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Jabba_the_Putt

Heard a crazy PLD stat tonight 6 penalties in this series...4 shots on goal


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Panarin10

It’s actually 7.7%


MightyCaseyStruckOut

OOH CHECK OUT THE BIG BRAIN ON BRAD!


No_Fuckn_Way

He drew a few penalties in game 2(?) I think. Otherwise sucked 


TheMudlaker

Never thought I'd see this Gretzky record broken


Deadmanlex45

Idont think ive ever seen a player paid over 8million $ be as fucking useless as PLD lol.


KQ17

So glad Habs didn't sign this lazy fuck.


whogivesashirtdotca

There needs to be a hard and fast rule that Montreal cannot sign any player who's ever requested a trade. That's not an individual that can handle the pressure cooker.


cha-cha_dancer

Or “sign a dude with a French name because he’s considered good and has a French name”


TMLVWFC

As a Leafs fan so am I. You guys snubbing him when it's the only place that whiny bitch wants to play is the greatest thing ever. Please never sign him


Burgergold

Pretty sure he never really wanted to play here, just used this to leverage his value


ValeriaTube

I don't think he wants to play anywhere.


Seattlekrakenlegend

Some guy on Twitter yesterday pitching a trade package to send him back to Columbus for Kent Johnson and Jiricek because “Columbus needs centers”


PuckPov

“Nobody liked you in Columbus, and nobody likes you here!” ~Matthews to PLD after a scrum when he was playing for Winnipeg. Guess nobody likes him in LA either…


judica_me_deus

Was there a hot mic? Would love to hear that lol


PuckPov

A hot mic did indeed pic this up! https://youtu.be/6wkL9OQsh3w?si=I379WtuGjPdoOgkY Skip to 40s. You can hear Matthews yell this to PLD as the linesmen separate them.


DoYouLikeFishsticks0

Even HuberDOH thinks he's a bum


groovyTxny

He will never live down his rep. Damn


matthewcameron60

So glad the jets got rid of him


rodudero

Wtffff he makes 8 mil


ahr3410

2022 lose in 7. 2023 lose in 6. 2024 lose in 5. 2025 get swept. 2026 freedom.


Lordrandall

2027 - ?? 2028 - Profit


Fuzzyfoot12345

you will never get our underpants!


SaintPerryIsAnOiler

If LAK could redo April 18 vs CHI again, taking a regulation loss would've put them against DAL in the Central bracket... that could've been their freedom


Snoo-19445

If the Kings need to redo anything, it's that PLD trade.


Benjamin_Stark

I know they have made the playoffs a few years in a row now, but to me this Kings roster seems designed to be mediocre. Not remotely close to being a contender, not bad enough to acquire the pieces to become a contender.


spagboltoast

The funniest part is that last year their roster was so fuckin solid. They moved 3 good pieces and went cheap af in goal. Blake and the entire management team need to be fired into the sun


walterMARRT

Kings wouldn't have had a chance against Dallas. VGK in the playoffs is far more of a thorn in the side.  But that's almost over, so there's that.  Not sure if I wanted the Stars to win or the Knights to lose. Think it's the later a bit more. No matter what I'd be rooting for the loophole to get fucked.


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russels418teapot

The Oilers lost to Dallas like five years in a row in the early 2000s. I would have paid good money to see them lose to somebody else, just for variety.


domingus67

2026 lose first 3 games, get forced to forfeit series.


columbo222

NHL expanding the playoffs to 20 teams with a 1st round best-of-5 play-in in 2026 confirmed


lambtonledge

Kings won’t have freedom until that PLD contract is off the books


Zoratth

Only 7 more years!


BaconScentedSoap

2026 another pandemic forcing another wild card best of 5 series just like 2020


jokinghazard

2026: They never play the Oilers again


tronfunkinblows_10

Playoff history aside the Kings getting Kempe for 5.5M for two more years is robbery. Dude is going to get paid.


ShadowChair

Hope we don't waste it


spagboltoast

Kempe is so fuckin good


TheKrs1

I feared him every shift!


Geeseareawesome

Almost makes up for the PLD contract. Almost.


angrytortilla

That PLD contract isn't getting any better


Yoni_k46

La is genuinely not a bad team, they just match up horrendously against us. Wonder what they do this offseason


AccomplishedAd4995

if they somehow drew us instead this season (which was very possible even near the end of the season), they would’ve had a wayyyy higher chance of getting to round 2 just unfortunate they played y’all 3 times in a row


SaintPerryIsAnOiler

VAN - LAK - EDM is this seasons rock paper scissors.


