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The Drake curse might be back after he posted about Connor McDavid before Oilers collapse

Oh no.

Uh, I thought the Drake Curse was over after the Toronto Raptors won a title?

Turns out, maybe not.

The Edmonton Oilers were up 4-2 on Monday night during Game 4 of the Western Conference Final. Connor McDavid was in the midst of pulling off his usual magic, with a goal and two assists on the night and a chance to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche.

What does Drake have to do with this? He posted a photo on Instagram Stories … and then the Oilers collapsed.

Drake Curse, still a thing apparently. Let’s break it all down:

TNT’s Don Koharski accidently let a ‘holy [expletive]’ fly on air during Avalanche Game 4 win

“HOLY [EXPLETIVE] … Oop.”

No one’s going to blame Don Koharski for this one.

After all, Game 4 of the Western Conference Finals was indeed a “holy [expletive!]” kind of game.

The Edmonton Oilers were up 4-2 in an attempt to avoid a sweep at the hands of the Colorado Avalanche, but then the Canadian team collapsed and Colorado is on to the Stanley Cup Final.

It was during Monday’s game that Koharski — a former NHL referee now working for TNT as a rules analyst — was going over a replay of what would be the game-winning (and series-winning) goal, because the puck might have been touched with a high stick by Artturi Lehkonen before he buried it.

And that’s when he uttered a curse on air as officials reviewed it:

NHL fans piled on Mike Smith after the Oilers gave up 5 goals in the third and OT in Game 4 collapse

The Mike Smith Experience ended on Monday.

It’s been a roller coaster ride of a postseason for Edmonton Oilers goaltender Mike Smith.

And now, it’s over.

The netminder has given up some bad goals, but he’s held on as the Oilers made a run to the Western Conference Finals against a super-tough Colorado Avalanche.

That is, until the Oilers faced a sweep on Monday night. Early in the third period, Edmonton was up 4-2, perhaps in line to steal one game from the Avalanche.

But then the Oilers gave up three straight goals. They tied it late … and then Artturi Lehkonen ended it in overtime.

And there was just so much talk about Smith:

The NHL needs to suspend Evander Kane for his dirty and disgusting hit on Nazem Kadri

Evander Kane’s season should be over.

The Edmonton Oilers are now a game away from having their season come to an end as they trail the Avalanche 3-0 in the Western Conference Finals after Saturday night’s 4-2 loss to Colorado.

The season should be over right now, though, for Oilers left winger Evander Kane who needs to be suspended for his dirty hit on Nazeem Kadri that could have led to a much more serious injury than the one that has already knocked Kadri out of the rest of this series and maybe longer.

Kane hit Kadri with a cross check from behind in the first period that sent Kadri flying head first into the boards. This can’t happen:

Avs coach Jared Bednar had this to say after the game:

“The hit is the most dangerous play in hockey. It puts him in headfirst from behind, 8 feet off the boards. I’ll leave it at that.”

Kane provided this lame explanation:

“I was just coming around on the backcheck. Puck went wide, kind of dribbled into the corner. I know he likes to reverse it. I was just trying get a bump on him. That’s all I did. Unfortunately, he went into the boards awkwardly and hurt his hands. But that was unfortunate.”

The NHL need to send a message and give Kane a lengthy suspension.

Twitter had reactions.

An obscure offside rule on a Cale Makar goal for the Avalanche confused NHL fans

Does anyone even know what offside is anymore?

Does anyone really know what offside is anymore in the NHL?

The Western Conference Final between the Colorado Avalanche and Edmonton Oilers began on Tuesday and the first period was everything we were hoping for. Goals aplenty! Back and forth action! A controversial call to end the period! Wait what?

With time winding down in the first period with the Oilers and Avalanche tied 2-2 — mere seconds after Edmonton tied the game — Cale Makar came storming back to regain the lead for Colorado. While it was an incredible momentum shift, and a beautiful goal as well, the tiebreaker was then challenged by the Oilers for potentially being offside.

Here’s how the play went down.

Wait, the goal wasn’t called offside?

Yes, an obscure ruling in the NHL’s rulebooks is the reason why Valeri Nichushkin isn’t offside on this play by Makar. The Avalanche defenseman pushes the puck across the blue line, but doesn’t touch it until after Nichushkin has gotten back onside, making the play a very quick tag up scenario and allowing the goal to stand.

Talk about a weird one. NHL fans, on the other hand, were quite confused and astounded at why that call stood.

Alphonso Davies cements status as Canadian legend by attending NHL playoff game

In addition to being quite good at soccer, the Canada star is also a big hockey fan

It may be easy to forget now that Canada is the new overlord of North American soccer, but hockey also maintains a reasonable degree of popularity up north as well.

So it comes as no surprise to learn that in addition to being quite good at soccer, Canada national team star Alphonso Davies is also a big hockey fan.

