5/27 Ducks vs. Oilers Game 5

:edmonton at :ducks
(Oilers lead series 3-1)

TV:OLN, CBC, RDS
Time:6:00 PM Western, 9:00 pm Eastern

Ducks Leaders
Goals-Joffrey Lupul-9
Assists-Todd Marchant-10
Points-Teemu Selanne-13
PIM-Joffrey Lupul-31
+/- -Todd Marchant- 14

Oilers Leaders
Goals-Fernando Pisani-9
Assists-Chris Pronger-13
Points-Chris Pronger-17
PIM-Georges Laraque-27
+/- -Chris Pronger- 9

Edmonton will win 3-1
GO OILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :handclap: :handclap: :handclap: :handclap:

7-4 Ducks...I'll be in attendance with full support!!

Go Ducks!!!

Anaheim will win!

GO DUCKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :handclap: :handclap: :handclap: :handclap:

Carlyle won't specify who will get the start tonight, but Giguere figures to get it.

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Does the ice in anahiem promise to be as craptacular as it was in games one and two?

Edmonton will win 3-1
GO OILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :handclap: :handclap: :handclap: :handclap:Are you mistaking this for the Oilers board? Constantly predicting the Ducks' downfall here is not a very polite or classy thing to do, FYI.

Does the ice in anahiem promise to be as craptacular as it was in games one and two?

Brian Burke has been commited to making sure the ice had been good in Anaheim all year since the Ducks are a fast team and it plays to their advantage to have good ice. Not sure what happened in games 1 and 2(in game 2 they had the guy from Edmonton working on it and it still wasn't good), but the ice at the Pond had been pretty good all year. The summer heat in California may have a lot to do with that.

Ducks just have to look at this game and not worry about winning 3 in a row. Everyone has to lay it all on the line tonight to just win this one and can't have anyone bringing their "B" effort. Sounds like Edmonton is starting to get over the flu, but they still may be tired from the 11 games in 21 days. This is where the rest from the Colorado series may play to the Ducks advantage. Scoring the 1st goal and playing the physical style that wore Calgary down over the 7 game series will help the Ducks IMO. The power play has to step up tonight and be a factor. Ketchup mojo.

Are you mistaking this for the Oilers board? Constantly predicting the Ducks' downfall here is not a very polite or classy thing to do, FYI.

He can say that here, he just has to be prepared to be let down. :)

Ketchup mojo.

We need a ketchup smilies...just like on the Allducks board.

:ducks Goooooooo DUCKS!!!!!
:ducks

Are you mistaking this for the Oilers board? Constantly predicting the Ducks' downfall here is not a very polite or classy thing to do, FYI.


It was only the 2nd time I predicted a result on this board. But when the game is on, the Oilers get in front or so, I will not come to this board.
So relax, I won't troll here... :sarcasm:

Its starting to look like we may be the only fans on this board who dont predict a win for our team every game. This is good for the karma... ;)

Anyways, they need to come out hard and put some bodies on Roloson. He gets out of control when he is a little razzled and his play suffers becuase of it. Here's to a hard fought battle! :cheers:

7-4 Ducks...I'll be in attendance with full support!!

Go Ducks!!!

I come in all respect but honestly... what are the odds that both Jiggy lets in 4 goals and Roloson lets in SEVEN?

my prediction is a 3-1 score... for who, I'm not sure ;)

In ketchup we trust.

We need a ketchup smilies...just like on the Allducks board.
The less like AllDucks, the better.

Lets Go Ducks!
Hopefully the vets such as Rob Niedermayer and Sammy Pahlsson will add some offense to their game tonite! :handclap:

Missed the last game, how'd Bryzaglov play?

Missed the last game, how'd Bryzaglov play?

Bryzgalov didn't start last game, Giguere did.

Beauchemin scores! It looked like it deflected off of Getzlaf's "cup" :biglaugh:

Beauch on the PP with Penner and Getzlaf screening. 1-0. Ketchup MOJO.

ooh selanne has to get that on goal if he's that close.

Good 1st period. Ducks look a step faster than the Oilers making the Oil take penalties. Forecheck pressure has been very good.

Ducks Go Ducks Go Go Go !!!!!!!!

hmmm. giguere should be glued to the near side post on a wrap around... but i guess he came off to try to gather the rebound... still looked a bit weak.

hmmm. giguere should be glued to the near side post on a wrap around... but i guess he came off to try to gather the rebound... still looked a bit weak.

