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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[CantHaveTkachev]

Yeah I know, Draisaitl can't even injure someone correctly. Can't do anything right lately.

Drai will ask Sam Bennett how to do it properly without getting a suspension

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800890750621958388

Oilers can’t even injure players properly. *shakes head*

first Luostarinen has a miraculous recovery...now Barkov
stunning!

So it wasn’t a blatant knee on knee hit? Lmao hohhhkay

 

[Ratsreign]

Florida should absolutely and solely focus on winning this thing. It will be quite a bit harder without Barkov, so no distractions and needless penalties. Not to say that they shouldn't react but revenge is a dish best served cold...

.....from out of a Cup.

 

[AD1066]

There is something in the water in Sunrise, miraculous cures. Just wear red before you go.

Remind me, which team put the LTIR loophole back in the spotlight a few years ago?

 

[Number8]

I’m glad you realize whataboutism but that’s exactly what you’re doing.

I get it and I agree. But really all I'm trying to say is that right or wrong, the mindset/view of the League was established. Superstar on superstar head shot doesn't get the attention of the League unless it's absolutely over the top/unavoidable. In neither case was the situation so egregious the League is/was boxed in.

Fans wishing for a different outcome should be able to see that the League has already shown what their tolerance level is. Expecting something different is setting oneself up for disappointment.

And I'm not defending either hit or arguing against either hit. Personally I think both were bad.

 

[hangman005]

Hi guys, how has this thread been?

 

[Panteras]

Best thing the Panthers can do is stay laser focused on simply winning the hockey game. Kill all the noise surrounding payback/retaliation. Keep playing our game and the best response is to frustrate the f*** out of Edmonton by playing hockey.

 

[Over the volcano]

I can only imagine how you’d see that if Bennett threw that hit

“Omg he tried to KILL him!”.....probably

And your imagination is the only place you'd find that nonsense.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

So it wasn’t a blatant knee on knee hit? Lmao hohhhkay

no, it wasn't close to "knee-on-knee"

 

[RunItBackAgain]

Cats in 4 babay!

 

[RMF5630]

Remind me, which team put the LTIR loophole back in the spotlight a few years ago?

Can't comment, as Koucherov would be brought up...

All I can say, is if FLA would share the healing waters we would not need the LTIR.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

Remind me, which team put the LTIR loophole back in the spotlight a few years ago?

They borrowed our water.

no, it wasn't close to "knee-on-knee"

The video starts after the hit occurred lmao

 

[hangman005]

.....from out of a Cup.

 

[Ratsreign]

RMF5630 said:
There is something in the water in Sunrise, miraculous cures. Just wear red before you go.

Remind me, which team put the LTIR loophole back in the spotlight a few years ago?

Kucherov must wear red underoos

And your imagination is the only place you'd find that nonsense.

I highly doubt that

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

They borrowed our water.



The video starts after the hit occurred lmao

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so Foegele hits Luostarinen in the hip with his knee

ya, not a knee-on-knee

 

[WetcoastOrca]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1800890750621958388

Fantastic news! Barkov’s been the best skater in the series.
Always want to see the best on best. Would be a shame if the series was decided by a dirty hit on either team.

 

[Laus723]

Motivated Barkov, works for Panther fans.

Clowns thinking he faked it, yall can f*** off.

 

[Gizmo Tkachuk]

so Foegele hits Luostarinen in the hip with his knee

ya, not a knee-on-knee

Funny, I thought the rodeos were in Calgary but I guess Edmonton has their share of clowns too.

 

[RogerRoger]

Florida fans should be angry at Bennet.

He set the bar for the League when they decided that they cannot afford to give supplemental discipline to a star player in the PO's even if it involves a headshot.

Anyone can argue/complain all they want, but if you put his punch to the head on Marchand and Draisaitl's elbow to the head of Barkov to any unbiased fan they are going to tell you that both are head shots and run counter to what the League claims to care about.

And no, I'm not doing the whataboutism thing (hell, Marchand himself didn't whine post game). Just using logic. When League looked the other way on that hit, they really boxed themselves in on something like this.

Playoffs are a nasty thing. Buckle up, head up, and deal with the nasty cheap stuff. Not saying that's the way it should be -- but it is the way it is.

Yeah, and after the Bennett goal they were going to lose the next interference challenge. It was obvious. I don't even think there would have been all that much whining if a Bruin did what Drai did to Bennett with no suspension. Making more bad calls because of previous bad calls is dumb, but it's series management.
Trying to justify a bad call because another one was made 2 series ago is ludicrous.

Agreed. But coaches do that sometimes.

My point was that Marchand didn't whine. My guess is Barkov won't/didn't either.

Fans crying for someone to hurt like McDavid over this - or for Draisatl to be suspended - are acting like a clown on their keyboards. Right?

No one on the Panthers whined about it, not even Maurice.

 

[TD Charlie]

Bruins lost 2 in Vancouver and beat them in 7. The only difference is that the style of the 2011 Bruins closely resembles the Panthers. Not to mention the first two games in Vancouver being virtual coin flips.

Edmonton isn’t dead yet, but they haven’t given me any reason to believe they can pull themselves back up

 

[Ryuji Yamazaki]

so Foegele hits Luostarinen in the hip with his knee

ya, not a knee-on-knee

Even Oilers fans are calling you out lol.

 

[Just Rude]

first Luostarinen has a miraculous recovery...now Barkov
stunning!

 

[thomast]

Great, Barkov doesen’t seem to miss any games and Draisaitl didn’t get suspended. I want to see best players on best teams competing for the SC.

 

[RogerRoger]

I get it and I agree. But really all I'm trying to say is that right or wrong, the mindset/view of the League was established. Superstar on superstar head shot doesn't get the attention of the League unless it's absolutely over the top/unavoidable. In neither case was the situation so egregious the League is/was boxed in.

Fans wishing for a different outcome should be able to see that the League has already shown what their tolerance level is. Expecting something different is setting oneself up for disappointment.

And I'm not defending either hit or arguing against either hit. Personally I think both were bad.

I have no doubt that Bennett would have been suspended if the second angle had came out before the league said no suspension. They were unwilling to go back on their position, whatever the reason for that was.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

so Foegele hits Luostarinen in the hip with his knee

ya, not a knee-on-knee

Lol!
Stop digging while you’re behind.