Not sure if or how it would be possible, but I'd love to see them do for Gagner what they did for Demers to get his 1000th game. Just a few harmless shifts with minimal expectation so that he meets the requirement.
Pre-Game Talk: Return of the Rat - Stanley Cup Finals '24: Edmonton vs. Florida
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Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
Everyone saying their physicality will be a problem- the oilers are the bigger team
ehhteen
5-14-6-1
18 years since our trip to the cup finals. Goes along with my username/gamertag. Hoping it all comes full circle in the finals!
Really agonizing but good for the Oilers to get some rest and heal some bruises as their Game 6 was way more grueling than the Panthers Game 6 was.
I think this series suits Kane and Perry better so I expect them to play a bigger factor. Might see more of Carrick too and possibly Desharnais for some games although how do you take Broberg out? Maybe Ceci gets swapped out for a game or 2.
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Won’t happen- Knob had a super soft spot for Ryan and not very patient with Gagner
Paralyzer
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Funny enough, I joined HFBoards right after the Stanley Cup run in 2006, because I wanted to be part of a Hockey Forum where we talk all about Hockey. And now, we are BACK in the Stanley Cup Finals. Difference is, I feel WAY more confident with this team than in 2006.
Jimmi McJenkins
Sometimes miracles
It's not a "soft spot" Ryan is smart, good defensively and can win faceoffs as a RHC
Oilers in NS
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should let KAssian take a warm up
friend of mine got 2 last night for 880 in upper bowl.
Try fansfirst app
BlackDogg
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CantHaveTkachev
Cap Space > NHL players
Connor will come full-circle...drafted in Florida in 2015, now will win the Cup in Florida in 2024 
I thought I saw a flash of someone wearing a Schremp jersey at the Moss Pit.
Nice to have a bunch of alumni from our decade of darkness cheer us on. Wouldn't count on O'Sullivan though.
Good luck guys I hope you can bring the cup back to Canada where it belongs.
Paralyzer
Oilers Win Cup in 2025
Lol, love reading the Canucks forum
"Tkachuk will feast on the Oilers. His stats must be amazing against them when he was on the Flames"
uhhh what??? Him and Gaudreau were NO SHOWS. Just like Pettersson and Miller. You honestly think he will be a difference maker? I mean, I won't discount him out yet, but he has ZERO fightback from the times he's played against the Oilers.
"Tkachuk will feast on the Oilers. His stats must be amazing against them when he was on the Flames"
uhhh what??? Him and Gaudreau were NO SHOWS. Just like Pettersson and Miller. You honestly think he will be a difference maker? I mean, I won't discount him out yet, but he has ZERO fightback from the times he's played against the Oilers.
Power Man
Grrrr
Habs fan here, 100% rooting for the canadian team
Go Oilers
Go Oilers
KeithIsActuallyBad
SPEEN!
Not sure why the "rat" thing immediately made me think of this, but whatever.
Let's go Oilers.
The Panthers are a good team and they will try to wear the Oilers down and get under their skin, but the Oilers are no longer a team that folds under pressure. Should be a good series and hopefully end with an Oilers win.
Let's go Oilers.
The Panthers are a good team and they will try to wear the Oilers down and get under their skin, but the Oilers are no longer a team that folds under pressure. Should be a good series and hopefully end with an Oilers win.
But all Dallas series he wasn’t winning faceoffs and was losing every battle he was in.
He only has 5 goals in the playoffs. Not discounting him- but I wonder if all the pundits picking them walking over the Oilers is a bit curious. Even Stauffer said they arent an ideal opponent
PBandJ
If it didn't happen in the 80's, it didn't happen
Still doesn't feel real.
The Finals. Oh man.
I believe in these boys. Oilers in 6.
The Finals. Oh man.
I believe in these boys. Oilers in 6.
No way.. it's like this in Florida at the moment.
Edmonton will be nice and warm when I visit late next week.
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BenningHurtsMySoul is such a loser. Stalking our forum day after day after day. Get a f***ing life, pal
Eat shit Cucks.
Eat shit Cucks.
CantHaveTkachev
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he should change his name to OilersHurtMySoul
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I think theyre fine as an opponent, people just get too caught up in them beating elite goalies. Pundits are probably still in shock about their predictions getting clowned 4-2. It's not going to be a cake walk, but if this team performs as they can and keeps the work rate high, FLA is going to have their hands full.
The thing with FLA is that they play a heavy Western conference style, teams out east are mostly built different to counter a different style of play. NY dressed a big plug because they got scared of the rat/physicality stuff and then preceeded to play the guy 2m a game. Idiotic coaching. Once their PP went cold they were done, and Zib folded up like Pete.
We are a significantly stronger 5v5 than NY. FLA/EDM were 2/3 in CF% in the regular season and we were #1 in xGF% and HDCF%. Florida was even with us in shot share and significantly worse in high danger shot share along with expected goals. Obviously actual goaltending can negate your expected goals, but assuming Skinner maintains for the next 5 or 6 games we match-up just fine with FLA. They haven't played a team like us yet. We can skate with them, have a bigger team that isn't scared of intensity, and drive offense much better at 5v5 then they've seen. It's going to be a grind.
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