реже получается, чем в регулярном сезоне.
Knights с победой!
Вратарь в третьем периоде поймал кураж и регулярно выручал, отличная игра!
A sports organization is a centralized, command and control hierarchy. The Leafs were arguable in disarray and Shanahan appears to have imprinted a strong culture and has enabled moves like bringing in talent at the management, coaching and playing level. He, along with Dubas, have structured a professional minor league feeder system and the loyalty and opportunity extended to their minor league and now NHL coach is honorable. The most successful coaches in the NHL tend to have been around for a while and have brought along a successful ethos that they gained either as a player, previous coach and sometimes both. In the playoffs coaching will naturally go with the guys that got you there.
The run and gun regular season offensive show sells tickets and jerseys and from that perspective the Leafs are thriving. The playoffs are a different beast. The defense appeared to be flat footed and gave up repeated turnovers resulting in Goals. Goaltending wins Cups and virtually everyone with their name engraved on Lord Stanley's hardware benefited from a Goalie who was able to stand on his head for 10-12 weeks in the spring and early summer. So it appears the culture has been established and the organization from a business standpoint is humming.
Professional sports is also about winning. A great culture can be diminished by a group that accepts non performance and losing year after year. For all players, the NHL is big business and big contracts that are paid in full from day 1 to the last day of the regular season ensure that their financial incentives are not aligned with a long and punishing post season. Mathews, Marner and the Connor McDavid's all have their financial security guaranteed regardless of whether they win a playoff round.
Perhaps instead of a relatively nominal playoff bounty offered, The NHL could prorate contracts over 10 months from the opening game to the Cup final. Instead of paying tv money etc directly to teams, they could beef up the playoff pool. For example a player that signs a USD$8m contract becomes eligible for a 25% top up contribution from the NHL. The now USD$10m contract is prorated over 10 months (Sept-June) but the player only earns the back end of the contract if he is still alive in the playoffs and payments stop when teams are eliminated. This financially aligns players with a winning playoff outcome. The big contract owners proportionally earn more but even the grinders who have smaller contracts have a chance to massively improve their earnings.
So changes to the Leafs are required.
#1 priority IMHO is goaltending. The young guy Woll looked good when called upon and might have the secret sauce but Samsonov was often caught out of position and gave up too many weak goals. Move Samsonov
Defense was outmatched with both Florida opponents and the Leafs need their Coffey, Leetch, Lidstrom anchors to transition up ice without turnovers. Emphasis on a combination of speed and nastiness.
In terms of trade bait up front I think you need to shake things up. Not necessarily wholesale changes but certainly a blockbuster with at least one of Tavares, Marner or Mathews needing to go. A Losing attitude is a virus that needs to be cut out. Edmonton went all in this year and are also out in the 2nd round to Vegas so perhaps there is a blockbuster McDavid and or Draissaitl for Mathews and or Marner. An explosive move that could shake up both rosters. Another move is Mathews and Samsonov for the #1 pick with Chicago. Grab a potential generational talent and clear cap space.
Is a coaching change warranted? Perhaps. Keep in mind NHL coaches earn their chops through experience and just blowing the coach out does not change a losing culture. And it could be positive but only if a world class guy is ready to step in. Joel Quenneville comes to mind. He took a bullet for what happened in Chicago but is a proven winner.
Also add a McSorley, Semenko type that offers the snipers a little more room to operate.
Thoughts?
heads up my canadian friends, at least you beat slovenia at the WC
Canadian hockey is in turmoil
gg Knights, you guys showed up when it mattered. Hill is great, he might lead you guys to the Cup this year. My oilers just couldn’t compete with your depth. The only good thing that came out of this is that I can watch playoff hockey without having a heart attack every 5 minutes now 😂
Would you look at time Mr. Woodcroft! It's 4 past Skinner and we are late for our tee time! We better hurry to the clubhouse.
You can't win a pot with goalkeepers and defense. You can have 3x 97 and 3x 29. I hope the leadership reacts next season.😢😢😢😢😢
Even if some look at it as if Refs controlled the outcome of the game, do not fret.
Oilers just lost another Canadian dominant team.
Most VGK fans don't realize this and mock Canadian fans
Man, dead silence…those oiler fans acted like they were at a funeral….and I guess they were…..⚰️⚰️⚰️⚰️
Oilers can't carry this goalie every game he's gotta go
Eichel DOMINATED McNugget
Sportsnet : Crickets….
LOL@ dale tallon for giving away smith and marchessault. And william karlsson's gotta be the most underrated player in the league. He is an excellent player.
Skinner is not the answer. I've seen so many momentum draining goals. Oilers score. Other team comes right back and scores. Maddening.
The real winner here is Evander Kane after betting it all on Vegas to win tonight.
! Хоккей – игра командная!
Всём почитателям талантов МакДевида и Дразайтла – физкульт-привет!
отдельно – Zайцу!!))..
Blow it up.
What a game by the Golden Knights, the defense was tight and Adin Hill was absolutely sensational with a crazy 43 saves night. Everyone was betting on the OIlers and yet, the cohesive well structured Golden Knights pulled through. Props to the Oilers though, they were a very very difficult opponent to beat, with high pressure all series long. They definitely made the Knights earn that Conference Final ticket.
Драйзатель все свои шайбы уже забил в этом сезоне, да такая возможность, защита показала себя ужас, но и Вегас не подарок
Oof. Skinner doing skinner things. Is it just me or can he not track a puck when it’s moving, especially on a rebound? Anyways, better luck next time