Something no one is talking about is the loss of Kupari, Iaffolo, Durzi and Villardi. Those 4 were massive parts of LAs depth and made life tough for the Oilers in the last 2 playoffs. Every player is big, strong and fast. Thats a ton of depth that they never replaced
LA is underrated in this series their biggest strength is the blue line which is LA's biggest advantage over EDM, LA's top 4 can and routinely does contain McDavid and Draisaitl better than any one in the league, EDM's top pair is pretty damn good maybe even slightly better than LA's but I will take Gavrikov and Roy as 2nd pair over Nurse and Ceci any day of the week hell I'd take them over half teams top pair, inclunding a few playoff teams, they have been one of the best D-pairs in the NHL since Gavrikov was aquired last season, they dont give up alot. anyway nice to know that there are some fans who aren't enamored by the superstars and look a little deeper
By routinely containing McDavid & Drai do you disregard the 20+ points they’ve each racked up in the past 2 yrs vs the kings. Because if you do, yes other than that they’ve been very effective.
@@kwaty not disregarding anything you'll notice i said "top 4" and "better than anyone else in the league" and I would point out that many of those points were on the PP and LA's PK is much better this year but for context LA's 2nd D-pair (Gavrikov & Roy) are a combined +10 in their last 10 games against EDM, Roy in particular (whom McDavid seems to go out of his way to avoid attacking) is a +8 in that stretch
@@rickyhazel1030 PP or not Doesn’t matter where they get their points..whole new series,and after your eliminated again,you can go over the remnants with a fine tooth comb and piece together numbers that make you feel better about your teams inability’s…Oilers in 5🫡
if this goes past five, i'll be flabbergasted. The oilers have matured every year of this rivalry. the kings have decayed. i can't think of an area where the kings eclipse the oilers. Especially in goaltending, and team defense. Their only hope is to get the first goal... and keep the lead.... four out of seven tries. Not gunna happen. Especially since they're suffering from Room Cancer... (Duboisinoma)
As a Kings fan I must say your information is very outdated…by a decade. The Kings do not play a “grind it down” style. They’re one of the least physical teams in the league. You should take a look at their actual lineup and tell me who the grinders are outside of Lizotte who’s like 5’5” and Trevor Lewis.
Oilers depth is as good as LA if not better. So at all levels of play and all lines, Oilers have the edge. Oilers are significantly better this year than last adding some key players. PIckard is as good as Skinner possibly.
Whoever the artist is who creates these match up thumbnails, very nice. It’s very tasteful and simple.
You should have the intro music a little longer (maybe 2 minutes or so) and a little louder made the video great input (audio)
Lol
Something no one is talking about is the loss of Kupari, Iaffolo, Durzi and Villardi. Those 4 were massive parts of LAs depth and made life tough for the Oilers in the last 2 playoffs.
Every player is big, strong and fast. Thats a ton of depth that they never replaced
Music is WAY too loud at the start.
Drai and mcdavid are 3rd and 4th all time for playoff Points per game, including against the kings. And oilers depth is sneaky strong this year.
LA is underrated in this series their biggest strength is the blue line which is LA's biggest advantage over EDM, LA's top 4 can and routinely does contain McDavid and Draisaitl better than any one in the league, EDM's top pair is pretty damn good maybe even slightly better than LA's but I will take Gavrikov and Roy as 2nd pair over Nurse and Ceci any day of the week hell I'd take them over half teams top pair, inclunding a few playoff teams, they have been one of the best D-pairs in the NHL since Gavrikov was aquired last season, they dont give up alot. anyway nice to know that there are some fans who aren't enamored by the superstars and look a little deeper
By routinely containing McDavid & Drai do you disregard the 20+ points they’ve each racked up in the past 2 yrs vs the kings. Because if you do, yes other than that they’ve been very effective.
@@kwaty not disregarding anything you'll notice i said "top 4" and "better than anyone else in the league" and I would point out that many of those points were on the PP and LA's PK is much better this year but for context LA's 2nd D-pair (Gavrikov & Roy) are a combined +10 in their last 10 games against EDM, Roy in particular (whom McDavid seems to go out of his way to avoid attacking) is a +8 in that stretch
@@rickyhazel1030 PP or not
Doesn’t matter where they get their points..whole new series,and after your eliminated again,you can go over the remnants with a fine tooth comb and piece together numbers that make you feel better about your teams inability’s…Oilers in 5🫡
When has LA contained McDavid and Drai?
@@johanstinson When Jim Hiller debuted as the Kings' new headcoach and the Oilers were shutout 4-0
Also, the Kings are 1-2-1, NOT 1-3-0
Iaffolo Yes, the other ones you’re searching. PLD!
if this goes past five, i'll be flabbergasted. The oilers have matured every year of this rivalry. the kings have decayed. i can't think of an area where the kings eclipse the oilers. Especially in goaltending, and team defense. Their only hope is to get the first goal... and keep the lead.... four out of seven tries. Not gunna happen. Especially since they're suffering from Room Cancer... (Duboisinoma)
As a Kings fan I must say your information is very outdated…by a decade. The Kings do not play a “grind it down” style. They’re one of the least physical teams in the league. You should take a look at their actual lineup and tell me who the grinders are outside of Lizotte who’s like 5’5” and Trevor Lewis.
Also, I think you’ll see more “top end talent” in our top 9 than you think…if you know hockey.
@xWESTICLESx they didn't say you didn't have good top end talent.......it's just that it's lacking when compared to Edmontons top 9
Kings in 7
Oilers depth is as good as LA if not better. So at all levels of play and all lines, Oilers have the edge. Oilers are significantly better this year than last adding some key players. PIckard is as good as Skinner possibly.
Wow you guys are delusional 😂