Davies was in the building on Sunday night as his hometown Edmonton Oilers took on the Calgary Flames in Game 3 of the Western Conference semifinals – a series that has been dubbed the Battle of Alberta.

Attending his first NHL playoff game, Davies earned a rousing reception from the crowd at Rogers Place as the Oilers defeated the Flames, taking a 2-1 series lead (they have since made it 3-1).

Fittingly, Bayern Munich defender/midfielder Davies wore the jersey of the Oilers’ German star Leon Draisaitl.

“You saw in November against Costa Rica and Mexico, Edmonton fans are amazing,” Davies said, referring to two wins that helped Canada reach its first World Cup since 1986.

“Hockey in this country is big, especially in this city,” he added. “The fans are truly amazing and I had to come see for myself.”

Davies and Adekugbe bet on Battle of Alberta

Davies and his Canada teammate Sam Adekugbe, who is from Calgary, have put down a $2000 bet on the series, with the loser donating the money to a charity of the winner’s team, as well as being forced to take a photo wearing their rival team’s jersey.

Unless the Flames pull off a three-game winning run, Adekugbe will be posing for photos wearing an Oilers jersey in the very near future.

Davies gets Canada recall

In addition to his favorite hockey team being on the brink of the NHL’s final four, Davies got some more good news on Wednesday when he got his first Canada call-up of 2022.

Davies missed Canada’s final six World Cup qualifiers after being diagnosed with a mild heart condition in January.

The 21-year-old missed three months of action before making his return for Bayern in April.

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Oilers goalie Mike Smith gave up the worst goal to the Flames from almost the other end of the rink

Oh no.

Mike Smith, at 40 years old, has had his share of struggles in the NHL playoffs for the Edmonton Oilers (remember when he gave up three goals to the Calgary Flames in just 6:05 of ice time in Game 1?), who continue to win games thanks a lot to their incredibly stacked offense.

He gave up three goals on Tuesday, but the Oilers won Game 4 of the Western Semifinals 5-3. And one of those goals was an awful one, with Rasmus Andersson sending a puck toward Smith from the Flames’ zone … and it went in to tie the game at 3-3 near the midway point in the third period:

Ref during Game 3 of Flames-Oilers hilariously doled out a penalty to everyone sitting in the box

Everyone in the box is on notice!

The Flames and Oilers’ second-round playoff series has been an absolute barnstormer. A great rivalry in the “Battle of Alberta.” Lots of goals. High stakes. What more could you ask for?

On Sunday evening, with the series shifting to Edmonton (-105), both of these squads were probably on edge. Again: They’re already rivals, and now there’s a spot in the Western Conference Finals on the line? All opposition get out of the way because all bets are indeed off.

With the Oilers holding a commanding 4-0 lead midway through the third period, frustration started to set in for Calgary. And a usual suspect — one Milan Lucic — happened to be at the forefront of a roughing penalty that would turn into an all-out brawl:

What chaos!

Aside from Lucic (who was given a five-minute major): How does an official even begin to sort that mess out and designate appropriate penalties? It’s actually pretty simple, as it turns out:

“Everybody else in the penalty box!”

Shoutout to this official for the funniest delivery of a penalty we’ve ever heard and for adding more fuel to the fire of a playoff series only getting more heated.

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Connor McDavid’s ridiculous goal at the end of the Oilers’ Game 7 win had NHL fans in awe

What. A. Goal.

Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers advanced to the second round of the NHL playoffs last night with a 2-0 Game 7 win over the Los Angeles Kings at home.

McDavid, who led the league with 123 points (44 goals, 79 assists), assisted on the first goal of the game and then sealed things late in the third period with a ridiculous goal that showed why he’s the best player in the entire league.

The 25-year-old center simply refused to quit on this play and put his team and his city on his back and lifted them into the next round with a goal that will live forever on his highlight reel.

Check this out:

Unbelievable.

NHL fans loved it.

Oilers goalie Mike Smith made an incredible pass to Connor McDavid to set up OT winner

What a pass from… Mike Smith???

You don’t often see goaltenders making passes like the one Mike Smith made.

On Tuesday, the Edmonton Oilers were deadlocked with the San Jose Sharks 1-1 in overtime after the away team engineered a third period comeback. Coming off a rush, the Sharks were looking to put things away early with a shot from Brent Burns, but Smith gloved the shot with ease.

Normally, in that situation, goaltenders would either freeze the puck or play it to a corner. Instead, Smith took a few strides out of his net and… made a breakout pass in stride to Connor McDavid streaking down the far boards.

And, of course, McDavid buried the shot on the breakaway, giving the Oilers the incredible 2-1 overtime victory off Smith’s stunning assist.

What an awesome moment! I also love how McDavid points down to Smith in his celebration before the pair hug to cap off the victory. Talk about a creative play to get McDavid the puck on a breakaway for the overtime win.

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