SCF: Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers, 8pm ET, ABC, ESPN+

[TheUnusedCrayon]

The acting jobs on foegele knee and that last Tkachuk call were 10/10

Ekblad too

Don't put yourself in a position to let those floppers do that

You've never played if you think the Lousto hit was embellishment. If you've ever been kneed to the side of your knee that bad you'd understand.

 

[kanadalainen]

welcome back Luostadiver

Hellacious bombastic bull-like toughness superceding minor loss of knee function. Regenerative stem cell capacity ramped to maximum capacity.

 

[kingsholygrail]

To be fair, Chuck is better than any of these personalities without personality.

Chuck's great. He actually likes playoff hockey. For ESPN overall, it's just marketing.

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

messier wants Barkley to come to Edmonton so he can show him around.

Can’t believe you’re just allowed to utter death threats like that on national television.

 

[SullivanT]

Nurse is standing and not sitting cause of his hernia. Sitting was a real bitch when I had mine....

Kane was the ine standing not sure what the Nurse thing is yet

 

[Dust]

Does a player have to be seriously injured for a major to take affect or does reckless behavior play a role?

I don't know who you are directing this question at, I never said it had to be. I was merely responding to the "seriously injured" comment. Seriously injured would be not returning to the game.

 

[Kranix]

The fact that Bieksa is getting recognized as "the best personality" says a lot about the hockey watching public.

 

[qwertyaas]

Apparently. I mean the league doesn't properly handle dives or embellishments so why wouldn't players keep doing it

I mean, it works.

 

[BB79]

To be fair, Chuck is better than any of these personalities without personality.

Can we replace Subban with Barkley?

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Overpaid and overrated middle sixer who got way more credit than he deserved for being part of a good team prior to signing his undeserved too rich contract. A better Troy Brouwer.

4.9M for 30 goals? Bro. That's a steal if anything

 

[ViD]

returned the next shift, total sell job

This has nothing to do with the play being dirty

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Panthers passing way too much on the PP. Just get the puck to the net, you're facing a pumpkin not an NHL calibre goalie.

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

Start diving like the panthers boys. Only way to get the calls.

They have been. What the hell have you been watching????

 

[Ol' Jase]

Glad Ekblad is back. Don’t want flukey play leading to top guys being out for this battle.

 

[ViD]

He is a big hockey fan. He prefers Hockey Playoffs to NBA playoffs. I don't mind him at all.

Any sane person would prefer the NHL play offs

 

[syz]

For a big tough team the Panthers sure do act hurt a lot.

 

[eviohh26]

Making fun of Ferraro who was like it's a dangerous hit that can easily be career ending.

Well it can. Cam Neely's career was all down hill after a hit like that.

 

[Dennis Reynolds]

Lunging knee on knee hits aren't dirty if the player comes back into the game.

There can only be two outcomes of a knee-on-knee hit:
-The target feigns injury
-The target dies

 

[Tobias Kahun]

You've never played if you think the Lousto hit was embellishment. If you've ever been kneed to the side of your knee that bad you'd understand.

Foegele's knee doesnt even come close to Luost's knee.

 

[Czechboy]

This game may end with both teams only having 4 healthy D on the bench each... 3 D injuries in period 1 alone. They all came back but I'm not sure how healthy they are.

 

[Scema12]

Cue Rodriguez on the ice for 6 minutes on his death bed, only to be out next shift like nothing happened after he got the call.

Good times.

I mean have you seen his lips? Probably grazed the ice a bit, need a bit of a patch up

 

[ProjectPanthers]

Edmonton fans, are you new to hockey? Seeing a ton of hot takes in here that I only see from new fans.

Bandwagoners.

 

[oilers4life5]

Apparently. I mean the league doesn't properly handle dives or embellishments so why wouldn't players keep doing it

I don’t blame them. It’s embarrassing the league does not call it.

People actually think Bieksa is a good analyst? The guy is just dumb as the rest of them.

Literally calls out that the knee was out extended, but has to walk it back because he needs to hide his bias.

Best analyst on the panel.

 

[AwesomeInTheory]

I don't know who you are directing this question at, I never said it had to be. I was merely responding to the "seriously injured" comment. Seriously injured would be not returning to the game.

Ah, yeah, I saw that comment now. I hate the 'live thread' feature as sometimes I miss posts.

 

[theMajor]

Luostarinen consulted Mark Stone before the game for some advice.

mcdougal and craisitl have been flopping the whole damn playoffs, all he had to do was pay attention to them in game 1. wasnt a dive though, that was one of the most egregious knee on knee hits ive seen this year