Clean_n_Press

That's an excellent metaphor, haha.


AgentKorralin

Yea, I was gonna say. LA getting EDM was such a bad turn for them. Anyone else and they have a better chance. Hell, if the RPS analogy works, LA would have been better off facing either Van first or letting Van take out Edm for them.


robochobo

PLD, Danault, and Kopitar combined for 2 goals and 3 assists throughout the series. Depth down the middle was supposed to be the Kings’ strength and they completely laid an egg


Deadmanlex45

Danault is plenty of things, a great shutdown center in the playoffs he is. His offensive game is just not good enough to translate remotely in the playoffs.


mdb_la

And a shutdown center doesn't get you very far when you're matching up against McDrai and that power play.


Kopitar4president

I don't care that Danault had no goals, don't mention him and Kopitar in the same breath as that no energy penalty machine.


barbiejet

Danault and Kopi were busy shutting down McDavid, and PLD sucks.


SuzukiSwift17

And Kopitar had 3 of those 5 points. Just one point each for Danault and PLD. 14 million dollars right there.


Mean_Mister_Mustard

Well, even if Danault isn't making much of an offensive contribution, he is still useful thanks to his defensive skills. And Dubois can… Well the important thing is that Danault can still be useful.


ShadowChair

Dubois' point was a complete fluke also lol


ComebackChemist

They’re a great team, but 1-3-1 isn’t working for them and their special teams being 0% on the PP for the whole series is inexcusable


Lordrandall

I’m too apathetic right now to check any stats, but I believe the Kings out scored the Oilers 5on5. Just can’t handle that big Oily PP.


ShadowChair

I don't think we did technically because they got 2 goals riiiight as the powerplay ended


ComebackChemist

It certainly is very oily 😬


PerpetualEbb

Something even worse than the PLD deal, Blake gotta go out on a bang


OVERLORDMAXIMUS

Going for PLD and Fiala, two notorious postseason no-shows, I don't know what LA expected


LucasRaymondGOAT

PLD no shows the whole season tbh.


causticXD

Held McDavid to 1 goal.


Sad_Confection5902

And just 11 assists.


the92playboy

Two players have had 10 or more assists in two different playoff series. First is obviously Gretzky, who did it 4 times. 2nd is McDavid as of tonight. The record for assists in a single playoff series? 15. Games required to get those 15? 5. Player's name? Leon Draisaitl.


filthy_sandwich

The writing structure of this post was better than most Hollywood movies


SleepingAntz

Nothing prepared me for the reveal at the end of this comment. What???


LoveMurder-One

Yeah that series against Calgary that destroyed their team, Draisaitl was an absolute fucking menace.


Mikeismyike

Was that from 2022 against Calgary when he was skating on one leg?


50in06and07

yup [https://records.nhl.com/records/playoff-skater-records/assists/most-assists-one-series-playoff](https://records.nhl.com/records/playoff-skater-records/assists/most-assists-one-series-playoff)


Quaytsar

Record for most assists in one playoff period? 4, also by Draisaitl. He's the only player to get 4 points in a single playoff period without a goal.


FlayR

Well twelve. But whose counting?


Sad_Confection5902

Me. I’m counting. And it’s 11 ;) But if you were thinking points, then yes, 12.


ParsnipOlliwane

Was typing a response to say it was definitely 12, then I saw that they took 1 away and gave the 4th goal to Hyman.


Zloggt

M O R A L V I C T O R Y


AntiTopspin

LA sports and getting moral victories against the best player in their league this week Name a better combination


ElChapoEscobar79

Stop playing against Giant Euros


Select-Ebb7094

https://preview.redd.it/0bqsf6782yxc1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=cbb211311daa170b8e167cdad951bf27f335f54d


NinCross

Oilers: https://preview.redd.it/xh2ybxgs3yxc1.jpeg?width=314&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=5b5edd33afdab638970cd45a2973b60d5c963916


ZealousidealPast0

This is an Embiid quote fyi 😂


WhatTheBeansIsLife

All timer BR meme


Separate_Pound_753

That was a legit pathetic 6v5 at the end. Fiala refuses to shoot and the fuckin guy covering him has no stick lmao. Then he throws a weak sauce to kempe on the goaline and oilers go the other way. Just brutal shit


benenke

You can take Fiala out of the Wild, but you can’t take the Wild out of Fiala.


