Hi all!
You hockey fans and military types.
Now that the Stanley cup Finals are upon us, I think it is time for a fresh thread. What better topic to start with but tonites preformance by the Edmonton, or should I say, Canada Oilers.
What was Conclin thinking when he went behind the net with 6 minutes to go in the 3rd period and the score tied 4 to 4 !?! I know he is the Oilers back-up Goalie, and Roloson tried to stay on, but this mistake had nothing to do with his goal-tending abilities and everything to do with tactics.
Didn't McTavish tell him not to do that? I suppose not. If he had staued in front of the net, where a second-tier goal-tender in a THIRD PERIOD OF A STANLEY CUP FINALS GAME belongs, I might still be watching the game.
Roloson has a habit of playing possum (which got my team to be your team), so hopefully he is doing so now.
Other than that, I still think the Oilers have a chance at winning the cup, since it seems that during their week at the NY Rangers training facitily , they finally learnt how to play offensively.
They will definately need that since the Eastern Confrence oviously plays more physical hockey than what the Oliers are used to.