Yeah that goal was goalies goal i dont anderstund that why gigs in goal now why why why last game him not so good this not so good drop ...

pp goal off of deflection. 2-1 oilers

So stupid. We're not playing like this is an elimination game.

Someone do something to the ketchup bottle.

Not cashing in on some of those earlier chances is coming back to haunt this team.

Ah crap, Im worried guys

We'll pick it up. I'm 90% confident we'll even score. But we need to break out the desperation. We need to see something that suggests the Ducks will do ANYTHING to win this game.

Where's the guy in the slot when we're going behind the net? This has to have happened at least twenty times in this series already. What's the point of going around the net if you give the goaltender all the time in the world to square up again?

20 minutes to get at least one goal. Let's go boys.

Where is Anaheim movement ??? last games anaheim was 6-0 in movement where is now ????

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What a frustrating period. They carried over none of the momentum from the 1st. They have got to score on the PP in order to win this game. When you get so many more PP opportunities than your opponent, you have got to capitalize. What was especially frustrating was the Ducks passing the puck out of the offensive zone on the PP and making too many bad passes to count. Period 3 needs to be more like period 1 in order for the Ducks to have a Game 6 in their future.

Yeah, I don't see a lot of desperation in the Ducks game tonite.

Where is Anaheim movement ??? last games anaheim was 6-0 in movement where is now ????

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Huh?

this game is looking like the first 2 of the series, Oilers aren't having the brain farts they had in the the 3rd period of game 3 or game 4.

Huh?
Sorry my spell and grammar... but anaheim not move much and make penalties to endmonton from that ... last games anaheim was better what they are now


Edit : more beer :)

Sorry my spell and grammar... but anaheim not move much and make penalties to endmonton from that ... last games anaheim was better what they are now


Edit : more beer :)
I figured it was a language thing. ;)

First five minutes of the third will tell the story. Go Ducks.

That was a period to forget...

COME ON DUCKS!!! YOU CAN DO IT!!!!!!!!!! :) :yo:

LETS GO DUCKS!!! :) :yo:

Are you ****ing kidding me?

I can NOT believe they called that.

Rob with a great chance to tie it. :shakehead

Quick, which of these teams looks like they *really* want to win?

At least Edmonton isn't going into their shell.

I don't think I have to say how crucial it is to score here.

What the **** was that? Shoot it, Scott.

At least Edmonton isn't going into their shell.

They will soon if they're smart. Whenever they do, the Ducks seem to keep trying for homerun passes that never work.

Pass, pass, pass. Someone please tell them, especially those on the powerplay, that passing won't tie the game up.

Should we just end the game now, guys? I'm sure the Oilers would be fine shaking hands now.

Really pathetic.

They will soon if they're smart. Whenever they do, the Ducks seem to keep trying for homerun passes that never work.
Yeah, I hate those 50 foot passes. Just make short little passes coming up the ice.

This one's over. Good season from our boys, but they have nothing left.

Not yet.

One last chance. Pound the ketchup, guys!

This one's over. Good season from our boys, but they have nothing left.


Have some faith. You got a PP hear.

Not yet.

Last chance right here.

And now we're done.

This is rather familiar.

Last chance right here.
We're getting one more chance, yet again. No one to blame but ourselves if we blow this one.

Carlyle doing the Andy Murray, Jiggy out of the net with three minutes to go. Under any other circumstances, I'd say he was crazy.

Oh man, this is REALLY it.

all right pp ducks for the rest of regulation basically.

6 on 3?

ugh. no shots on goal during the 5 on 3.

come on

And somehow, six on three, we don't have anyone minding the point.

damn.

And, that's it. Pronger took that penalty just to torture us.

:(

I'm never having ketchup again.

Edmonton will win 3-1
GO OILERS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :handclap: :handclap: :handclap: :handclap:

So close. But I take a 2-1 also. :D
You played the half time of the game on powerplay but did nothing, so I guess the Oilers deserve to win this series.
But it was already a big surprise that the Ducks already come until the wc finals with this team. So, congrats for this season to you.

A six on three to close out the game, and we couldn't put one in the net. Wow.

A six on three and we couldn't even keep the puck in their zone.

Where is Lehtinen-Koivu-Selänne LOL :( No i am proud from Anaheim what they do this year look lines and so on ... good JOB !!!!!

An outsider's observations:

As most of you would probably agree, the Ducks were very tentative for the last two periods. I was really impressed with how they came out and played in the 1st, and I really thought they had the game based on the way they played there. For some reason, though, they backed off that intensity they had for the first. Also, their passing was very average tonight. There were a number of passes in skates, two feet too far in front of people, and waiting to long to make plays. I think a lot of that ties into the tentativeness that was prevalent through the final two periods.

