“(Head coach) Jon Cooper was there and he was salivating at the line possibilities, ” said Holland, who was helping pick the team along with St. Louis Blues GM Doug Armstrong. The MacKinnon-McDavid hype machine is in full throttle with the NHL’s two fastest centres going head-to-head in the Western Conference final. It should be appointment viewing, except for MacKinnon, who’s an opponent not a super fan. “Not really thinking about that a whole lot, ” he said.

Kane led with four goals in the three games, actually. The Avs don’t have top-four D Sam Girard, who suffered a playoff-ending broken sternum when checked by Blues’ Ivan Barbashev in the last series. Jack Johnson is stepping in for him in the third pairing with Erik Johnson. The Oilers don’t have Draisaitl (ankle) or Darnell Nurse (core muscle) at full strength but both are playing, and lots. Same lineup for Oilers as Game 5 in Calgary, with Hyman most likely on McDavid’s left-wing with Draisaitl, and Kane on LW with Nugent-Hopkins and Kailer Yamamoto on the second line. Watch the Oilers pre-game press conference We apologize, but this video has failed to load. Oilers projected lineups The Oilers are keeping things fairly similar to what they did against Calgary in Round two. They are expected to move Hyman up into the line with McDavid and Draisaitl which moves Evander Kane into a line with Nugent-Hopkins and Yamamoto.

Nevertheless, they were asked again at the Western Conference final media day Monday in Denver. “I think he’s the best, I’ve said it, ” MacKinnon said of McDavid. “I think he’s been the best for a little bit now and it’s going to take a full team effort to stop him, same with (Leon) Draisaitl. “But they’re deeper than teams give them credit for. They’re very deep; they wouldn’t be where they are without the full team effort. “For me, I’m not really thinking about (McDavid vs. MacKinnon) a whole lot. ” Even though the hype is everywhere. “Obviously, I see that stuff, ” said MacKinnon, adding he’ll leave the hype to the experts. “Hopefully that gets more viewers and lowers escrow, but other than that, I don’t care.

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Ex Oiler Andrew Cogliano finished off a 2-on-1 to make it 7-3, and Connor McDavid got that back on a pass from Leon Draisaitl. In the last three minutes, the Oilers had a power play and peppered Francouz but he robbed Zach Hyman and McLeod or it would have been 7-5 heading to the third. Avs take early 3-2 lead By Jim Matheson DENVER, COLORADO – MAY 31: Cale Makar #8 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with Valeri Nichushkin #13 and Nathan MacKinnon #29 after scoring a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the first period in Game One of the Western Conference Final of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena on May 31, 2022 in Denver, Colorado. Photo by Justin Edmonds /Getty Images The Oilers couldn’t keep a lead or a tie game long in the ultra-fast first 20 minutes where Colorado had the puck shift after shift but only led 3-2.

The wild-card in all this? Colorado defenceman Cale Makar. The Oilers have nobody like him. Nor do 20 other teams. He’s the 2022 version of Paul Coffey, the way he skates effortlessly up the ice. “Makar’s a special player. Someone you have to have an awareness or be alert when he’s on the ice surface, ” said Oiler coach Jay Woodcroft. “But for me, their team is littered, I mean littered with really good hockey players. We would be remiss if we only focused on one of them. We have a deep respect for his game and what he can do. But we’re game planning for the Colorado Avalanche, not just Cale Makar. ” This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. MacKinnon had three goals in the three league games. So did Makar. McDavid had four assists but no goals.

“Keith and Seabrook were such a good pairing to learn from. Keith was a great player and still is. ” Read more Oilers looked at other goalies over the years but Smith stands tall Jim Matheson Edmonton Oilers goalie Mike Smith (41) gets up a rebound as Colorado Avalanche Valeri Nichushkin (13) tries to get a handle on it at Rogers Place in Edmonton on April 22, 2022. Photo by Ed Kaiser /Postmedia, file Goalies always say they play against the other team in the playoffs and they’re not trying to beat the masked man at the other end of the ice, which is hooey because Curtis Joseph was dying to out-play Patrick Roy the last time Edmonton and Colorado met 24 years ago.

