Series Talk: SCF: Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers (Series Tied 3-3) Hold onto your butts, Game 7, Monday 8/24 @ 8pm ET !

[Leonardo87]

**Stanley Cup Final**
Florida Panthers vs Edmonton Oilers

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[kanadalainen]

Panthers are toast.

Edmonton is going to average 5+ goals a game the rest of the way.

You can take it and dish it out. I'll give you that.

 

[Kranix]

Edmonton can hang a banner on opening night that reads, "Beat the Panthers, Plain and Simple in game 4"

 

[snipes]

not surprised Panthers came out flat, first 3 games were a breeze, now that Oilers showed some fight, I expect a much different Florida team in Game 5.

What? The first 3 games were not a breeze. The Oilers were substantially better than the Panthers in game 1 but Bob stood on his head over and over again. Game 2 the Panthers were clearly the better team, no debate. Game 3 the Oilers carried much of the play and were the slightly better team, it was a toss up. Game 4 was complete domination by the Oilers.

To suggest the first 3 games were a breeze does not comport with reality.

It was only a matter of time thankfully before the Oilers broke through the way the did after how many chances they had.

Following 3 straight losses under Knob the Oilers went 8-0, 16-0, and 5-0 during the regular season. To go 29-0 under a coach following 3 consecutive losses is pretty insane.

If they get a win in Florida this becomes a completely new series. Florida still clearly in the drivers seat but this could get very interesting.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Oilers fought back because of pride and went ballistic. Even if they lose this series, I can now respect them.

 

[Bread and Circuses]

Anyone that thinks teams lose playoff games on the road on purpose so they can win the cup at home is insane. These guys are professional athletes, coaches, staff….. anything can happen at any time, including career altering injuries, not one of these people want to play any more games than they have to to get the results they need. Would they like to win at home in front of their fans? Sure. Do they feel less accomplished if they close it out on the road to win a championship? Absolutely not.

 

[GoldenSeal]

Anyone that thinks teams lose playoff games on the road on purpose so they can win the cup at home is insane. These guys are professional athletes, coaches, staff….. anything can happen at any time, including career altering injuries, not one of these people want to play any more games than they have to to get the results they need. Would they like to win at home in front of their fans? Sure. Do they feel less accomplished if they close it out on the road to win a championship? Absolutely not.

This right here.

 

[Thomas Tatar]

Unlucky game, if Florida scores on one of those 2 posts the game plays out completely different

I guess Florida fans get to watch them win the cup at home

Could say the same thing about games 1 and 3 for Florida, no? Where Oilers had way more high danger chances they could and should have scored on. This is finally a game where the luck went the Oilers way for once and deservedly so. And when it does, it sure makes Bob and the Panthers look like an average team. The Panthers haven’t let 8 goals in all season, the Oilers probably could have scored more as well. If this doesn’t get people to acknowledge how good this Oilers team is, then they are lying to themselves or just trolling.

But I am still in the camp if it’s too little too late unfortunately - really needed this to be the 2-2 game.

They didn't "completely bulldoze" the other games. Those mostly were goalie diff. This game, too, mostly was goalie diff. This time in the opposing direction.

Bingo. Define ‘Bulldoze’ lol. What a bad take.

 

[bobholly39]

Edmonton can hang a banner on opening night that reads, "Beat the Panthers, Plain and Simple in games 4, 5, 6 & 7"

I agree - they should. And they will.

 

[RockTheRedDC]

I am neutral, but when everybody expects Cats to win, to lose 1-8 in a game is hard to digest.
Even they win in 5, this loss is a shame.

 

[matsqq]

Reminds me of when Edmonton was outplayed by Dallas and then next match turned it around and was clearly the better team.

But it was 3-2 dalllas at that pont, not 3-0 .

It will be very hard but not impossible - not with mcDavid and Draisaitl .

I wouldn't mind Edmonton winning , especially for McDavids legacy .

 

[PaulD]

Edmonton can hang a banner on opening night that reads, "Beat the Panthers, Plain and Simple in game 4"

they are still bragging about Nurse's "game 4" against Stars. What's he had 2 or 3 noteworthy games out of 21?

 

[Outl4w]

Edmonton woke up last night and realized they could score on Bob. Game 5 ia going to be interesting . How is Florida going to respond and did Edmonton use all their gas in game 4? I am sure the panthers fans prefer the gentlemen sweep to lift the cup at home.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

Edmonton woke up last night and realized they could score on Bob. Game 5 ia going to be interesting . How is Florida going to respond and did Edmonton use all their gas in game 4? I am sure the panthers fans prefer the gentlemen sweep to lift the cup at home.