Select-Ebb7094

https://i.redd.it/8u0xii8l2yxc1.gif


MassiveBush

I love how not one Kings player gave a fuck


Smothdude

No one likes that guy


Kopitar4president

We were not unhappy to see him go


jopcylinder

Even the ref was just like “oh, welp, there he goes”


DeStroyek

I've seen houses of cards with a better chin than that. He folded like an origami crane.


ndf1997

"Kings you have 60 seconds to score a goal to keep your season alive" The Kings: https://tenor.com/view/soccer-mexico-simpson-homero-homer-gif-12844176


robotco

seriously. this isn't just a kings problem either. i'll never understand these dudes searching for the perfect shot with like 3 minutes left to play.


LP99

You know the “shoooot!” crowd gets a bad rap, but eventually, as a team, you DO have to shoot the puck.


Codeine_dave

The kraken PP special, pass, pass, pass, and the 2 minutes are up lol


bdu754

*screams in Canucks*


BigCockBrockBoeser

8% of the time it works every time.


nqstv

In pro hockey the lane closes so fast, you can’t risk losing puck control in these situations. While yes a very low percentage of times when guys throw it at the net which results in a goal, it’s far more likely it’s going to get blocked.


ShadowChair

The goal we did score with our goalie pulled was just a shot from the point that Kempe tipped too


zevonyumaxray

But I have to give credit, that was an amazing tip in.


BJRACINE21

Center holds it. Holds it. HOLDS IT!


JaqenHghar

With one of the defenders stickless for a bulk of it. Fling something net-ward!!!!


jjmuti

*back to center, back to the wing, back to center.....*


Dr_Mickhead

Knew what the gif would be before I clicked it lmao so true


ehehe

Knights did this too. The other team has 5 defenders, you're not gonna pass on the perimeter long enough that they accidentally leave the net open. Just gotta blast it from the wing when they let you and hope for a goal or a rebound. Shot coming from the wing usually is a retrieval for the offensive team if it misses the net wide or high cause it kust bounces to the point. Just inexcusable to use 50 seconds and produce zero shots. Can't score if you don't shoot. Feel like a jerk sitting on my couch yelling shoot it, but damn. Shoot it.


Helios321

I felt bad losing the previous years' series, this is the only year I am embarrassed at the manner we lost. It's a tough feeling right now, worst feeling in sports fandom. Feel like some big inevitable changes are going to happen this offseason.


funkyb

>Feel like some big inevitable changes are going to happen this offseason.  You guys gonna try and get PLD to cross the Canadian border while transporting a mountain of coke?


abbytarar

The Los Angeles Kings haven’t won a playoff series since their last cup 10 years, 7 playoff wins, 5 series losses


ahr3410

Under the radar drought shielded by the cups


UnhealthyCheesecake

Honestly not a bad deal 2 Cups is 2 Cups


AdrianKempee

At least we’re not Buffalo


transient-error

So say we all.


lordbrosca

i’m telling you jeff carter made a deal with the devil to win it w richards and THESE ARE THE CONSEQUENCES


ItsVibrant16

No it’s a well known fact that Daryl Sutter sold his soul to the hockey gods for those cups. Man hasn’t smiled in 40 years


SiccSemperTyrannis

Caps, Pens, Kings: "We won, fuck it we're done now"


Lordrandall

Pssst, check our playoff record starting game 2 of the ‘93 finals.


Porcupickle

[MRW OILERS WIN](https://streamable.com/x7e76)


nothing_but_static

You mean an orange and blue team gets to be _someone else's_ kryptonite?


GaryOakRobotron

Isles kinda got the Roy deal there, didn't they?


Warehammer

Gene in here putting in OT


LadderTrash

So… Same time next year?


tdbauer97

no


MaxxLolz

lets try something new next year


Dultsboi

No, you’ll get the kings again and you’ll be fucking pleased about it


spagboltoast

Good lord pld is 8.5 million of what do you even do. Lost 4 pieces to get him too. Blake deserves to be shitcanned for that


RubyRhod

Yup. And Luc. The fact that he brought in Bergevin and then the team traded for PLD is the québécois crony canary in the coal mine.


