Florida Panthers defeat the Edmonton Oilers 4-3, and are your 2024 Stanley Cup Champions!

[SmoggyTwinkles]

Everything has changed.

Finally.

Been waiting so long!

 

[heynowbababooey]

If only Yakupov were playing.

 

[FinlandPanther]

About that how does it feel to lose in game 7 thread…. I’ll have to get back to you on that. I don’t understand.

 

[Dust]

Best of 9? See you in August?

 

[Nucker101]

The better team won

Good job Panthers

 

[heynowbababooey]

That was an obstruction era level officiated game. Just embarrassing. Played right in the panthers play style.

You just love to complain about the refs don't you? how about you complain about your captain and his buddy being no shows when it mattered the most.

 

[Breakers]

Darnell Nurse getting wrecked again 5v5

he didn't even have that many minutes and still had an absolutely horrendous expected goals.

It's wild how different edmonton is when Bouchard and ekholm are on the ice vs Nurse.
Like grand canyon sized difference.

In 30% less TOI, Nurse had 56% more chances against than the Bouchard/ekholm pairing
You can't have that big of a chasm between pairings when one guy makes that much money

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

This will play in his head on repeat all summer.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

You just love to complain about the refs don't you? how about you complain about your captain and his buddy being no shows when it mattered the most.

You're right, we should probably trade them. Any takers?

 

[North Cole]

I am still amazed at the certainty many people had about Edmonton winning The Cup after winning G5&6.

It was approaching levels of certainty about EDM being swept before the series started.

 

[Bounces R Way]

I would run through a brick wall for Paul Maurice and I've never even met the man

 

[roccerfeller]

I wouldnt be so sure i think this was their best chance . Yes their core will still be here but many made it possible for them to perform the way they did such as role players

They have only 10 million in cap space and many notable free agents .

Henrique , Janmark , Brown , Foegele players who are important for their penalty kill and bring some much needed depth to their lineup are UFA’s. Broberg and Holloway need new contracts . And few others but i mentioned the above 4 because theyre integral in their amazing PK that allowed Mcdavid to not kill any penalties and be fresh for 5 on 5 . Not sure what theyre going to do nor if their penalty kill will be as good as it was . They were near perfect tbh this post season. They will not be as good as this year while others keep improving.

Theyre going to lose depth and role players .

These are fair points. I admittedly don’t know enough about their depth / cap situation but you’ve raised some good points

I’ve been told by some friends who are oiler fans that as long as their core sticks together, and they stick to their new structure, they’ll be a strong contender again

they just have to sort this offseason out because there’s uncertainty about Draisatl re signing, again at least from what I’ve been told.

 

[Banjo Cat]

Not out of gas but more like overwhelmed by the Panthers aggressive play. Only determined by one goal and this is a lesson for the Oilers. The intensity was not there! Panthers outworked the Oilers.

One thing that you can't help but notice is that Edmonton didn't score a lot of goals this series when they had any sustained pressure. They scored off the rush, often on breakaways and 2 on 1s which Florida gave up. Florida gave up a breakaway goal again tonight, but then they tightened up after that and played more like Florida.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

We probably don't see another cup final of this hype and magnitude for the next 10 years. It will be very difficult to match, let alone top it.

 

[Laus723]

I know this is dumb, but this was such a fun moment. My bald ass on the left, my buddy on the right. Wife caught us on video in the final seconds.

My boys are champions!!! Wow!!!

McDavid is unbelievable, what a series.

 

[FinlandPanther]

Thank you @HockeyVirus they could not have done it without you.

 

[Roof Daddy]

Oil fan just happy I got to witness game 4 and 6 live. What an electric event.

Hats off to the Panthers in game 7, they were the better team.

I’m also glad that at least 4 Florida prostitutes will get to keep their lives tonight now that Bill Zito doesn’t have to deal with another loss

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

We probably don't see another cup final of this hype and magnitude for the next 10 years. It will be very difficult to match, let alone top it.

Yeah, they'll probably fall behind the WNBA pretty soon if they haven't already.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Hearty and heartfelt congratulations Florida! Enjoy!

 

[drktmplr12]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1805456237225501034

 

[thegazelle]

Somewhere, I am sure Jonathan Huberdeau is staring out into space pondering what happened. Meanwhile Tkachuk is patting himself on the back for leaving Calgary

 

[zar]

Gutted, but super proud of the Oilers for their resilience and heart this entire season.

Congrats to the Florida Panthers and their fans. Deserving champions.

 

[BenningHurtsMySoul]

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I know this is dumb, but this was such a fun moment. My bald ass on the left, my buddy on the right. Wife caught us on video in the final seconds.

My boys are champions!!! Wow!!!

McDavid is unbelievable, what a series.

Dude...you are a bald Patrick Dempsey.

 

[gretzkyoilers]

One thing that you can't help but notice is that Edmonton didn't score a lot of goals this series when they had any sustained pressure. They scored off the rush, often on breakaways and 2 on 1s which Florida gave up. Florida gave up a breakaway goal again tonight, but then they tightened up after that and played more like Florida.

Yeah this is weird: were the Panthers gassed in games 4, 5 and 6? Must be tiring playing like that. The Oilers can be a handful, so playing that hard-nosed style is exhausting. Anyway one more thing the Oilers have to work on.

 

[RogerRoger]

Luongo lifting the Cup was something else