Edmonton Oilers Surge as Favorites to Win the Stanley Cup

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00:00So, what did you think last night of the Oilers and Skinner,

00:05who everyone thinks sucks, and he pitches a shutout,

00:08and now they're going to finish off Vegas?

00:12You've been the president of the Edmonton Oilers fan club in the playoffs,

00:17and I'm on board.

00:18I took them to win the cup at plus 400, Scott.

00:21Last week we talked about it.

00:22Now it's like plus 275.

00:24They're the favorites to win the cup.

00:26They're a juggernaut.

00:26I don't think they're going to be beat.

00:28Now listen, it looks like they're going to end up playing the Dallas Stars

00:31after tonight.

00:31The series is clearly on the line tonight.

00:34The Winnipeg Jets have to find a way to freaking win a game on the road,

00:38but this Edmonton team's got just next level right now.

00:43Like they're just clicking on all cylinders.

00:45I saw a stat.

00:46They're 14-2 in the playoffs when Evander Kane scores a goal, 8-0 at home.

00:52They're getting contributions from everybody.

00:54It's not just Dreisaitl and Connor McDavid right now.

00:56They look like cup contenders, and I know it's never sexy.

01:00Nobody ever wants to pick like a rematch and stuff,

01:03but the way things are going, Scott,

01:05it's going to be shocking if it's Edmonton versus Florida again in the finals.

01:10So Carolina again kicked ass and took names.

01:15I think the Caps are finished, though.

01:18I think the Caps, and listen, I've been all over the Caps not being that good, Scott.

01:22I thought the Canadians could beat them.

01:23That might have been a little bit much.

01:24They were right there.

01:26They were just sort of a day late and a dollar short.

01:29Caps are in over their head right now.

01:30And it's strange, isn't it?

01:31Because the Caps had this great regular season,

01:33but the Caps are not a young team.

01:35Why the Capitals were good this year was because of all these veteran acquisitions

01:40that they made, the Chikorins type.

01:42They did a great job of bringing in these veteran type of players,

01:48and they're kind of hitting a wall right now.

01:50They were driven by this Ovechkin stuff a lot in the regular season.

01:53They're a good regular season team.

01:55And one thing with the Canes, guys, the Canes don't have household names.

02:00You want the Canes?

02:01They have a ton of European dudes, the Carolina Hurricanes, like a ton of them.

02:05And it's like, oh, yeah, this guy, he's pretty good, isn't he?

02:07That guy, he's pretty good.

02:08Number one, the Carolina Hurricanes are never on TV, all right?

02:12So I'm not holding it into anybody that doesn't know the Carolina

02:14Hurricane players that well.

02:15They're never on TV.

02:16Nobody talks about the Carolina freaking Hurricanes ever in the NHL media.

02:20But they're damn good.

02:22Like, they're good, good.

02:23Like, they're a lot like the Dallas Stars.

02:25They just skate fast.

02:26They think fast.

02:27They play fast.

02:28They shoot the puck like 100 times a game, right?

02:31Like, they literally have like 100 shot attempts every game.

02:34They're a dangerous team, man.

02:36Like I said, I picked Carolina versus Dallas like two months ago.

02:39I've been flip-flopping all over the place, Scott.

02:41But without being stated, I think Edmonton would beat Dallas.

02:45But I'm taking the Winnipeg Jets tonight because I'm insanely stupid.

02:49And I think that the Jets are going to finally win a freaking road game tonight.

02:53Yeah, I'm not feeling that at all.

02:56Like, they've been getting their ass beat.

02:58And I understand why.

03:00You know, Connor Hellebuck, Scott?

03:02He's given up four more goals in eight straight road playoff games.

03:09That's pretty insane.

03:11Like, eight straight going back to last year.

03:13I mean, he's just been awful.

03:13So why are you betting on him?

03:16Because I believe in him.

03:17I believe in this team.

03:19I believe in him.

03:20I believe he's going to give up five more tonight.

03:23But the thing is, he's so good at home.

03:25Like, I don't know.

03:26Listen, I'll tell you what's good.

03:27I always thought he was a little overrated, to be honest.

03:29I was like, hey, he's good.

03:30But he's not.

03:30Like, I've seen him up close a lot.

03:32Like, you know, I go to these games.

03:34And he's freaking big.

03:36Right?

03:36And I remember I was at a game once.

03:37I was like, you know, I swear to God, he didn't even see the puck half the time.

03:40What, he saved it.

03:41Like, a lot of goalies don't.

03:42It's a dirty secret in the NHL.

03:44Right?

03:44The puck is so fast.

03:45Everything's moving so fast.

03:46That's why positioning is so important.

03:48And he's just such a big dude.

03:50And he's well positioned.

03:52So, a lot of times, he doesn't actually see the puck that he's stopping.

03:56It hits his pad and he's in the right spot.

03:58Right?

03:58But, so I always thought he was a little overrated.

04:00Like, going into the Four Nations.

04:02Oh, USA has hella buck.

04:04USA, I'm good for that.

04:05Like I said, I said, the Winnipeg Jets have hella buck too.

04:08Right?

04:08So, I get where you're going with this, Scott.

04:10But he is a good goalie.

04:12They got to score first.

04:13And I tell you what, another thing.

04:14He's given up, Scott.

04:15The first shot on goal four times has been a goal in the playoffs this year.

04:19Like, that's insane.

04:20It's happened to him four times in his career.

04:23And now it's happened four times in the last couple of weeks.

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