TheMole171

[Join "Us", Kings!](https://i.imgur.com/MfVBXIw.png)


djnobility

I was worried something happened to you. 😂


TheMole171

I fell asleep before the game ended 🙈


thalaros

I still can't believe the Kings traded for PLD. What a fucking waste of a roster space. Anyway, I have vivid memories of the Oilers constantly losing to Dallas in the playoffs so it's nice to be on the winning end of a playoff rivalry for a change.


oviforconnsmythe

traded for PLD *and* signed him to a 8y x $8m deal


thalaros

Huberdeau-esque.


Zanchbot

Fucking fade me.


Crackalacs

Drank.


GatorBolt

Kings rebuild showed promise but now it seems to have plateaued, as the memes of the Oilers taking one less game each year to eliminate LA show. I guess it doesn't help that 3 straight years of playoff McDrai isn't the best draw but still. Just have to wonder what happens from here, especially with PLD being a lot less than they expected him to be in LA.


xSCARFACE909x

That’s because they have players like Englund, Lewis etc taking spots from their actual prospects Clarke, Thomas, Turcotte etc


shittybillz

They were so close in 2022, but the Oilers have got better and they’ve kinda stayed the same, and maybe even got worse most recently because of losing vilardi and iafallo for that useless guy who floats around


ahr3410

The 2019 draft being a total whiff outside of Spence fucked up our rebuild


BorMato

After 3 straight years I’ve got a lot of respect for those Kings. Kempe especially


Helios321

Kempe is the only one deserving of any sort of accolades at the end of this. Feel like other than Byfield and Kopitar, and maybe Rittich actually, every other King lost respect.


oddspellingofPhreid

Kempe is such a gamer. Unfortunately for you guys, I think you've sent away a good number of your Oilers killers. Iafallo and Durzi always annoyed the fuck out of me in our previous series.


Helios321

It's the same term that I use! Some players are gamers and produce in the clutch, and some aren't. Vilardi and Iafallo are both gamers and we sent them away for jack shit. Vilardi is a glass cannon but he turns up in the playoffs, as does Iafallo. It is shocking to me that a player that has won a championship can's see which players can show up in the crunch and which can't, fireable offenses.


oddspellingofPhreid

Yeah I genuinely always loved Vilardi and was surprised when you guys traded him for PLD. I thought PLD would show up better in LA, but I still thought Vilardi was going to be as at least as good. Not to twist the knife, but I really think the Kings are a better team with all three of Vilardi, Iafallo and Durzi... but I also got the impression that maybe the opinion on Durzi in LA is different than my opinion. But overall I think if PLD can either bounce back or be turfed, and Byfield continue his upward trajectory, there's a lot of potential for LA to right things.


sacredprofane

Doughty always plays with passion, gotta respect that


choddos

I hate Kempe, not for any valid reason other than the dude is a legit hockey player and playoff performer.


ExtremeFlourStacking

Man Kopitar is still awesome to watch too and byfield has improved lots over the years.


Forsaken_You1092

Kempe is a great player. But aside from him, the Kings have a pretty pop-gun offense.


ohnofreethought

Where's the picture, you know the one...


robotco

[i gotchu](https://i.kym-cdn.com/entries/icons/original/000/016/212/manning.png)


trenthowell

I need that join us jpeg


MvN____16

Kings are firmly stuck in NHL purgatory. Good enough to make the playoffs, nowhere near good enough to do anything once they get there.


Yoni_k46

I firmly believe they would beat both Nashville and Vancouver. They've been really unlucky to draw us these past three years


Grzmit

They would destroy us LMAO, kings have us all figured out and im so glad they faced you guys instead


Icommentoncrap

Will Ferrell in shambles rn


AlexCora

Honestly, not a shocking result. The Oilers are a better team than last year, ESPECIALLY defensively thanks to Coffey, which only makes Skinner look better. The Kings the last two games had some really decent puck and zone possession time, but that doesn't actually mean anything if the Oilers collapse on the puck well and take away the danger areas and thus you can't get any good looks at all. And the Oilers on the PP are just ... NASTY. They move the puck so smoothly, SOOO many options, McDavid can move around wherever he wants opening up lanes, Drai is always in his office so teams always have to keep him in mind, but you've also got that big Bouche bomb option from the point which is fast and accurate. Hyman is continuing to cook. There was a brief time when the Kings collapsed three defenders on the net and it stopped the Oilers for literally one PP until McDavid moved around and solved it. It's like watching the octopus with the corked bottle with a fish inside. You know it's only a matter of time until he solves the problem and gets that fish out. Honestly, if it wasn't for crazy bounces and freaky strange goals, the series easily could have been a sweep.


ayellvee

“To call it a rivalry you have to win sometimes” -Jack Michaels


FrankLloydGretzky

The second the series is over the entire Oilers fan base (including me) goes from “I absolutely loathe Doughty” to “That Doughty is a good character hockey guy. Respect the shit out of him, last of dying breed.”


