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

[PuckMunchkin]

It's about you getting caved again.

You need to learn to take a knee but suspect they don't make pads big enough when someone gets fed that often.

Now now HK. Grownups can disagree and not get all emotional.

We've talked about this before. Dont be scare just because mommy and daddy fight.

You've been consistently wrong about Miller. At some point you need to let it go.

I've admitted as much. Many times.

I've yet to see you eat your crow. With your post history should be pretty common place..?

It was a good team. You should watch them more often.

Scoring on the first few shots for half the games is luck. Get someone who can get through to you and let him help you understand this.

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

A 2nd cousin who is a diehard Oilers fan is spending nearly 8k in airfare and tickets (for 2) for Game 7. Would be absolutely worth it if they win but downright sad if they lose. He's convinced they are winning it though.

 

[valkynax]

A 2nd cousin who is a diehard Oilers fan is spending nearly 8k in airfare and tickets (for 2) for Game 7. Would be absolutely worth it if they win but downright sad if they lose. He's convinced they are winning it though.

Barring McDavid getting Tanya Hardinged I see no reason for them not to raise Lord Stanley.

Panthers are on course for a historical, crushing embarrassment.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

A 2nd cousin who is a diehard Oilers fan is spending nearly 8k in airfare and tickets (for 2) for Game 7. Would be absolutely worth it if they win but downright sad if they lose. He's convinced they are winning it though.

I think some tickets for Game 7 in Vancouver were being bought and sold for $15,000 in 2011. To say nothing of Michael Buble’s story of postponing an entire concert in Connecticut, only to return there and get booed / walked out on while he performed.

Stuff that might feel justified with a win, but arguably a “worst decision ever” if they don’t.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

Barring McDavid getting Tanya Hardinged I see no reason for them not to raise Lord Stanley.

Panthers are on course for a historical, crushing embarrassment.

Yeah - in a one game, winner take all, for all the marbles contest for the prize, I don’t know how in the world anyone can bet against McDavid.

Yes, hockey is a team game that can be unpredictable and that’s what makes it engrossing. But I feel in my bones this is going to be an Edmonton victory.

 

[crazychimp]

Bob not on the ice for practice which is apparently uncommon for him. Injury?

 

[GranvilleIsland]

Bob not on the ice for practice which is apparently uncommon for him. Injury?

That would be surprising after Perry sat on him 50 times.

 

[Hit the post]

The only person I feel bad for on Florida is Luongo, guy can't catch a break.

Nah. He got to play out his final years "at home" while getting paid well. We should be all so lucky.

 

[quat]

2025 - Oilers repeat
2026 - Leafs beat Oilers to win their cup
2027- Habs win


2028 - Canucks finally win..... the draft lottery.

The only impossible scenario of the four you shared is the last.

 

[EpochLink]

Nah. He got to play out his final years "at home" while getting paid well. We should be all so lucky.

With Gina nagging on him? Oh the horror

 

[Hit the post]

With Gina nagging on him? Oh the horror

Great home cooking...

Luongo's finest playoff moment:

(Team locker room toilet):

 

[sandwichbird2023]

Yeah - in a one game, winner take all, for all the marbles contest for the prize, I don’t know how in the world anyone can bet against McDavid.

Yes, hockey is a team game that can be unpredictable and that’s what makes it engrossing. But I feel in my bones this is going to be an Edmonton victory.

OEL is on PP1, it's kind of hard for the Oilers not to win.

While the Panthers are loaded up front, their D is surprisingly weak and shallow. Montour played his way off the team this finals.

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

OEL is on PP1, it's kind of hard for the Oilers not to win.

While the Panthers are loaded up front, their D is surprisingly weak and shallow. Montour played his way off the team this finals.

Which is surprising because their D has been one of their strongest points all year. OEL was a good contract and acquisition at his price as a 4 or 5 guy - but yeah, having him QB the top PP unit and playing in all the crucial situations hasn’t worked out so well. Montour’s game falling off a cliff at the worst possible time isn’t great for Florida, either.

 

[sting101]

"I stopped the first 3"
Ballard
"Nobody is pumping my tires"
Booth
"My contract sucks"
Cap Recapture
8yrs of OEL

If it wasn't for Perry and Kane and some players i like in Florida i would be all for Edmonton. Reality is both organizations have a lot of skeletons in the closet for my Canuck fandom

As it is just watching for entertainment

With regards to Montour......Easy choice to not bring him back at his contract ask

 

[strattonius]

Montour is playing hurt I think. He's not as bad as he's shown it's reminding me of Hronek. Florida is having trouble transitioning from their own zone and Montour is typically a strong puck mover. You couple that with OEL playing extra minutes and PP1 and it's all of a sudden a mediocre defense.

