EDMONTON — Calvin Pickard was recounting a journeyman’s journey, his ‘Have Pads Will Travel’ trek that has criss-crossed the creases of North American professional hockey.
“I get drafted in Colorado, play there for a couple of years. You think you’re going to be on the same team your whole career,” he started. “Then — 10 teams later — you’re here.”
Ten groups later?
Pickard didn’t crack a smile when he delivered that line. Evan Bouchard, seated subsequent to him on the rostrum, buried his face in his chest, attempting to conceal his smile.
“It’s been a great journey,” Pickard attested. “You know … I don’t regret any of it. I’m just grateful for this opportunity. I’ll just ride it out.”
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From Bakersfield to San Antonio, from Grand Rapids to Tucson, Pickard — a second-round choose whose older brother Chet was a goalie drafted in Round 1 by Nashville, however by no means received an NHL sport — even performed a sport for the Toronto Maple Leafs.
He’s been in every single place, man, besides right here: a National Hockley League playoff sport, his crew on the ropes, and a throaty 18,347 followers, a few of them paying the identical quantity for a Game 4 seat as Pickard made in a month with the Lake Erie Monsters.
In a collection that has but to see injured Vancouver No. 1 Thatcher Demko — in which the Oilers starter Stuart Skinner performed his means to a ball cap and a spot on the bench — the 32-year-old Pickard gained the primary playoff begin of his NHL profession, a full 14 years after he was drafted.
Pickard took a shutout via 46 minutes, watched his lead disintegrate in the ultimate 100 seconds, then basked in the glory of a 28-save victory when Bouchard zipped house the winner with 39 seconds left in the third interval.
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For Edmonton, it was a 3-2 win that evens this collection at two apiece. But to Pickard, whose people got here in from Winnipeg to bear witness, it was like {golfing} your entire life and at last capturing that elusive ace at age 80.
Did he ever assume that maybe he’d by no means get an NHL playoff sport? Had he given up on the dream?
“That’s a legitimate question. You never know,” he mentioned. “I’m fortunate to have signed with Edmonton, a extremely good crew.
“You’re always believing. You’re hoping. But now that it’s finally here, it’s exciting.”
Exciting?
Welcome to an all-Canadian Round 2 collection that hasn’t come shut to dwelling up to its billing — in a great way.
The betting homes had the Oilers as massive favourites, and with Demko out of the image, many have been ready for the Oilers offence to ring up rookie Arturs Silovs for 5 – 6 targets in a sport.
Oh boy, was that misguided.
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The groups are tied 14-14 in targets via 4 video games and the Canucks haven’t trailed but, successful Games 1 and three. If there’s an edge, it comes in pictures on purpose per sport (31 to 20.5) that favours Edmonton, and the Oilers’ energy play (50 per cent) over Vancouver’s (25 per cent).
For each video games in Edmonton — and the third interval of Game 2 — the Oilers have had extra of the sport. More pictures, extra good probabilities, extra strain, extra possession…
Their observe document tells you it’s a matter of time till they strike for 5 – 6 in a sport.
“I think our game is good — and I think we’ve got another gear,” mentioned Leon Draisaitl, after one other two-point night time thrust him into the playoff leads with 20 factors. “In terms of offence, there’s another gear, another step for us.”
On an evening the place Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch received away from taking part in Draisaitl and Connor McDavid into the bottom, rolling 4 traces greater than every other sport this collection, the massive horse Draisaitl nonetheless produced extra offence than anybody else on the rink.
He scored from his workplace on the powerplay, and after Brock Boeser tied the sport at 18:19 of the third interval, Draisaitl’s line went to work on averting additional time.
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Evander Kane began the shift with successful that separated the puck from a Canucks defender. Mattias Ekholm deftly saved a puck in on the line, and ultimately, Kane fed Draisaitl in Wayne Gretzky’s outdated workplace behind the Canuck web.
Draisaitl sifted a cross via a maze of gamers to Bouchard on the prime of the umbrella, and his wrist shot picked the highest nook, a superb cross and a buxom purpose, a real intestine punch for the Canucks.
“When things like that (blown lead) happen, it’s a bit of a shock. Sometimes you can get on your heels a little bit. You know, ‘Let’s get this into overtime,’” Draisaitl mentioned. “But (Kane) goes in, forechecks hard. That goal was all Kaner.”
Well, it was additionally Bouchard’s second game-winner of the collection to this point.
“No moment is too big for him,” mentioned Ekholm of his ordinary defence accomplice. “It was type of like, after they scored (Ekholm thought), ‘We’ve performed too nicely to lose this sport.’ At least that’s what I used to be feeling on the market.
“We’re going to get it. Whether it’s now or in overtime.”
It’s a six-game collection now, and certain seven.
Hold on to your tuques, Canada. This one may be higher than we thought.