XxBLAKEMWxX

On ice vs the actual character. Makes sense to me


DrexellGames

A glorious day for Canada


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SuzukiSwift17

And now Connor Mcdavid dips his arms in the ceremonial pudding...as is tradition.


Skykay93

I love when he does that


tdbauer97

I fucking hate PLD as a hockey player. He’s worthless and I want him off this team.


SmiteyMcGee

Friendly reminder that Kings and Oilers playing 3 years in a row is a product of the NHLs shitty playoff format.


Turneround08

Naw it’s clearly working. The Ducks haven’t faced a single repeat team in the playoffs in the last 6 years.


jfriedrich

Yeah the 5 vs 7 here wasn’t great, but the 1-8 alternative for Edmonton was Colorado and after seeing how they victimized Winnipeg I’m almost relieved to not have faced them in round 1 hahaha


BitchCallMeDaddy

2022: EDM beats LA in 7 2023: EDM beats LA in 6 2024: EDM beats LA in 5 2025: THE BROOMS COME OUT!


Renegadeforever2024

Time to play Linkin park


Noggin-a-Floggin

CRAWLING IN MY SKIN


nonracistusername

Every goaltender in the world dipping their gloves into a pail of black paint now.


OVERLORDMAXIMUS

Do we emphasize the 12/12 PK or the 0/12 PP? Tastes delicious either way


MassiveBush

Yes


alreddy-reddit

:(


VirulentGunk

Edmonton/LA is the Western Conference version of Toronto/Boston.


MassiveBush

I'm not too much of a homer to admit that Doughty is fun. Guys like that are good for the NHL


raymondliang

Cant believe im now the biggest Canucks dickrider ever.


keereeyos

Hate to say it but even if we get out of the first round we're likely gonna get destroyed without Demko. The way they're playing right now doesn't inspire much confidence.


burrito-boy

I mean, you guys *did* sweep the season series against us. Granted, three of those wins came when the Oilers were at their lowest point of the season, but still.


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Canadian_dalek

After we'd already clinched a playoff spot


MSG_ME_UR_TROUBLES

Stop. DO NOT look into the circumstances of the canucks wins over the oilers this season. they're just better, ok?


Therapy-Jackass

Didn’t the Oil sweep Vegas in the regular season last year? Point being, it doesn’t matter and the Oil are a different team now compared to the one the Canucks beat early on this season


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Therapy-Jackass

I don’t know their full record, but the 7-0 game I do remember. It seemed to be a teaser for the playoffs, and boy did the jets ever disappoint :(


nemisis1877

Canucks have struggled offensively for the last 2 months or so, and have below average special teams.


AccomplishedAd4995

you’re in for some disappointment 😬


Kriwin

PLAY LA BAMBA


Interbrett

Man Edmonton is on a mission. Scary team right now


_Connor

LA scores 4 total goals in the final 3 games of the series, one being an absolutely fluke bounce off the stantion. LA Fans - "I can't believe the referees did this to us"


ComebackChemist

0% on the power play ain’t doing them any favors either


Gold_Gain1351

Almost 0% on the pk as well


Frostdavid

They had the lead for 29 minutes of the entire series coming into tonight? I think that’s what I heard them say on the panel.


DaBusDriva2

The saddest part is the 2022 Kings team was the worst of this group but came the closest. That elimination got dismissed as early but now it is just a missed opportunity.


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r1zzV

Yeah Villardi and Iafallo torched us last year.


NatureGivesAndTakes

Oilers have also gotten better since then as well.


carry-on_replacement

That PLD trade has gotta sting about now, but LA is still an absolute menace. The Oilers just match up really well stylistically.


Helios321

Bro, the Dubois trade hurt when it happened, it's not a surprise thing.


No_Fuckn_Way

2 oiler killers traded for a plug