Las Vegas vets spells our Golden Knights’ secret sauce for winning. Can Edmonton Oilers copy it?

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This is a podcast from VGK’s broadcaster Daren Millard today who was interviewed by the massive Vegas Golden Knights D-Man Nicolas Hague, who performed well on the board to help set the victory against Minnesota Wild in Game 6 and provided victory for Vevgas’ Secret Cheese in Hague to win the victory.

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Millard said: “I haven’t had a chance to catch up with you since the trap you made. You might easily play there and back off. You don’t. You don’t.

The Hague said: “We’re trying to win a game. I won’t say it’s a huge risk, right? We’re, it’s our way of playing. I’m or checking my position, I know, the way I play is our five guys.

The Hague continued: “Obviously, we want to try to keep the hockey in O-Zone, where we win the game, right? Don’t sit down and hope you can have any good things happen to you.

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My opinion

1. What is a Secret Seasoning? When he pinches in a neutral or attacking area, it’s as simple as one or two moving forward. Of the three forwards in the offensive zone, there is one who is aware of the danger of the enemy’s counterattack and ensures that he is in the high slot area to help him help his D-Man in the case of breaking through.

This is the support that Vegas D-Men is confident of getting, but it’s not something the Oil Man D-Man can count on.

2. For much of the season, the Oilers are relatively unstable and have no discipline on defense, except for the Game 5 that Edmonton performed brilliantly against Los Angles.

These three forwards are usually too deep on the attack. The striker is too slow/lazy on back checking. The forward made a mistake in the offensive blue.

As for D-Men, it is often through excessive aggression and/or risky decisions, some of which are constantly being driven away.

As a team, oilers often catch the puck in their area, everyone is watching the carrier of the puck, no one looks at or covers up the lateness of the dangerous person, drags into the slot, can pass through a net A-level shooting through one.

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If that continues to oppose Las Vegas, the Oilers will definitely lose the series.

3. I suggest it will continue to have a 50% chance. Although Edmonton showed up in the playoffs last year, and in Game 5 against Los Angeles, they showed bad habits and bad decisions in the playoffs when they allowed only sixth-grade A-ball games throughout the game, although Edmonton showed up in the playoffs and they only played excellent defensive hockey throughout the game, just like Vegas tended to do it regularly.

4. Vegas defeated the Oilers in 2023 because Edmonton’s man-to-man defense system often breaks down, resulting in Vegas’ oil footprint on Edmonton’s net. Meanwhile, Vegas blocked the slots with a solid D-Men and Forward. But, in this regard, their most successful player, Ace veteran Alec Martinez, did not have VGK.

Such a clever defender Martinez is patient and powerful, good at reading games and understanding the source of danger, something that several senior oilers D-Men still struggle to grasp.

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I’m glad Martinez continued to move forward from VGK. He was replaced by Noah Hanifin. Vegas still heavily relies on old sticks, now 35-year-old Alex Pietrangelo. That’s the same age as Martinez in 2023.

The sharp teeth and brick walls of the Las Vegas District have made smarter, older veterinarians thrive.

5. The Oiler will have to be big, brave and powerful attackers near the net to beat the area, then shoot outside and slam the rebound.

If Edmonton wins, players like Corey Perry, Zach Hyman, Trent Frederic, Evander Kane and Vasily Podkolzin will have to score one or two goals per game. For Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, that’s not enough.

The goal will be the score in the corner of the killing shot, right in front of the Las Vegas goalkeeper.

6. Since AV is at least eliminated in the playoffs, no other team can score against the Oilers. But if Las Vegas has a better defense than the Oilers, they will win the series. If the oilers are smart, they can prevent fancy sprints and do what they always do when attacking, especially focusing on strong net front performances, they will win.

Will they? I hope so.

There are seven oily people.

PS I hate St. Louis. It’s great that they quit the playoffs. I mean, the great moves of Philip Broberg and Dylan Holloway were stolen. Outstanding.

And the huge mess of Holland and Jackson.

But I still hate the blues.

The only comfort? I like John Klingberg’s victory this year over Broberg.

Worship in hockey

Livings: The oil union dances with the one who takes them

Livings: How does the Oilers need to fight against Las Vegas compared to the Oilers in Los Angeles

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