The power play was obviously their downfall in this series. I was even getting frustrated with the power play as a neutral observer. The biggest problem I noticed with it was that they stayed to the perimeter way too much. They would try and fire some shots through every once in awhile, but for the most part they just passed around the perimeter. I realize some of that has to do with Edmonton's strong penalty killing, but I felt the Ducks needed to attack and take it to the middle a little more instead of working the outside.

The series was obviously not as lopsided as the 4-1 score would indicate, and it was very entertaining to watch. Congratulations on a very solid season.

Who would still take Andy McDonald over St.Louis?

This blows. Congrats to the Oilers, they had the better goaltending and buried their chances better. Ducks had all the chances to win this game and couldn't finish (*** was that setup on the 6 on 3?). Giguere played ok, just made one real big mistake in not covering the post on the Moreau goal and it ended up in the back of the net. No goalie could have stopped that 2nd goal. Team is still very young for the most part and will only get better. This hurts to lose, but I don't think anyone would have thought this team would make it this far in November. I look forward to watching the young guys develop more next year and I had a fun time watching this team grow and improve this year.

Argh. Losing this deep in the playoffs is never easy, even the second time around. They thought they could get cute and win every game like the Colorado series against a team with a much better defense. If they would have gotten more traffic in front in games 1 and 2, they might have had a good chance to win the series. Oh well, the team is still insanely young, heres to doing it again in the years to come. Burke, please resign Salei and Selanne, even though neither was particularly good in this series.

A 3-0 series lead is almost never overcome. Congrats the the Ducks for a good series. Roli is amazing!

A six on three and we couldn't even keep the puck in their zone.That's because they couldn't keep even two of those six on the blue line. Niedermayer kept pinching in, leaving only one guy back. That's pretty bad allocation of six men, but I guess that they don't practice that all that much.

Nothing to be disappointed about, if you can't score on the PP you are not deserving to win. they had 11 chances and just tried to get too cute. the one goal was with traffic. Too many no look passes, they needed atleast 2 goals that first period and didn't get it.

but I am not disappointed at all, this team exceeded everyones expectations, and with a couple of moves next year we may be back.

A 3-0 series lead is almost never overcome. Congrats the the Ducks for a good series. Roli is amazing!


Yea an amazing actor!

Much too angry to post anything coherent at the moment; see you guys at training camp.

Much too angry to post anything coherent at the moment

Same here, only I'm more upset than angry. This just sucks losing this deep in the playoffs. This team showed a lot of promise this season, and we have a very talented young core. I see us returning here soon.

Edmonton earned Game Five. Congrats to them.

One game or one series isn't a season, folks. We had a good one.

I come in all respect but honestly... what are the odds that both Jiggy lets in 4 goals and Roloson lets in SEVEN?

my prediction is a 3-1 score... for who, I'm not sure ;)

almost... anyways, from an Oilers fan who had great respect for the Ducks, thanks a lot for allowing me to keep that respect. Great series, and best of luck to the ducks.

Sad to see the "Mighty" end this way

Much too angry to post anything coherent at the moment; see you guys at training camp.Angry? What's to be "angry" about? The Ducks played really well and everyone should be happy with all of the success and positives, even if disappointed that it's over.

Angry? What's to be "angry" about? The Ducks played really well and everyone should be happy with all of the success and positives, even if disappointed that it's over.
I agree, I don't see any reason to be disappointed. Edmonton was better, it's not like this went to game 7 and we lost on a deflection or something. The Ducks had their chances, they just weren't good enough.

The youngsters got lots of valueable experiance moving forward. Like Lupul said it hurts and that's what you want them to feel because they'll be hungrier next year. They will have a better idea of what it takes moving forward.

Just gotta sign a high skill player to help improve the power play and I think we have a great chance of going deep again next year.

Yea an amazing actor!

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GOOD SEASON !!! every one GOOD SEASON !!!!

The Ducks got their chances in the third. The three man advantage they had cost them the game. They got beaten to the puck with three extra guys on the ice. They just ran out of ketchup in Game 5 and it didn't seem we had the energy left to win the game.

Lets Go Ducks!
Hopefully the vets such as Rob Niedermayer and Sammy Pahlsson will add some offense to their game tonite! :handclap:

God wasn't the factor I expected him to be in this series.