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com or apelech@postmedia. com Live blog Follow along with the action with Postmedia Edmonton Digital Editor Trevor Robb and a team of Postmedia journalists as the Edmonton Oilers take on the Colorado Avalanche in Game 1 of the Western Conference Final of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. Drop a comment into the feed and say hello! Avalanche jump to 1-0 series lead By Rob Tychkowski This advertisement has not loaded yet, but your article continues below. DENVER, COLORADO – MAY 31: Nazem Kadri #91 of the Colorado Avalanche celebrates with his teammates after scoring a goal against the Edmonton Oilers during the second period in Game One of the Western Conference Final of the 2022 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Ball Arena on May 31, 2022 in Denver, Colorado.

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“Obviously, I see that stuff. Hopefully, that gets more viewers and lowers escrow (for NHLers) but other than that, I don’t care. ” Following an opposing player’s lead The Colorado Avalanche’s phenomenal defenceman, Cale Makar, isn’t afraid to say he’s been a Duncan Keith fan for a long time. “Growing up, I was a big Blackhawks fan and my minor hockey team had kind of the same logo. He was very dynamic. He’s a very dynamic player still. He’s always the first guy up in the rush, first guy back. He was kind of one of the guys where his speed could change the game and stuff, ” said Makar, who is battling Nashville’s Roman Josi for this year’s Norris trophy.

It was playoff hockey be damned as both sides traded breakaways and odd-man rushes like it was a high school ball hockey game. It was so loose that Wayne Gretzky, the greatest offensive player of all time, implored the teams to tighten things up. “You’ve gotta play defence, man, ” Gretzky said on the TNT panel. But the Oilers and Avs were having none of it. It was 3-2 Colorado after one period and 7-4 after 40 minutes before the Oilers’ valiant third period push died with a Gabriel Landeskog empty netter. “This Colorado team, their record in regular season speaks for itself, ” said Oilers coach Jay Woodcroft. “They were able to have that type of success because of the players that they have and the style of game that they play.

Photo by Ed Kaiser /Postmedia, file DENVER, Colo. — If you ask around, you’ll find that the two people who are the most tired of hearing about Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid are Nathan MacKinnon and Connor McDavid. Both players know that hockey teams are 23-players deep, so when you ask them about their head-to-head showdown when the Edmonton Oilers and Colorado Avalanche face off Tuesday, it’s like asking them to chew glass.

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He gave up and took his chore elsewhere. Game Day Doggo 🐶 Kathy Kovacs sent us a couple pictures of her beautiful puppy, who is busy taking a pre-game nap. She’s such a good girl! 🐶 Thanks for the submission, Kathy! Oilers vs the Avalanche match-up has marquee value Jim Matheson Edmonton Oilers Connor McDavid scores on Calgary Flames goalie Jacob Markstrom in overtime action to beat the Flames 5-4 and take Round two of the Western Conference finals at the Scotiabank Saddledome in Calgary on Thursday, May 26, 2022. Photo by Darren Makowichuk /Postmedia So do we get 9-6 in Game 1 of this series, like the wild one in Calgary? On paper, Colorado and Edmonton look like a delight for fans who want high-tech offence more than aw-heck defence, but who knows? The first two league games this season were back-and-forth, played at a frenetic pace, but 3-2 and 2-1 results.

I think it’s a challenge. It’s a big challenge for our guys. It’s a big challenge for their guys, ” said Colorado coach Jared Bednar. “But for me, it’s not MacKinnon against McDavid. It’s the Avs against the Oilers. So, hopefully, we do a job in all of our matchups and we can win more than we lose. ” Same story on the Oiler side. “There’s obviously a ton of star power in the series and everybody’s talking about McDavid and McKinnon and rightfully so, ” said Hyman. ”I think it’s great that the league is marketing like that, and it’s great that fans can see that matchup that they’ve wanted to forever. ” “But I think there are obviously a lot of really good players in this series and often times it comes down to depth and depth scoring, and I think that everybody has to be ready for their moment because you don’t know when it’s going to be and I think both sides have a lot of players who can do that, ” said Hyman.

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