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This would be true if life were fair, if pigs could fly and if the NHL wasn’t a biased joke.

Boeser had a great game but he didn’t have a hat trick, natural or unnatural . First goal was credited to Lindholm.

7 hours ago, wai_lai416 said: ‘8 games into the playoff if the players are still playing the exact same style of hockey and the coach can't get thru to the players how he wants to play? then it's on the coach and his message is simply not getting across.” I think Tocc is doing just fine and wouldn’t benefit from your advice (or mine).

Well according to Wai Lai, Tocc is the problem, lol, because the guys aren’t listening to him annd he can’t get them to change. Tocc and his coaches are gold in my book.

Tocc has taken us from a bottom 5 team to a top 5 team with perhaps the best coaching staff we’ve ever had. His nomination as best coach in the NHL supports that. You know the phrase ‘you can lead a horse to water but you can’t make it drink’? I don’t blame Tocc for that shitty 3rd period last game. The Canucks have little playoff experience and some folks appear to be too respectful of McJesus. Also, handling McJesus and Drysaddle on different lines is one thing, but handling them together is a very challenging task for any team in the NHL. Do we need to make adjustments? Of course; and Tocc has described them explicitly. Can we take better advantage of their weaker lines? Yes we can. If this series goes South, I won’t be blaming Tocc.

“‘I really hope tocchet have changed his mentality on the game plan for this game. The best way to win is attack Edmonton and not sit back and wait for a mistake and counter.” This quote from you makes it sound like Tocc’s game plan is to be passive which it is not. He can have a plan but the players may not execute it; that’s on them, not him.

When has Tocc ever advocated that we “sit back and wait”?

Zads, Joshua and Lindholm are my top 3; try to get a pick for Hronek, try to trade Mikheyev, let Myers go. Any extra money to a big winger for Petey’s line. Hopefully Lekker and Raty can join next year, maybe Bains; and Willander the following year to play with Hughes. Perhaps Petey D is ready in 2 years. We desperately need ELCs, especially with the OEL charges coming.

I’d love to know what Sutherland said to Hughes about not calling a penalty as blood was running down his cheek. Seriously, what possible excuse would he have provided?

Of course it was intentional and really pissed me off.

That loss wasn’t Silov’s fault. He was terrific. Giving the puck away and being out-shot and out-played in the 3rd was the issue.

I must admit at 4-2 in the 3rd I lost hope but holy shit, this is fucking awesome!

The Oil had a 16 game win streak after the all-star break and almost caught up to us this season. They are beatable but it won’t come easy and we need Petey to wake up, Silovs to be a God, our D to pound them, Miller and Lindholm to frustrate their top 2, and disciplined play to minimize penalties. Cakewalk.

The problem with To. is their roster construction; 50% of cap hit to the holy 4 core. Our GM/pres know how to construct a winning roster better than To. They’ve done so much in a year and we’ll be better in 2 more years.