Oilers or Panthers?

[WillyC]

Oilers… McDavid is going to play his absolute best hockey.

 

[LeafGrief]

I consider all Canadian teams top-tier rivals and I want the Buds to be the ones to bring the mug back. I also really appreciate the Panthers team build. They've got it all, top tier forwards who are tough, a mobile blueline who can defend well, and a goalie who shuts the door. I don't hold any animosity towards that team or fanbase, so I'll be rooting for them.

Another side bonus would be hopefully less posts about how the NHL is rigged, Bettman wouldn't allow a Canadian team to win, and that's why the refs call penalties on the Leafs etc.

Go Oilers!

Best case I've seen so far for cheering for the Oilers.

 

[fancy lad]

f*** everything bettman.

Go Canada.

Go oilers.

 

[Hogan86]

Really dont want the Oilers to win (although seeing Hyman win the cup would be great, love that guy).

Also, dont want to see Thachuk lift the cup.

I'll just choose to be as invested in this cup final as little as possible.

 

[tmlms13]

Can it be a tie. I hate both

 

[Canadian Finn]

as my bro says, cheering for Florida is cheering for Bettman.

not sure I fully agree, but I agree more than I disagree.

 

[wingman75]

Not a fan of either team, so I really won't know who I am cheering for until puck drop time.

It might be the Oilers because they are the underdogs... hard to say.

I think the Panthers are the better team. But I didn't think the Oilers were the better team vs Dallas, in fact, they were not, but they found a way. Can they do it again?

 

[ZEBROA]

Fck Panthers.
I hope the team with less Finns win, because i will never hear the end of it.

 

[Frostitute]

My brain tells me the Panthers in 6.
My heart tells me the Oilers in 7.

High end talent goes to the Oilers for sure. McDavid is the best player on the planet. That being said the Panthers are deeper in every position and I don't see them being denied two years in a row in the SCF.

Hopefully Skinner can continue to be hot, McDavid can go absolutely God mode and Nurse can be a + for at least one series.

Go Oilers.

 

[thewave]

I cant bring myself to click on either team but I am cheering on Hyman and McDavid mostly. I guess the Canadian team as well I guess but if they win I hope they embarrass themselves somehow.

 

[RunItBackAgain]

You guys know no one on the planet would ever hear the end of it if Edmonton won, right? They still gloat about their 80’s cups like it was yesterday and pound their chests like they’re the best team to ever exist because they tanked for 15 years to get McD.

Whereas Florida has 200 fans total and we wouldn’t have to hear anything from anyone if they won.

It’s a no brainer for me.

 

[thewave]

You guys know no one on the planet would ever hear the end of it if Edmonton won, right? They still gloat about their 80’s cups like it was yesterday and pound their chests like they’re the best team to ever exist because they tanked for 15 years to get McD.

Whereas Florida has 200 fans total and we wouldn’t have to hear anything from anyone if they won.

It’s a no brainer for me.

If they win and then decline as a team maybe McDavid will come here. Lol

 

[Niagara Bill]

Let me help Gary Nyland.
There is no way that Bettman will allow the Oilers to win.
The fix is in. The TV contract would not allow an obscure team to win. Can you imagine Bettman allowing a final of Edmonton vs Ottawa.
No when to fold 'em boys.
If the Oilers get close, McD will be in LA next year.

BTW, why such a long break this week, oh yes, to get some TV interest south of the border now that the WNBA has passed the NHL for tv bucks.

 

[notDatsyuk]

Before the playoffs started my wife entered a lottery at the Legion, and she drew Florida.

I would always want a Canadian team (except maybe Ottawa) to win the Cup.

Wallet or heart - it's a win-win for us.

 

[Anthrax442]

Out of spite, I was hoping Florida would win because I want Edmonton to continue being the laughing stock of the NHL... All those top 5 picks in the last decade... Including McDavid, and no cups. If they win, then Toronto is the defacto laughing stock.

But I can't bring myself to cheer for Florida.

we never stopped being the laughing stock.

 

[LeafsFan89]

we never stopped being the laughing stock.

True. But at least it was kind of debatable.

 

[Anthrax442]

True. But at least it was kind of debatable.

I mean, there are the Yotes, Sens and Sabres...

 

[thewave]

Let me help Gary Nyland.
There is no way that Bettman will allow the Oilers to win.
The fix is in. The TV contract would not allow an obscure team to win. Can you imagine Bettman allowing a final of Edmonton vs Ottawa.
No when to fold 'em boys.
If the Oilers get close, McD will be in LA next year.

BTW, why such a long break this week, oh yes, to get some TV interest south of the border now that the WNBA has passed the NHL for tv bucks.

Ouch WNBA passed the NHL? Gary Bettman sucks at his job. They need to run NHL clinics with good players at the local level and get kids playing hockey. That's why it doesn't grow. Crappy ambassadors, no support of local leagues to get youth players passionate about the game

 

[leafsrdue]

Please add a "don't care" option

 

[Dion TheFluff]

Oilers

Connor Mcdavid

 

[mydnyte]

Realistically, the Refs will decide who wins based on soft penalty calls or not.
If the Oilers dont get 2+ PP goals a game, they may be swept.

 

[Menzinger]

Panthers.

I tend to dislike all other Canadian teams as a general rule. I won't be upset if McDavid gets a cup though. Also lived in Calgary for a bit, so tend to hate Edmonton teams by default

 

[HamiltonNHL]

If the Oilers dont get 2+ PP goals a game

Penalties dry up in the Stanley Cup.

 

[HolyCrap]

good to see why so we are such a revered fanbase.

We’re still a lot better than Oilers fans though.

 

[robertmac43]

Personally not down for the Oilers to win. If someone is going to break the Canada streak I want it to be us.