The rookies had to shoulder to much of the load IMO.

Great year though!! :handclap:

God wasn't the factor I expected him to be in this series.

The rookies had to shoulder to much of the load IMO.

Great year though!! :handclap:

The checking line was a non-factor because they didn't have a role. The Oilers didn't have a top line that affected their chance.

I agree. Too much was asked of the rooks but the team is built on the kids. Hopefully, next year we won't consider them kids anymore.

Who would still take Andy McDonald over St.Louis?

***. Get outta here man. He was playing with Perry and Moen for the last two games.

Much too angry to post anything coherent at the moment; see you guys at training camp.

At least your team didn't take it to overtime, and have your pp unit let one player score short handed in overtime!! Yes I am still crying over that one... :cry:

Angry? What's to be "angry" about? The Ducks played really well and everyone should be happy with all of the success and positives, even if disappointed that it's over.

Angry at the Jekyll and Hyde nature of the 05-06 Ducks, for the most part. Looking back: a decent start to the season, followed by the November 8-game losing streak, catching fire post-Christmas and especially post-Olympic break, and chasing it down with the post-Playoff clincher cold streak. The playoff run was no different; the Ducks were either hot or cold, with no lukewarm in between. It has been a roller coaster of emotions with this team, that much I can say.

[An aside: Look at Bryzgalov's regular season record for some proof to that pudding. At 13-12, Bryzgalov was, in my mind, the most consistent player the Ducks had in their lineup all season (maybe sans Scotty Nieds). Some nights, the team just plain didn't score, and Bryzgalov ate many a loss because of such. He played much better than his record reflected, and I'm glad he got a chance to prove himself in the playoffs. My hat off to him, and to his bright future in the league.]

With all that said, I am more than happy and pleasantly surprised that the team made it this far. If you were to tell me that this team would make it to the Western Conference Finals in October, I would've laughed it off. Congratulations to this team for providing a great year of hockey to its fans.

Congratulations to Randy Carlyle on a successful rookie season as an NHL coach. Congratulations to Teemu Selanne for proving he's still got what it takes, and to Scott Niedermayer for being in the trenches all year. Congratulations to all the rookies that were invaluable to this team, all 7 [!!!] of you in the playoff roster. Congratulations [and thank you] to Brian Burke and the Samuelis for putting together a team that's here to stay.

Great "rebuilding" year, don't you say?

Wonderfully unexpected season. Fantastic team. Plenty of time to talk about what to add for next season, but I love these guys. Upset that it had to end, but they battled hard and did themselves proud.

After seeing what happened to Chistov, I hope the young kids stay hungry. They need to work hard to get better. We won't surprise many teams next year.

After seeing what happened to Chistov, I hope the young kids stay hungry. They need to work hard to get better. We won't surprise many teams next year.
Lupul had the attitude I wanted to see, let's hope the rest have it as well.

Yea an amazing actor!

Yeah, especially after Marchant kept knocking into him. :shakehead

Yeah, especially after Marchant kept knocking into him. :shakehead

I think thats the other way around rolly throws himself into play so he gets hit then goes down like he got hit with buckshot, I could spit on him and hed make a federal case to a ref.

Yea an amazing actor!

Yeah, 12 wins, 5 losses, 2.22 GAA, and .931 save %. I'm not sure how "acting" produces those stats, but I am sure you will enlighten me.

I think thats the other way around rolly throws himself into play so he gets hit then goes down like he got hit with buckshot, I could spit on him and hed make a federal case to a ref.

I would suspect that anybody you spit on would take issue with it, not just Roloson.

I think thats the other way around rolly throws himself into play so he gets hit then goes down like he got hit with buckshot, I could spit on him and hed make a federal case to a ref.


Roloson was a joke in this series with his diving and constant whining to the refs. The penalty Penner recieved when he barely touched Roloson was typical.

We made a second string goalie look like a superstar by not going hard enough to the net in this series, that, plus the poor offensive play of a couple of our veteran forwards and the worlds worst powerplay are the only reason the Ducks were eliminated by an inferior team. We controlled the majority of the play in all 5 games yet still lost. :(

Roloson was a joke in this series with his diving and constant whining to the refs. The penalty Penner recieved when he barely touched Roloson was typical.

We made a second string goalie look like a superstar by not going hard enough to the net in this series, that, plus the poor offensive play of a couple of our veteran forwards and the worlds worst powerplay are the only reason the Ducks were eliminated by an inferior team. We controlled the majority of the play in all 5 games yet still lost. :(

The Ducks were beaten by a better TEAM. The Ducks pp struggled because the Oilers did a masterful job at pk. Although I don't like it, you have to give props to the Oilers for playing a better game.

