Barkov will be playing.
Beside, I think Cats play better away than at home. These guys are ruthless killers
Beside, I think Cats play better away than at home. These guys are ruthless killers
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Panthers are a team that can win the game and still overreact.
I fully expect to be level headed and pick their spots
Tkachuck is a MOFO and so is Bennett. But none of them are overzealous. But there will be a respond when the game is out of hand
We saw that in game 2 against Boston
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They have the Oilers on the ropes. They beat them in their own barn to go up 3-0 and the Oilers are absolutely done.
They are a better team. If they can continue to weather the McDrai storm they're going to win this thing.
Menzinger
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The Oiilers better be praying to the hockey gods that they'll get at least one win.
The 2021 Habs were probably the worst team to make the finals in 30+ years and even they managed one win against an even better Bolts roster than the Panthers
The 2021 Habs were probably the worst team to make the finals in 30+ years and even they managed one win against an even better Bolts roster than the Panthers
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Could have been the leafs except Keffe got outcoached and manhandled by Coal Cauliflier
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Unlike some of our favorite players, they seemed to have learned their lessons from losing in the final last year.
Menzinger
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In retrospect that playoffs was the biggest missed opportunity in Leafs history in quite some time.
Keefe made mistakes but it wasn't all on him either.
Very sad to reflect on
They would’ve gotten smoked by the Lightning anyway.
They should have at least made a conference final appearance though.
This has never been built to go far in the playoffs period. Even with the most perfect/“easiest” path, they will never win.
You don’t luck into a Cup. That has never happened and never will. They don’t have the character or desire for it.
People need to realize there isn’t some magic combo of things that will somehow happen where our half assed stars will fluke their way to a Cup.
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I wouldn’t be surprised if Barkov is out for the series Florida being two games ahead they will take out either Drai or McDavid. It’s only fair and they are team that would do it. That being said I think Barkov is back.
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Yeah it's different if he's out the whole series I agree. If he's out for a game or two, keep your eyes on the prize. If he's out for the series then you absolutely take out one of McDrai as retribution, ethics be damned. If it were a legitimate and honest accident it would be different, but it was inconclusive at best and dirty at worst.
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I think 2019 was also a real missed opportunity in retrospect. Strongest centre depth, strongest forward depth, arguably our strongest defence depth, and Andersen has been our best goalie of this era so far, despite his playoff choke tendencies. All the big contenders were knocked out in round 1 that postseason and had we gotten by Boston we could've gone deep. A few things screwed that roster over though from having home ice and getting by Boston in general. Mainly Babcock but also choosing Sparks over McElhinney definitely cost the team points in the standings.
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I think he's back for Game 3. At most he will miss one game.
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It’s not often you win the Cup without a bunch of guys being banged up or even missing games.
Let’s see if Florida is more than just Barkov.
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Hopefully Barkov comes back to put the nail in the coffin. l'd award him the Smythe just to pour salt in the wound.
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I wouldn't be surprised to see Edmonton win game 3, but they are dealing with a different animal than they did in the western conference series'. This Panthers team is a really traditional Cup team: elite goaltending, elite defensive players, and an entire team that is built to sacrifice for the greater good.
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They are a lot more than just Barkov but his defensive excellence is a huge reason why McDrai haven't run roughshod.
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I've said it a lot, but if Barkov's last name was Barker he would be canonized the way Beregeron has been.
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l could see this as a rallying point for Florida. l get the feeling they won't make life easy for the Oilers next game.
BertCorbeau
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Yeah knowing who is on the Panthers, they won't take any shit.
100% sure Tkachuk will troll Oilers fans like how Kuch did after Game 5
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This could be what Edmonton was hoping for. Distract Florida from their game plan and draw some dirty penalties and capitalize. I was pretty pumped watching the two highest scoring playoff forwards get dirty and show some snarl. Game 3 is a must win now going to be good viewing. Betting Edmonton.
He signed for 700k. Cap was never a barrier. He didn't want to sign in Toronto.
Nobody is dismissing Barkov because he's Finnish. Bergeron was one of the best defensive forwards in NHL history and was consistently elite, year after year. Barkov has had a great year and playoffs defensively, but he does not have anywhere close to the consistency of a Bergeron. If anything, he has historically been overrated in that regard.
Warden of the North
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These three day layoffs between games are absolute torture for whatever team lost last.
If I was an Oilers fan I'd be completely unproductive at work this week.
If I was an Oilers fan I'd be completely unproductive at work this week.
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