I mean to be fair it doesn’t really feel like they are choking as much as the oilers just seem like they are burying them.Everyone was saying earlier how Florida wore teams down as a series went on but the opposite is happening here. Edmonton’s skating has worn the Panthers down and they can’t keep up.
If Florida doesn’t get the first goal on Monday and play with a lead, they are kaput. And they will never live down this collapse.
I'm still not sure the Panthers lose game 7, should they still lose tonight. And I did pick the Oilers to win in 7 before the series started.
I just never thought this was how they were getting to 7.
I dunno this feels like the Yankees-Red Sox in 2004 where the Yankees just short-circuited in Game 7 (at home too) because they were already shell-shocked.As weird as it is to say, I think if you're Maurice you can rally your team way better for a SCF G7 than say a round 1, round 2, or even ECF game 7. The hockey season is over after Monday (most likely), just go all out and play your game
I dunno this feels like the Yankees-Red Sox in 2004 where the Yankees just short-circuited in Game 7 (at home too) because they were already shell-shocked.
I wasn't lol...I never thought those f***faces would choke away four straight cause their goalie was too good for it and the Canes' goalies were too shitty to keep that up for four straight.I mean we were saying that about the Canes/Rags series too before Andersen imploded in game 6, lol. Hockey is a very weird sport with momentum
I wasn't lol...I never thought those f***faces would choke away four straight cause their goalie was too good for it and the Canes' goalies were too shitty to keep that up for four straight.
It is possible for a team to step up in front of its goalie...exhibit A the Oilers.That's when you need your goalie to make a stop ... I remember saying the same thing about Vitek when others were saying it was on the defense.
Man, shut the f*** up, Ray.
Bouchard having the most assists by a d-man in playoff history is wild shit
That's why I'm stunned it wasn't Coffey, especially with him being a HOF offensive defenseman too!It helps when you’re playing with this generation’s version of Gretzky and Kurri.
Maybe Paul Coffey wouldn’t have been as good elsewhere.
Edmonton started finishing the chances that Bobrovsky was saving in game 1. And concomitantly the Panthers can’t buy a bounce. They shoot the puck into a screen and it hits Skinner or bounces wide.The Oilers big guys also woke up in a big way, that just shifted the whole series
That's why I said, people can't underestimate an Oilers cup win, no matter how mediocre the majority of their roster is. I said after they were eliminated last year that I think they're winning one of the next 3 cups, unless those guys leave before 3 years for whatever reason. I can't see that happening at all now, win or lose this round.lol that is an insane stat. McDavid has more 3+ point playoff games than he does 0 point ones.
Speaking of the Panther fans, I'd love to see what happens if it's a 3-2 Oilers lead with a minute or so remaining, do they head for the exits a la Heat fans when the Spurs had them down in Game 6 2011 or whatever year that was?I am so enjoying this meltdown, and the fact that their fans are suffering over this.
f*** the Panthers
I am so enjoying this meltdown, and the fact that their fans are suffering over this.
f*** the Panthers
I'll root for McJesus to win every cup that we don't win regardless of who is the GM in Edmonton. One, it makes Edmonton East and his SN look horrible (lol) and two, it gives the greatest player of a generation cups that he deserves. We can't have McJesus being the Mike Trout of hockey.That's why I said, people can't underestimate an Oilers cup win, no matter how mediocre the majority of their roster is. I said after they were eliminated last year that I think they're winning one of the next 3 cups, unless those guys leave before 3 years for whatever reason. I can't see that happening at all now, win or lose this round.
Of course I definitely had them dead after game 3. I didn't think it would be a sweep, but it looked like the Panthers were probably gonna win in 5.
Even if the Panthers win, I still maintain the Oilers win one of the next 2 cups. They might still win one of the next 2 cups, even if they win this year.
And they'll probably have a better GM after this year than Ken Holland, so that should help. I'm not too psyched about Holland getting yet another ring as GM.