Around the League Thread | The one where Florida blows it…?

[SeawaterOnIce]

Barkov looks so bad.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

While it looks like this Florida team is done.. I feel we are not appropriately weighing the the funniest scenario, where Oilers battle all the way back and lose in game 7.

Probably would be more painful than a sweep would have been.

Game 7 in OT. I can't even imagine it.

 

[canucksfan]

Two shots in a period won’t cut it. They started okay but haven’t done much since.

 

[Vector]

Panthers are garbage and should be sent to Arizona as punishment.

 

[Bonham]

Florida looks like shit.

Just completely limp.

 

[ProviesGhost]

They’re got them completely bottled up, looks painfully familiar!

 

[bbud]

Oil needed more than 1 out of that period

 

[God]

Barkov looks so bad.

New playoffs blueprint: just injure the other team's star player. Better yet, get one of your 4th liners to do it. The fact that Draisaitl was able to escape punishment for that is ridiculous.

 

[mossey3535]

Barkov and/or Tkachuk have to put the team on their backs or they don't have a chance.

Colorado and Vegas had depth AND elite talent.

 

[PG Canuck]

I don't think the Canucks beat the Panthers, we don't have a McDavid.

I still doubt they even beat Dallas. To just assume the Canucks win the Cup is insane.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

I still doubt they even beat Dallas. To just assume the Canucks win the Cup is insane.

Oilers were just a better team. Even at full health, we had no answer for McDrai. No team really does. It should not have taken them this long to win.

 

[bbud]

Florida has for most part played better in 2nd and 3rd im not sure a 1 goal lead is good enough

 

[Slapshot_11]

Being down 1 on the road heading into the 2nd isnt the worst thing

Just regroup

 

[deadinthewater992]

Dissecting the shit out of a pass here. Move on.

 

[Rotang]

Two shots in a period won’t cut it. They started okay but haven’t done much since.

Both by OEL

 

[Flik]

Dissecting the shit out of a pass here. Move on.

BUT OILERS

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Being down 1 on the road heading into the 2nd isnt the worst thing

Just regroup

It isn’t - but outside of a few bursts in Game 5, Florida hasn’t been able to control the games at all since going up 3-0. And that was as uninspiring a first period as you can get. Their starts are torpedoing them, and they aren’t recovering from them.

Still lots of hockey to be played, but it feels like this Final is rapidly slipping through their fingers.

 

[PG Canuck]

Oilers were just a better team. Even at full health, we had no answer for McDrai. No team really does. It should not have taken them this long to win.

They were beatable but Canucks had a guy who wouldn’t sign a contract extension for half the season than continued to be dead weight for the rest of the year. Can’t happen and better not happen again.

Add in all the injuries and I highly doubt they had enough to beat Dallas and then continue into the SCF.

That series win for the Oilers looks like it gave them an insane amount of confidence.

 

[StreetHawk]

2 shots on goal in first. Sad

 

[CanucksSayEh]

Canucks absolutely contained McDavid. Drai was another story, but they held him off when needed. 3 series leads. Favorable powerplay opportunities in clinching games.

That loss was all on Pettersson who was completely useless in both series.

 

[Jovofan]

I don't think the Canucks beat the Panthers, we don't have a McDavid.

Nope, but we’ve got a McWard

 

[Grumbler]

It looks like we were better than I imagined all along. Definitely had a chance at the cup if we got past edmonton. Makes you think what would've happened if Pettersson got going and we got Demko back.

 

[Flik]

Nope, but we’ve got a McWard

Dang, that's only 3 whole letters away from a McDavid!

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

They were beatable but Canucks had a guy who wouldn’t sign a contract extension for half the season than continued to be dead weight for the rest of the year. Can’t happen and better not happen again.

Add in all the injuries and I highly doubt they had enough to beat Dallas and then continue into the SCF.

That series win for the Oilers looks like it gave them an insane amount of confidence.

Pettersson was f***ing tragic all playoffs long. Imagine if the Canucks were down 3-0 in this series. He would be on Instagram liking vacation pictures on the bench.

 

[rypper]

HEY GUYS DIDN'T YOU HEAR HE WAS INJURED???