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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[MCR74]

From who, to who? There is no history between Florida and Edmonton lmao
You are not the main character lol

I just want to see more videos of fans going ballistic after the game. Winning it in the other side's barn would hurt.

 

[Sergei DRW]

Wouldn't expect anything else from a Panthers fan. Nurse would easily be the Panthers' best dman.

As a neutral fan, I hope you are just entertaining people here, because Darnell Nurse is not better than FLA 6D Kulikov I mean Kulikov doesn't make those childish hockey school mistakes of going to the goalposts and sticking there vacating the crease for the scoring forward (Evan Rodrigues first goal of the Finals).

 

[Coffey]

I just want to see more videos of fans going ballistic after the gain. Winning it in the other side's barn would hurt.

Oh ya, those savages would go crazy.
Not me, I watch in the safety of my own home lol

 

[Ekblast]

They’d better hope he gets suspended. But either way, next game is gonna be a blood bath and Edmonton isn’t built for that type of game. They’re not built for any type of game now that I think about it.

No it won't. Just stop.

 

[KillerMillerTime]

It boggles my mind how this is not a DAL vs FLA final. We would have a great SCF - the Dallas depth matches the Florida depth with great goaltending and competent defensemen. They are now discussing the injury to Nurse on Sportsnet. Come on, he is not even a factor in this series, I mean, it's "addition by subtraction" and that's a 9.25 mln dollars "asset" that might be a healthy scratch next game.


"Controller disconnected" kinda play.

Suter and Petrovic aren't competent Dmen, sorry can't agree there. No team was going to finals with a relic and AHL D-Men in your d corp.

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

No it won't. Just stop.

You’re out to lunch if you think our entire team isn’t gonna have extra curriculars after every single whistle.

 

[Ekblast]

You’re out to lunch if you think our entire team isn’t gonna have extra curriculars after every single whistle.

They won't. Not worth the risk of getting penalized. You'll see.

 

[Angry Little Elf]

 

[Banjo Cat]

It boggles my mind how this is not a DAL vs FLA final. We would have a great SCF - the Dallas depth matches the Florida depth with great goaltending and competent defensemen.

It's easy to say that, though. I mean in the end Dallas did not get the job done, and this Florida team is just awesome.

 

[Coffey]

It boggles my mind how this is not a DAL vs FLA final. We would have a great SCF - the Dallas depth matches the Florida depth with great goaltending and competent defensemen.

Yea.. It would have been so great. A team that got beat by a team that the Panthers are spanking without a problem.
Stars would have been dismantled just as easily. You're running a narrative that makes zero sense and that is what's mind-boggling.

 

[Jean Luc Discard]

Drai just took out the Panthers best player. What more do you want?

 

[Ratsreign]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800383651072372924

Pathetic

2, if you count Draisaitl’s “shot”

 

[Dr Pepper]

Assuming he doesn't get suspended (he probably won't) I bet he'll show up on Thursday.

Not sure it'll be enough to get the stumbling Oilers their first W, but I could see him hitting the scoresheet on home ice.

 

[Ghost of Murph]

FLA has been impressive with its ability to reign in the physical stuff when needed this season. They've been fairly disciplined this series. Many of the penalties they've,been called for have been soft calls (same for EDM). FLA seems content on Trogdoring EDM in the gameplay dept and laughing at the seething.

 

[mm11]

Guess the west may not be the best after all.

 

[OtherThingsILike]

Conveniently ignoring the rules as written, when doing so aids in one of the league's most marketable player's quest for the Cup, is Golden Boy treatment. Star players are given more leeway with their actions and the league has never tried to pretend otherwise.

Conversely, look at what Soucy was given a game for.

Conveniently ignoring the rules as written, when doing so aids in a rando's quest for the Cup, is not Golden Boy treatment.

https://www.cbc.ca/sports/hockey/nhl/hurricanes-walker-fined-2-500-us-for-punch-1.783129#:~:text=Carolina%20Hurricanes%20forward%20Scott%20Walker,did%20hand%20him%20a%20fine.

 

[Ratsreign]

stay classy

You’ll have to find some first, before I can tell you to stay that way.

 

[NordiquesForeva]

As a neutral fan, I'll also say that in addition to the Draisaitl hit on Barkov, the league should also look at Ekblad's choke hold on Bouchard. Should have been penalized at the time. Maybe a $5k fine is appropriate in this case, to send a message. Ekblad pushed it well beyond the scope of your typical post-whistle scrum/pulling guys out of the pile.

FLA has been impressive with its ability to reign in the physical stuff when needed this season. They've been fairly disciplined this series. Many of the penalties they've,been called for have been soft calls (same for EDM). FLA seems content on Trogdoring EDM in the gameplay dept and laughing at the seething.

The Verhaeghe penalty at the end of the 1st period of game 1 was pretty stupid, but that's about it from a Florida perspective.

 

[DavidpauseReinbacher]

Sounds like NHL gonna let Panthers police the situation. Should be all square soon.

 

[RMF5630]

If you can't beat em elbow them to the face and knock em out.

And that is new? Team is dragging and has no answer, what do you do? Send a message, spark up some emotion. This is not new to hockey, it is actually part of the culture. The hit was not flagrant, it was a hard hit on a top player.

When Bennett and Tkachuk do it, it is playing FL hockey. Good forecheck, right?

 

[RogerRoger]

FLA has been impressive with its ability to reign in the physical stuff when needed this season. They've been fairly disciplined this series. Many of the penalties they've,been called for have been soft calls (same for EDM). FLA seems content on Trogdoring EDM in the gameplay dept and laughing at the seething.

Yeah, there were a few weak calls to prevent escalation.
The beginning of next game will be insane with refs game management and skinny calls. Drai won't be suspended and the refs are going to do all they can to send the message to the Panthers not to retaliate/cross the line.

 

[JKG33]

Guess the west may not be the best after all.

Considering how Florida's ragdolled the east these last two years, I'd say the east's reputation is being propped up by the Cats. They've beaten every alleged contender that conference has thrown at them, quite easily too.

Just like it was propped up by Tampa the 3 years prior. The east hasn't been elite since the Pens/Caps dominance in the mid/late 2010's

 

[Czechboy]

Losing the 2 road games isn't the end of the world.

So far, Florida is definitely better. They win game 3 and this is over quick.

Sucks Holland didn't address our achilles heels in any meaningful way.

 

[lextune]

It took Florida two periods to shake off the rust. (And they still took a lead into the 3rd period of game one).

Since then they have squashed and completely suffocated the Oilers for four straight periods.

Edmonton's only hope was to start taking out the Panthers best players, which at least they tried to do, (and perhaps did, if Barkov does not return).

 

[Neil Racki]

Drai is very good at laughing off and avoiding they dropping of they gloves.

Id guess Panthers push him a few times after whistle but nothing to the level of predatory retaliation.

Teams seem to be better at focusing on winning in playoffs vs sending a message in the SCF up 2 games to 0

I just want an A game from both teams game 3