 

[Hit the post]

"I stopped the first 3"
Ballard
"Nobody is pumping my tires"
Booth
"My contract sucks"
Cap Recapture
8yrs of OEL

If it wasn't for Perry and Kane and some players i like in Florida i would be all for Edmonton. Reality is both organizations have a lot of skeletons in the closet for my Canuck fandom

As it is just watching for entertainment

With regards to Montour......Easy choice to not bring him back at his contract ask

 

[Mr. Canucklehead]

"I stopped the first 3"
Ballard
"Nobody is pumping my tires"
Booth
"My contract sucks"
Cap Recapture
8yrs of OEL

If it wasn't for Perry and Kane and some players i like in Florida i would be all for Edmonton. Reality is both organizations have a lot of skeletons in the closet for my Canuck fandom

As it is just watching for entertainment

With regards to Montour......Easy choice to not bring him back at his contract ask

If it weren’t for Kane and Perry (and bringing Duncan f***ing Keith around), I’d have significantly less misgivings about Edmonton as a whole. But I strongly dislike how morally bankrupt so many organizations are, and unfortunately, it’s true of the Oilers.

 

[valkynax]

If it weren’t for Kane and Perry (and bringing Duncan f***ing Keith around), I’d have significantly less misgivings about Edmonton as a whole. But I strongly dislike how morally bankrupt so many organizations are, and unfortunately, it’s true of the Oilers.

I actually think Kane and Perry can both serve as inspirational stories for all NHLers with personal issues to follow. Neither is perfect, but both came miles from the proverbial ditches where they languished and suffered.

Keith of course can go choke on a cock with the rest of his disgusting degenerate pieces of shit of teammates.

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

If it weren’t for Kane and Perry (and bringing Duncan f***ing Keith around), I’d have significantly less misgivings about Edmonton as a whole. But I strongly dislike how morally bankrupt so many organizations are, and unfortunately, it’s true of the Oilers.

My hate for the Oilers has very little do to with the players on the team and more to do with the fact I hate the fans and franchise as a whole.

 

[RobertKron]

If it weren’t for Kane and Perry (and bringing Duncan f***ing Keith around), I’d have significantly less misgivings about Edmonton as a whole. But I strongly dislike how morally bankrupt so many organizations are, and unfortunately, it’s true of the Oilers.

The Oilers and their fanbase try to wear on the whole BLUE COLLAR BOOTSTRAPS COUNTRY LIFE ALBERTA thing, and it's funny because they're basically only relevant in current times because they were given, what, 6 top 5 picks in 7 years for being so useless, and I find the parallels to be kind of beautiful.

Hell, the franchise's entire relevance basically owes itself to the ratf***ery around Gretzky's contract and the entry draft.

 

[Jerry the great]

I'm not a Oiler's fan and it pains me to see them one win away from the cup. Hopefully the hockey gods tilt the ice uphill for them tomorrow night. I will, however, tip my cap if they pull this off. I can't recall seeing a pro sports team with this level of resiliency in my life. The hole they dug themselves at the start of the year....and then again in the finals. It's unbelievable really. And holy shit the Panther's players, coaches, front office......what a miserable summer they're going to have if they blow it. How on earth do those players recover from this? Seems like the kind of thing that could haunt you for a long time. real Ray Finkle level mindf***ery

 

[DarrenX]

Well, if you want the most painful possible outcome for an Oilers fan... they could be up 3-1 with 10 minutes to go, Skinner lets in a softie, Panthers come on, Oilers panic, Panthers tie game with two minutes left, then the Panthers score on an innocent looking deflected point shot early in overtime. The crowd goes wild!

 

[Orca Smash]

I mean part of it is that it's incredibly hard to maintain that level for his long of a run.

But you'd think here at the precipice that they'd be able to muster up a last-ditch effort.

I also don't think they are as injured as they were last season (Tkachuk broken sternum) or as we were in our run. So that can't be an excuse.

Both Maurice and AV are just steady rudder coaches who have no answer when their (definitely good in the regular season) systems get countered in the playoffs.

The extremely odd part of this is every other team seems to be getting tired but it looks like overplayed mcdavid and draisatl who played some games 30 minutes are still just fine and not slowing down..

 

[Grumbler]

Bobrovsky skips practice, probably on advice of Luongo...

 

[SelltheTeamFrancesco]

Bobrovsky skips practice, probably on advice of Luongo...

Well he is the expert on winning game 7’s in the stanley cup final.