Pre-Game Talk: Return of the Rat - Stanley Cup Finals '24: Edmonton vs. Florida

[Ibanez]

Was listening to the rest of GYB this morning and they accurately pointed out that McLeod kid of went back to normal in Game 6 and not in a good way. His bad play kind of flew under the radar, but he was definitely back to throwing pucks away, dumb passes, soft plays, etc.

Him and Foegele seem to be the only two guys left up front that struggle to not manage the puck stupidly and unfortunately they would probably replace each other if one was scratched.

I think I would play McLeod in Game 1, but would have a very short leash if he starts tossing pucks away or not willing to engage in the game. You can get away with that style of play against the Stars, but not in a harder series.

McLeod went back to sucking is how I would summarize.

He just really struggles under pressure. He absolutely needs to be on a short leash

 

[94 Oil Drops]

I'm still processing what happened on Sunday night. Part of my brain still can't believe we're actually in the final! I'm surprised that I don't feel as excited as I thought I would. Maybe it's because I'm relieved that we survived Game 6. It's like the complete realization hasn't fully hit me yet. lol.

Dallas was a tough opponent and we handled them very well. They were a true cup contender and I didn't think we'd get past them. I don't know if that Panthers are really that much better than Dallas. They might not even be as good. I could see this going 6-7 games for either side but I give the edge to the Oilers (in 7) now that I've finished feasting on my crow.

 

[PaPaDee]

Any updates on Kane?

Edit - sounds like they’re expecting him to be ready for game 1

 

[OilerTyler]

This will be the Oiler organization’s 8th trip to Finals in their history.

Truly blessed as fans.

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Only the second time in some of our lives (and the first time since I’ve hit adulthood haha).

I know the average age of this forum is like 50 but we haven’t all been so blessed!

 

[Zerotonine]

Just gross. Leave the guy alone.

Like why is there never a true fking fan around when this happens to put these clowns in there place.

Be better people ....

 

[Zerotonine]

big fan of Gadzic. I find him knowledgeable

Not the greatest personality for tv, but 100 percent om his knowledge and under standing of the game.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

McLeod went back to sucking is how I would summarize.

He just really struggles under pressure. He absolutely needs to be on a short leash

His battle level for the puck on the boards was just pathetic. Giving him the puck was practically just giving the puck away.

 

[McJadeddog]

Hmm, that is pretty interesting.

 

[PBandJ]

Just saw that they quadrupled the watch party ticket prices.

Could Katz stop f***ing us for five minutes?

 

[JeffSkinner53]

This will be the Oiler organization’s 8th trip to Finals in their history.

Truly blessed as fans.

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And we don't get the "original 6 bump"

 

[Oilers in NS]

Not the greatest personality for tv, but 100 percent om his knowledge and under standing of the game.

and he loves the Oilers so thats xtra special

 

[K1984]

Just saw that they quadrupled the watch party ticket prices.

Could Katz stop raping us for five minutes?

The proceeds from watch party tickets go to charity, so the money he is taking from "raping" fans is going to people in need.

 

[foshizzle]

I got about 2 mins into that Flame podcast before I had to turn it off.

Started laughing when they STILL chose to defend the Huberdeau trade.

Seravalli - "Flames got fleeced in that trade"

Flame idiot - "Actually they didn't get fleeced, they just mishandled the assets."

These morons still can't let it go. You probably can't blame Frank with the level of absolute idiocy that those two fanbases display.

Ryan Pinder- the biggest tool of them all. I live in Calgary, so I heard his utter non-sense a lot. You should keep on listening- Frank calls them pricks later on in the interview.

 

[tiger_80]

This deserves more than just a haha/like

There should be a knob emoji.

Where is P.J. Stock?

 

[5 14 6 1]

Just saw that they quadrupled the watch party ticket prices.

Could Katz stop raping us for five minutes?

Its $20 and it goes to charity. It's whatever

Plenty of people bought an no showed because it was $5

 

[Oilers in NS]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1798037751385977309

Reasons why players love playing in Canada

u win a cup in Canada , u will never have to buy a drink again in that city and do no wrong
u win a cup in Merica, will they even know you won a Cup?

 

[foshizzle]

Any updates on Kane?

Edit - sounds like they’re expecting him to be ready for game 1

I wish so bad he opted for the surgery.

 

[jukon]

I feel that is some hand waving about who is #2 and #3 lol

And #9 and #10

 

[Oilhawks]

If you’re at the point where you need security guards or someone else to go to the store for you, then you’re pretty much at the point where you ask yourself if this is the right place for you and your family. I am so pissed off and infuriated at this, hard to put into words. I really hope this is a fairly isolated situation.

Reflects poorly on hockey fans in Canada, absolutely. There are wierdos in every fanbase, and with team success and some bandwagon elements it gets even worse. Hope as well that it is isolated, though there were the creepy couple that took a photo with him in an airport and the douchebags that chirped him in a parking lot years back when the team was sucking, so it's not the only time his boundaries haven't been respected in public.

I wonder if this happens for basketball, football, and baseball players in some markets in the US?

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Really cool pic. Calm and collected showed a bit of emotion.

 

[joestevens29]

Not the greatest personality for tv, but 100 percent om his knowledge and under standing of the game.

Bieksa was a pylon when he started out, so there is hope that Gazdic can continue to grow as well.

 

[jukon]

Reflects poorly on hockey fans in Canada, absolutely. There are wierdos in every fanbase, and with team success and some bandwagon elements it gets even worse. Hope as well that it is isolated, though there were the creepy couple that took a photo with him in an airport and the douchebags that chirped him in a parking lot years back when the team was sucking, so it's not the only time his boundaries haven't been respected in public.

I wonder if this happens for basketball, football, and baseball players in some markets in the US?

Doubt this has anything to do with hockey fans. I think that one guy was saying 'You are McDavid right?'. What hockey fan in the world wouldn't recognize McDavid?

 

[joestevens29]

Really cool pic. Calm and collected showed a bit of emotion. View attachment 879541

Just to clarify, there are no boobs in this pic?

 

[Cloned]

Like why is there never a true fking fan around when this happens to put these clowns in there place.

Be better people ....

Honestly… almost better that there wasn’t.

Last thing the situation needed was escalation into potential violence.

 

[Da McBomb]

So glad I don't have to be a nervous wreck right now thinking about a Game 7 in Dallas tonight. I know Saturday seems a long time away... but this small break was much needed to reset, sober up, and get ready for the Finals lol.