The Ducks were beaten by a better TEAM. The Ducks pp struggled because the Oilers did a masterful job at pk. Although I don't like it, you have to give props to the Oilers for playing a better game.

Obviously, but it's not like we had a good PP most of the season anyway. Another point man is needed ... it's no accident that the only time the PP worked during the season was when Getzlaf replaced Beauchemin. Francois has a nice shot, but he's more a 2nd unit guy in terms of skill level.

The Ducks were beaten by a better TEAM. The Ducks pp struggled because the Oilers did a masterful job at pk. Although I don't like it, you have to give props to the Oilers for playing a better game.

The Oilers won - but in no way are they the better TEAM. We sure as heck wouldn't swap rosters with this team.

Our powerplay was too cute and vets such as Pahlsson and Rob Niedermayer didn't accomplish enough offensively to help their team. Peca outplayed God by a wide margin this series and that made a huge difference in the series.

Looking forward to next season, no doubt Burkie will shake up this team a little and make us even stronger that we were this year.

Obviously, but it's not like we had a good PP most of the season anyway. Another point man is needed ... it's no accident that the only time the PP worked during the season was when Getzlaf replaced Beauchemin. Francois has a nice shot, but he's more a 2nd unit guy in terms of skill level.

How do we fix the pp? When the Ducks played Beauchimen and Nied on the first unit, we were using Salei and O'Donell on the second unit. That's disgraceful.

How do we fix the pp? When the Ducks played Beauchimen and Nied on the first unit, we were using Salei and O'Donell on the second unit. That's disgraceful.


Dont bring Salei back for starters, too many dumb penalties and bad decisions when he has the puck at the blueline. An upgrade their is a must for us to improve next season.

Dont bring Salei back for starters, too many dumb penalties and bad decisions when he has the puck at the blueline. An upgrade their is a must for us to improve next season.

Guys like Jovo and chara are going to be asking 6-7 mil. Are they worth the money? We already got Scotty Nieds at 6.7 mil. Can we afford to pay another D-man that much money. Tampa locked their three top forwards (Vinny, Richards, and St Louis) for roughly 20 million dollars...half their cap space. Are we going to do the same at the D.

Guys like Jovo and chara are going to be asking 6-7 mil. Are they worth the money? We already got Scotty Nieds at 6.7 mil. Can we afford to pay another D-man that much money. Tampa locked their three top forwards (Vinny, Richards, and St Louis) for roughly 20 million dollars...half their cap space. Are we going to do the same at the D.

No, but with Salei's erratic play he isn't worth anymore than he got this year and if we can't get a vet then we may as well put Smid in that spot and let him develop. Salei is not improving and neither are we if we need to rely on him on our powerplay.

We made a second string goalie look like a superstar by not going hard enough to the net in this series, that, plus the poor offensive play of a couple of our veteran forwards and the worlds worst powerplay are the only reason the Ducks were eliminated by an inferior team. We controlled the majority of the play in all 5 games yet still lost. :(

hey don't feel too bad, the Detroit Red Wings and San Jose Sharks also made that second string goalie look like a superstar, combined with the poor play of their veteran forwards and the worlds worst powerplay, that's the only reason they were eliminated by an inferior team.

Or maybe Roloson is better than you're giving him credit for, and maybe the Oilers defence is THAT good that they dominate other teams powerplays and nullify their star players for the most part. I mean doing it once is maybe a fluke, but doing it to every team they face so far is definately not.

Or maybe Roloson is better than you're giving him credit for, and maybe the Oilers defence is THAT good that they dominate other teams powerplays and nullify their star players for the most part. I mean doing it once is maybe a fluke, but doing it to every team they face so far is definately not.

Sorry but that so called dominating defense was quite average during the regular season and besides Pronger and Smith the Oiler D is nothing special. I could care less about the Sharks and Wings - but our failure to shoot and the world's worst powerplay made the Oilers look better than they are.

I don't know whats worse - Roloson's pathetic whining and acting or the referees being stupid enough to fall for it three series in a row.

We'll be back next season, but we blew a great opportunity this year. :(

I was actually pretty impressed with Staios, too. Besides, Pronger and Smith were ALWAYS freaking on the ice, who cares if Bergeron et al sucked. They got to those big rebounds every time. We need stronger skilled forwards.

Kubina for the PPl, Arnott for the crease...that is my wishlist.

