GDT: The League 2023-24 Playoffs Edition: Round 3-Final Four Is Set & The Oilers Are In It!!!

[bellagiobob]

Panthers pulling an Oilers here with massive underlying numbers but losing the game.

Except for the six PP’s part.

 

[Messrules11]

2-1 series lead, piss on the Panthers

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

Bobrovsky has looked human the past couple games. Not ideal for the Panthers.

 

[bellagiobob]

Man what hope do we have at drawing penalties if Trouba’s attempted murder isn’t even a major.

Not sure I’ve ever seen a player in the league have his own rule book like he does. Guy should have like 25 lifetime suspensions by now.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Not sure I’ve ever seen a player in the league have his own rule book like he does. Guy should have like 25 lifetime suspensions by now.

Messier leadership award recipient.. Joke of an award .

 

[oobga]

Hope our boys watched that game. Do not let Dallas to the same to us please. Florida looked great that first game, then next thing they know, down 2-1 in the series.

 

[bellagiobob]

Bobrovsky has looked human the past couple games. Not ideal for the Panthers.

He was the X factor going in. Never know what you are going to get with him.

 

[Drivesaitl]

TNT call of the winning goal from Ferraro is strange. pre OT goal he's talking about all the Panthers splendid defensive play, Barkov is god, and so on and then the Rangers score the winner right on top of him talking.

Then its "Oh the Rangers scored" and then he goes onto rant for the next minute that Alex Wennberg scored and he doesn't ever score and he hasn't scored in 31 games (somehow this factoid is in Rays head) and he seems angered that the Rangers, and Wennberg had the audacity to score the winning goal against his beloved panthers while he was busy talking.

We ain't even getting the worst broadcsting. Why is it seemingly impossible for commentators to put their obvious personal bias aside? So blatant today.

 

[Drivesaitl]

That's good for us.

With how Rangers goaltending has been all playoffs neither is easy in anyway.

You'd even wonder if Bobo and the Panthers would be easier plus the developed hatred the Oilers have for Tkachuk and likelihood of him being run through the boards.

I don't know theres a player in the league the Oilers hate more than Ratchuk. Maybe Petrangelo.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

With how Rangers goaltending has been all playoffs neither is easy in anyway.

You'd even wonder if Bobo and the Panthers would be easier plus the developed hatred the Oilers have for Tkachuk and likelihood of him being run through the boards.

I don't know theres a player in the league the Oilers hate more than Ratchuk. Maybe Petrangelo.

I think the Rangers present a more ideal matchup. Florida has more weapons and Bobrovsky can steal a series (although he's been pretty subpar the last two games).

Obviously have to get past Dallas first.

 

[5 Mins 4 Ftg]

Messier leadership award recipient.. Joke of an award .

Bridgestone or Sleep Country or Mitchum Deoderant or Bet365 doesn’t sponsor it anymore?

 

[Messrules11]

I think the Rangers present a more ideal matchup. Florida has more weapons and Bobrovsky can steal a series (although he's been pretty subpar the last two games).

Obviously have to get past Dallas first.

How does Florida have more weapons? Rangers can play it any way you want it. Tough and dirty, Trouba, Rempe.
Skilled, Panarin, Zib, Laffy, Fox
Gritty, Kreider, Trocheck.
The 4th line with Goodrow is killing it. The pk is scoring shorties on a regular basis and then there’s Shesterkin to deal with.
So tell me all these weapons Florida has?

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

How does Florida have more weapons? Rangers can play it any way you want it. Tough and dirty, Trouba, Rempe.
Skilled, Panarin, Zib, Laffy, Fox
Gritty, Kreider, Trocheck.
The 4th line with Goodrow is killing it. The pk is scoring shorties on a regular basis and then there’s Shesterkin to deal with.
So tell me all these weapons Florida has?

Florida has dominated the series for the most part but Shesterkin has been the difference
Rangers are constantly out shot and out chanced, going back to the Canes series...but always have the superior goaltending

 

[Messrules11]

Florida has dominated the series for the most part but Shesterkin has been the difference
Rangers are constantly out shot and out chanced, going back to the Canes series...but always have the superior goaltending

Yet they outscore all their opponents. Those are weapons.
Still waiting to hear what Florida’s “weapons” are.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Yet they outscore all their opponents. Those are weapons.
Still waiting to hear what Florida’s “weapons” are.

the weapons that got them to the Cup final last year

 

[Messrules11]

the weapons that got them to the Cup final last year

Your kidding I hope. Last year? Hell, even Maurice has said on multiple occasions this isn’t last years team.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

Your kidding I hope. Last year? Hell, even Maurice has said on multiple occasions this isn’t last years team.

they're a better team
being let down by bad goaltending
they outchanced the Rangers 108 to 44 today

 

[Messrules11]

they're a better team
being let down by bad goaltending
they outchanced the Rangers 108 to 44 today

Last time I checked goaltending was part of the team. Better team, pfft.
I guess I’ll stop asking cuz no one wants to explain these “weapons”

 

[GhostfaceWu]

Beed to get Shaq and chuck down to Edmonton for a game

 

[oobga]

Getting 4 in on Shesterkin is a super rarity in the playoffs. He put up under 0.900 too. Seems Florida scored enough to win that game. Need to do better keeping goals out. Pwned by Barclay Goodrow (who proves again he is >Gaudreau)

 

[BlackDogg]

 

[MoontoScott]

Laff scores two of the prettiest goals I've seen in these playoffs.

 

[bellagiobob]

Yet they outscore all their opponents. Those are weapons.
Still waiting to hear what Florida’s “weapons” are.

All you have to do is go look at their roster. Chucky, Barkov, Verhaeghe, Reinhart are all stars. Forsling, Montour, Lundell are are very good players. Scoring goals isn't FLA's problem, it's inconsistent tending. I have no dog in this race, so just an independent opinion, and the Rags were very fortunate to beat the Canes and to be leading this series. Their main weapon is their goalie, and while he hasn't been quite up to his usual self some nights, he's been better than the opponents tender on enough nights.

 

[Messrules11]

All you have to do is go look at their roster. Chucky, Barkov, Verhaeghe, Reinhart are all stars. Forsling, Montour, Lundell are are very good players. Scoring goals isn't FLA's problem, it's inconsistent tending. I have no dog in this race, so just an independent opinion, and the Rags were very fortunate to beat the Canes and to be leading this series. Their main weapon is their goalie, and while he hasn't been quite up to his usual self some nights, he's been better than the opponents tender on enough nights.

Fortunate to beat the Canes? NYR won the presidents trophy, had home ice and a 3-0 series lead. Canes were fortunate they didn’t get swept.
I still see no “weapons” on the Panthers, Verhaeghe has 8 goals. Reinhart has 9 pts.
Big whoop.
Old man Bobrovsky is coming back to earth just like I said on page 1

 

[bellagiobob]

Fortunate to beat the Canes? NYR won the presidents trophy, had home ice and a 3-0 series lead. Canes were fortunate they didn’t get swept.
I still see no “weapons” on the Panthers, Verhaeghe has 8 goals. Reinhart has 9 pts.
Big whoop.
Old man Bobrovsky is coming back to earth just like I said on page 1

Lol, the Rags fanboy in you is coming out. Verhaeghe has more goals than any Rag, but he's not a weapon, but the Rags who are below him are? Barkov is the best two way C in the league. Reinhart is a 50+ goal scorer. Chucky is a two way pain in the ass. I would take the Cats top four forwards over the Rags top four F every day of the week. Both solid, but Cats four have better diversity among the group.