Series Thread: Second Round - Vegas Golden Knights vs. Edmonton Oilers

[dash]

There's the dagger!

 

[jstewismybastardson]

Heh lol

 

[thedddd]

Heh lol

Surprised they are whining McJesus needed to be one of the stars with his 2 assists.

 

[thedddd]

So I bet LMAFO is happy to not be part of the 2023 version of the beach ball series.

 

[forty_three]

Heh lol

 

[dash]

You guys know I'm the furthest from an Oilers fan that you can find, but Draisaitl deserved a star last night. That said, I love the snub lol

 

[mattola]

You guys know I'm the furthest from an Oilers fan that you can find, but Draisaitl deserved a star last night. That said, I love the snub lol

Lol how does a 4 goal game not get you a start wow I love it

 

[thedddd]

Would have been funnier if they gave Joe Pavelski a star in this game.

 

[dash]

Lol how does a 4 goal game not get you a start wow I love it

4 goals yet only a +1 on the night.

 

[sbb122]

You guys know I'm the furthest from an Oilers fan that you can find, but Draisaitl deserved a star last night. That said, I love the snub lol

that’s like saying I’m not a Sean McDonough fan lol

 

[BGDave]

The whole 3 star thing is very different south of the border. Well, at least in non-traditional hockey markets

• If the home team wins, all 3 stars are from the home team
• If the home team loses, they may not announce the 3 stars in the arena
• If any visiting team is chosen as a star (rare) they NEVER skate out

Not at all how it was back in the day. The 3 stars is used as a feel-good opportunity to cheer the home team one last time. It is not at all an attempt to identify the best players in that game.

 

[dash]

Yeah, traditionally the team that wins the game will get 2 of the 3 stars and will get all 3 stars if it is a dominating win. I will say that there were more than a few Oilers home games this season where the Oil lost the game yet received 2 out of 3 stars. It provides good water cooler talk if nothing else.

 

[buffhockey]

Comment at bottom...

 

[Ojb81]

We'll trade you Kelly Hrudey for PK.

To hell with the both of them

 

[jstewismybastardson]

The whole 3 star thing is very different south of the border. Well, at least in non-traditional hockey markets

• If the home team wins, all 3 stars are from the home team
• If the home team loses, they may not announce the 3 stars in the arena
• If any visiting team is chosen as a star (rare) they NEVER skate out

Not at all how it was back in the day. The 3 stars is used as a feel-good opportunity to cheer the home team one last time. It is not at all an attempt to identify the best players in that game.

back in the day in cda ... didnt all the cdn teams have the molson cup 3 stars ... they would get points for each game star they earned and the teams kept the standing at the end the winner would get some extra cash.

Always cheered for Tony Tanti to win every year because its not like there were canucks wins to cheer for

/Tanti won sweet f a with the canucks... Molson Cup

// I like that footnote lol

 

[dash]

back in the day in cda ... didnt all the cdn teams have the molson cup 3 stars ... they would get points for each game star they earned and the teams kept the standing at the end the winner would get some extra cash.

Always cheered for Tony Tanti to win every year because its not like there were canucks wins to cheer for

That's right, they would announce the Molson Cup winner for each month during the season as well and yes there would be a nice cash bonus for the Molson Cup winner at the end of the season.

 

[thedddd]

Essentially the Oiler fans are pissed Draisaitl didn’t get a participation trophy.

 

[puckhead]

back in the day in cda ... didnt all the cdn teams have the molson cup 3 stars ... they would get points for each game star they earned and the teams kept the standing at the end the winner would get some extra cash.

Always cheered for Tony Tanti to win every year because its not like there were canucks wins to cheer for

/Tanti won sweet f a with the canucks... Molson Cup

// I like that footnote lol
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jesus, another reminder of the dark years

Garth Snow wins it in 98-99 with a 20W-31L-8T record. (6 shutouts somehow though)
Messier in 99-00 with a whopping 17 goals, 54 points - leadership, baby!

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[BGDave]

jesus, another reminder of the dark years

Garth Snow wins it in 98-99 with a 20W-31L-8T record. (6 shutouts somehow though)
Messier in 99-00 with a whopping 17 goals, 54 points - leadership, baby!

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If you are interested,

Molson Cup

The Molson Cup is an award presented to a distinguished player on Canadian ice hockey teams. After each game, the "three game stars" are selected, usually by a member of the media. At the end of the season, the player with the most three-star honours is presented with the Molson Cup. Most teams...

icehockey.fandom.com

 

[BGDave]

And one final 3 Stars comment:

For the final Preds home game this year, the 3 Stars were:

1. YOU, the fans for supporting us all year
2. The Preds players who played so hard
3. The 17,189 in attendance for the game

I kid you not. Considering we just lost to the Colorado scrubs, it particularly did not go ever well with this fan.