Gentleman’s sweep is losing game 1 and winning games 2-3-4-5

 

[RMF5630]

Reminds me of when Edmonton was outplayed by Dallas and then next match turned it around and was clearly the better team.

But it was 3-2 dalllas at that pont, not 3-0 .

It will be very hard but not impossible - not with mcDavid and Draisaitl .

I wouldn't mind Edmonton winning , especially for McDavids legacy .

I like FLA's style, heavy forechecking. Reminds me of the 70's and 80's.

Although, it looks like EDM has figured out how to break the Forecheck. Reminds me of the the Left Wing Lock DET played or Nuetral Zone Trap NJ played, once you figure how to break it. It can be a G nightmare.

TB was good at breaking it when they were younger, you would see Kuecherov hanging out by the blue line waiting for the long pass to get behind the D. Resulted in a lot of breakaways. I am not an expert, but that is what it reminds me of. Somebody that knows more of the X & Os of hockey's input would be interesting. If EDM with their speed and skill figured it out, things could get interesting.

As for TB, TB lost too much to the cap to really exploit that game 3. TB is a shell of what we used to be. Plus, Cooper's turtle up and block 150 shots a night ends up beating the team up even more. Last few yours guys could barely walk during playoffs! COL really showed it in the Cup Finals a few years ago. It hasn't gotten better with age!

 

[edog37]

I am neutral, but when everybody expects Cats to win, to lose 1-8 in a game is hard to digest.
Even they win in 5, this loss is a shame.

That won’t matter at all.

 

[millax]

One game at a time. Game 5 is going to be the toughest game the Oilers will play all season. If they can grind it out and get a win then game 6 will be the toughest game all season etc.
The Panthers have 3 days to think about it. I don't expect them to let in 8 again.. but I don't expect the Oilers to get shutout again either.

 

[GoldenSeal]

I am neutral, but when everybody expects Cats to win, to lose 1-8 in a game is hard to digest.
Even they win in 5, this loss is a shame.

I'm in it for the fun of it and it'd be incredible if the Cats hoist the Cup. But if the Oilers somehow, in someway, are able to pull it off, you got to respect it, especially being down 3-0. That completely turns the narrative 180.

 

[PuckG]

The Oilers are one win away from being one win away from being one win away from winning the Cup!

Feels so much better than being all the wins away from the Cup!

 

[jgs]

Losing 8-1 is a big wake up call to Florida, They need to realize that winning game 4 of a 7 game series is the hardest game to win. Florida needs to bear down and find that next level in shutting down the Oilers and making good on their scoring chances to win the next game. The Oilers are not going to roll over, they will bring it. We will see which of the two exerts their will in game 5.

 

[Race Dawg]

I don’t care who you cheer for or who your favourite team is.

Personally I’m not Edmonton fan whatsoever, but anyone who tries to play down how good Mcdavid is and uses ridiculous comments like “doesn’t play D” “can’t score” “isn’t a playoff player” “mccrybaby” etc. deserves to be completely ignored



What a blessing it is to see a talent like that in finals. What a performance

I'm an Oil fan for this series and liking what I saw in game 4.

I also hate Tkachuk and that dirty Florida team to boot

 

[ChaoticOrange]

I only watched like the first 25 minutes of the game, but the Panthers played like absolute crap. It happens. As a fan of this team for 30 years, I can assure you that it actually happens quite a lot.

The Panthers play a style that must be absolutely exhausting and it has to be very difficult to keep up. They looked worn out last night.

 

[KCC]

Skinner will need to have his best 3 games of his entire nhl career moving forward. If he has even one bad one, that’s it. I don’t see that happening.

 

[Conflicted Habs fan]

Reverse sweep incoming - Oilers in 7!

Called it

 

[ProjectPanthers]

What was that stat Sportsnet flashed about teams getting a chance to clinch their first cup ever? All teams were 0-5 in the context they provided.

I think nerves played a massive part in how the Panthers played last night. They looked tight and nervous for most of the night. All the WAGs being their definitely effected things and made everything that much more prominent.

Oilers will see a much different Panthers team on Tuesday. Game 5 should be a doozy.

 

[Race Dawg]

Reminds me of when the Ottawa 67's hammered Guelph 9-1 back in the 90's to win game 4 at home but ended up losing the series the next night in Guelph by one goal.

Oilers don't be that team lol