Roloson was a joke in this series with his diving and constant whining to the refs. The penalty Penner recieved when he barely touched Roloson was typical.

We made a second string goalie look like a superstar by not going hard enough to the net in this series, that, plus the poor offensive play of a couple of our veteran forwards and the worlds worst powerplay are the only reason the Ducks were eliminated by an inferior team. We controlled the majority of the play in all 5 games yet still lost. :(

A usual sour grapes post. If you are beaten, then you are inferior to that team especially in a best of 7. One game is a fluke but not 5.

Sorry but that so called dominating defense was quite average during the regular season and besides Pronger and Smith the Oiler D is nothing special. I could care less about the Sharks and Wings - but our failure to shoot and the world's worst powerplay made the Oilers look better than they are.

Well if we want to play this game... If the Oilers were healthy they would have easily swept the Ducks because with the Oilers at best 75% with flu they made the Ducks look better than they are and still beat them in 5.

My point, the Oilers won and it was not because the Ducks let them. Sure anyone can argue that if one's team played perfect games they would win, but there are two teams on the ice. Instead, maybe one could recognize that the play of the opposing team influenced how one's favored team played. Moreover, it was not like the Ducks lost in overtime of game 7, they lost in a quite convincing 4-1 fashion.

Hey, we've been hearing it all playoffs, too. We lucked in to every win we got.

A usual sour grapes post. If you are beaten, then you are inferior to that team especially in a best of 7. One game is a fluke but not 5.

right on. Edmonton was clearly the better team in this series.

I love how Salami was whining to the Media how "the best team didn't win, and we deserve a better chance"

If you cant score on a 6 on 3 powerplay, you do not deserve to win. Nuff said.

i just love how a guys leg brushes up against a goalie who has years of experience and he does this flip where he lands on his back, acts dazed, has to have the trainer come out because he think he got hit when there was no contact, yaps to referees incessantly, cries about a snow shower, keeps the straps on his helmet extremely loose, so when he snaps his neck back the helmet goes flying.

he definitely knows how to "play the game".

The Oilers won - but in no way are they the better TEAM. We sure as heck wouldn't swap rosters with this team.
Looking forward to next season, no doubt Burkie will shake up this team a little and make us even stronger that we were this year.

The reason a best of seven playoff format is used is to determine the best team...We have more DEPTH at forward and defence, our 3rd line has a 20 goal scorer(Torres), 2 time Selke winner(Peca) and playoff leader in goals(Pisani), Our 4th line has a former 20 and 30 goal scorer(Moreau and Dvorak) Our 7th dman(Tarnstrom) had 52 pts and had the 6th most points by a dman last season and the 8th(Ulanov) has over 700 NHL games. I don't think the Oilers would swap rosters or the fact that WE ARE IN THE STANLEY CUP FINALS :sarcasm: ... You Have a young team and if Burke shakes it up to much you can take a step backwards pretty quick :teach:

wow, of sour grapes in this thread.... the other threads were all a lot more "grown up" about the series loss... .maybe these posts were made in teh heat of the moment right after the game or something?

Ok, lets keep this civil. I've had to close/delete more threads the past 24 hours than I've had the last year. As for sour grapes, well its the Ducks board. I think some Ducks fans are entitled to be alittle angry. If you are an Oiler fan, who cares. You guys are in the final.

Sorry but that so called dominating defense was quite average during the regular season

no it was that good all season long, the difference between the playoffs and the regular season is that during the regular season they had league worst goaltending. Conkannen gave up a ton of weak goals during the season despite the solid defence, Roloson doesn't give up those weak goals. That is the reason the Oilers were the 8th seed, they had a glaring goaltending problem until they got roloson.

Yeah, 12 wins, 5 losses, 2.22 GAA, and .931 save %. I'm not sure how "acting" produces those stats, but I am sure you will enlighten me.

its called getting evershot to the chest.

Let it go.

its called getting evershot to the chest.

which is called being in position.

Good series guys, some of the young Ducks really impressed me and going on a run this deep will really help with their development. Penner looks like he has all the makings of a young power forward (including the penalties... ;) ), Lupul is going to be a dominant goal scorer in this league for a number of years, Perry showed a few flashes at times and I still wish the Oilers drafted Getzlaf.

Add in guys like Ryan, Smid and Mikkelson and you guys have a fantastic future ahead of you. I honestly thought that Anaheim was out of it after three games but your guys really turned it around and tried to make a series out of it.

Good luck at the draft and next season!