Just look at the stats man. Toronto’s are slightly better but Edmonton has much more versatility out of their guys.

I wasn't comparing them lol. I guess I was being overly critical. Toronto does have a great forward group all through out there lineup. However, as everyone knows Toronto has serious flaws at defense.

Edms top 6 scores probably at the same rate as TOR. There bottom 6 is full of solid role players which every NHL team needs in order to win a cup. Plus EDMs defense blows doors over Torontos. Goaltending is about the same.

If EDM was playing TOR in a series my money is on the Oilers.

I don't know if you are 100% accurate on your proposed 3rd line of EDM.

They have solid bottom 6 role players which are needed to win Stanley Cups.

EDM vs TOR in the playoffs, my money is on the Oilers 100%

Where is all this Love for the Oilers defence coming from? They legit are not at all good. Defensively the Oilers were terrible this year, across the board. Klefbom is good and Nurse is not bad but overpaid I'd say. The rest are either at best serviceable or bottom pair guys. There is no statistical evidence to support the Oilers being better defensively. They had a good PK, that's it. If they were even middle of the pack they would have been out of the playoffs by a long shot.

their bottom 6 sucks. theres no denying that. In a Stanley cup run, often times, your top end players will go through hot / cold streaks. When this happens, you need a team that can rely on their bottom 6 depth to chip in on scoring when this happens. I remember multiple Pittsburgh Penguin Runs (most notably 2014) where they were extremely top heavy, and didn't have the bottom 6 to chip in when their stars went on a slump. this resulted in early exits. Compare this to the 2016/2017 Stanley cup runs where we were provided with scoring throughout the entire lineup. This Edmonton teams bottom 6 isn't good enough to win a cup. When Drai/McDavid hit a slump, their bottom 6 probably wont be able to chip in. They just simply aren't good enough.

Except McDavid and Draisaitl dont have cold streaks...

Seriously, is anyone actually looking into the Oilers before commenting? Their defence is terrible, at 5v5 they were the 27th ranked team. McDavid and Draisaitl were both outscored at 5v5, their team had a great year in special teams and that is it. If they regress at all, on the PK, they are not a playoff team. Give the Leafs a full season with Keefe and not terrible injuries and no one would be saying anything positive about the Leafs compared to Edmonton.

-Sheehan is a 4C who has scored a total of 34 points over the last two seasons. that is not 3C numbers. I remember him on pit, the reason Rutherford went out and got brassard was because he knew Sheehan wasn't a legit 3C. Kerfoot is easily capable of being a 40 point player. hes clear cut better.
-Archibald is a 25 ish point guy where as Kap is a 45 point guy who plays the PK. Again, its not close.
-Ennis was a 4th liner/ healthy scratch on toronto last year. he played great this year but again he was given every opportunity on Ottawa and then Edmonton played him with McDavid. Johnsson is clear cut better

best core? Jokes. They have some nice pieces but it's not the best core, not even close



calling campbell the next markstrom is quite a reach

your obviously going to be biased as a leafs fan

you're foolish if you seriously think that. Sid/Malkin have had their fair share of cold streaks in the playoffs. It will happen to Drai/Mcdavid as well.

Take out special teams and Edmonton is a lottery team. Come playoff time when the reffs put away their whistles, Edmonton is garbage.

It could happen. I see potential in Campbell and I believe he can become a very solid goalie cause if he got a 0.928 in 31 games with the kings back in 2018-2019 anything is possible.

That guy is impossible, there is no point in talking to him. He's one of the most bias people on this site.

I would take smith over him

no doubt leafs are the better team but oilers have a brighter future

He wasn't even right about that. Johsson played much of the first half next to Matthews and Nylander and when Keefe took over Johnsson got hurt and Matthews was moved to play with Marner and Hyman. Nylander and Soupman played with JT and Kerfoot was playing with Kapanen and Johnsson before Kap and Mongo collided and Johnsson hurt his knee. Either way right now, Johnsson would 100% be on the 3rd line next to Kerfoot and Kapanen. That is a fact that would not be disputed if he was healthy. With all that said, you are right, Kerfoot, Kap and Johnsson is lightyears better than Sheehan, Archibald and Ennis or whoever is on that line. I really get a kick out of these Oiler fans saying Ennis is better than the Leafs 3rd line. I wonder if they realize he was a Leaf last year and was a 4th liner and sometimes a healthy scratch, so good he couldn't crack the top 9.

You are a bigger man than I my friend.

Take a look at how they do at 5v5 and then tell me Edmonton is something other than a bubble team at best. The majority of hockey is played at 5v5 and even more so the deeper in the playoffs you go. That is the end for Edmonton.

"It will happen" hasn't happened yet and the likelyhood of it happening in this playoff run sounds pretty low to me. They can reassess there bottom 6 next season if needed.

You can't ignore the absolute lack of depth Edmonton has all over their lineup and then call out someone for a bias.

You call someone bias and then say that. Wow

I know thats my opinion

When did I say they lots of depth. I agree with all the people saying that toronto has better forward depth than edmonton but do I believe they perhaps have the best depth in the league. No

Edmonton is a bubble team, defensively they sucked, they had a terrific PP and a great PK. That is all you can say about them. Their best players had negatives in possession, and xG%. At 5v5 its a landslide win for TO. Its not even close in a 5 game series, McDavid and Draisaitl may have a couple of good games and get them a couple of wins but top to bottom, TO would dominate Edmonton. Not even close, and I am not being bias, just looking at pertinent information.

Edmonton played in the worst division in hockey and still was only an average team. Make them play the majority of their games against better teams and they are done.