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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[gretzkyoilers]

Panthers add Nick Cousins to lineup for Game 6 vs. Oilers

Florida Panthers forward Nick Cousins will be in the team's lineup for Game 6 against the Edmonton Oilers, head coach Paul Maurice told reporters Thursday.

www.sportsnet.ca

Cousins. Really? Pomo has to be scared ...

Huh and Ekblad not skating...

 

[Sasha Orlov]

Huh and Ekblad not skating...

They’re just gonna try and hurt McDavid and hope for the best

 

[Cup or Bust]

I hope Bill Zito packed a heart monitor for the game.

 

[gretzkyoilers]

I hope Bill Zito packed a heart monitor for the game.

Make sure the booth has plenty of plastic water bottles....and no glass bottles....

 

[Oilslick941611]

They only need to win 2 straight now.

yup, its not 3-0 anymore. Its 3-2, and we've been there with Vancouver and Dallas.

 

[T REX]

You already have overlap for 3.5 months out of those 5, so adding 6 more weeks of overlap is no big deal. The regular season continues into April.

Globally speaking, the NFL is a marginal league in a marginal sport, and it's not good for the sport of hockey to be deferring to it in its scheduling. If only North Americans played in the NHL, that would be different, but a large proportion of the league's players and their fan bases is from outside North America, and we don't give a rat's *ss about the NFL, NBA, or MLB. These leagues are basically ignored by the rest of the world.

Here are the 15 most valuable sports teams around the world:

Team	League	Value ($B)
Dallas Cowboys	NFL	9.0
New York Yankees	MLB	7.1
Golden State Warriors	NBA	7.0
New England Patriots	NFL	7.0
Los Angeles Rams	NFL	6.9
New York Giants	NFL	6.8
Chicago Bears	NFL	6.3
Las Vegas Raiders	NFL	6.2
New York Knicks	NBA	6.1
New York Jets	NFL	6.1
Real Madrid	Spanish La Liga	6.1
Washington Commanders	NFL	6.1
Manchester United	English Premier League	6.0
San Francisco 49ers	NFL	6.0
Los Angeles Lakers	NBA	5.9

 

[Yablo21]

why do i get the feeling Florida wins game 6?

Because everyone is thinking the Oilers take this for sure. And nothing is for sure. I am a huge Oilers fan, I am taking nothing for granted. OIlers can win but things have to go right, we could hit 4 posts again and lose by one goal.

 

[Czechboy]

Because everyone is thinking the Oilers take this for sure. And nothing is for sure. I am a huge Oilers fan, I am taking nothing for granted. OIlers can win but things have to go right, we could hit 4 posts again and lose by one goal.

I consider us massive long shots right now.

Only optimisim I would have is game 7 on the road. But we gotta get to game 7

 

[HabzSauce]

Yeah great, but he has to go 11-0 now, good luck with that bub.

He's already gone 9-0 lmao what's another 2 games?

 

[Bixby Snyder]

I just want this f***ing season to be over, we are 2/3 through June and still waiting for game 6, f***ing bullshit.

 

[snag]

Because he hasn't found the bag of Funyuns yet?

Funyuns reminded me...

 

[Kerberos]

and we don't give a rat's *ss about the NFL, NBA, or MLB. These leagues are basically ignored by the rest of the world.

Such a terrible take here and just flat out wrong. The NHL is relevant in Canada a couple Scandinavian countries and that's it. It is absolutely dwarfed by Basketball's popularity in Europe (let's not even talk about Asia lol) as well. That gap is widening like Secretariat in the Belmont too with Antetokounmpo, Wemby, Jokic and Doncic dominating the NBA. Japan literally makes Ohtani's games appointment viewing.

Basketball and Baseball have massive international footprints which, shockingly, drives a lot of attention towards international viewership for the NBA and MLB as well. As a one-sport-only fan though, you may not understand that.

 

[CrazyDuck4u]

WTF is up with these damn breaks between games? If there is a game 7.. We gotta wait 3 days? f*** this..

 

[Sniper99]

Game 6 Friday night, which is the third weekend this series will encompass...
Game 6 fifteen days after game 1 was played.
17-18 days to play a (potential) 7 game series?
Ridiculous.

Do you want the NHL to just have 2 teams meet half way if the travel distance is long going forward?

 

[snag]

WTF is up with these damn breaks between games? If there is a game 7.. We gotta wait 3 days? f*** this..

Fortunately, only one more after this one

 

[behemolari]

Any conspiracy theories about who the league "wants to win" from either side of the ledger can't be described in any other way than f***ing stupid.

I heard a theory which is not stupid at all but wont go there public

 

[Sasha Orlov]

I heard a theory which is not stupid at all

Please share with the class!

 

[KCC]

I hope edm can force a game 7. That would be bonkers. Great for the league and hockey fans in general. Would be lame if FLA walks in and wins 7-1 to win the cup. At the very least we need ot. Lol

 

[Czechboy]

Scoring after 5 games... 2 big surprises are no Drai and Tkachuk tied with Foegele. I assume both are playing hurt because this isn't like them at all. McD is tied with Bennet, Tkachuk and Barkov. 11 points to 11 points combined.

 

[Czechboy]

More shocking is the goalies. Skinner is statistically beating Bob after 5 games. If you tell me you saw that coming, I am calling horseshit.lol

 

[Dr Beinfest]

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More shocking is the goalies. Skinner is statistically beating Bob after 5 games. If you tell me you saw that coming, I am calling horseshit.lol

A blowout with a goalie pulled does a lot to numbers in such few games. I don’t think goalie statistics are very meaningful in a series. Of course, if the numbers are very high or very low, that could be more meaningful. A shutout or a 1 goal game is far more meaningful otherwise.

 

[Czechboy]

A blowout with a goalie pulled does a lot to numbers in such few games. I don’t think goalie statistics are very meaningful in a series. Of course, if the numbers are very high or very low, that could be more meaningful. A shutout or a 1 goal game is far more meaningful otherwise.

Bob has both the highs and lows. Strange series for him.

Game 1 he was incredible. Game 2 he was very good. Then he got pulled and has allowed 4 or 5 goals a game in back to backs.

I don't disagree with your setiment.. but after 2 games (and McD at 1 point) a lot of people were using Bob and Barkov's 2 game samples to prove they will win the Conn Smythe and are better than McD. I thought I'd wait till 5 games to see how things normalize out.

 

[voxel]

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Scoring after 5 games... 2 big surprises are no Drai and Tkachuk tied with Foegele. I assume both are playing hurt because this isn't like them at all. McD is tied with Bennet, Tkachuk and Barkov. 11 points to 11 points combined.

Nuge, Drai, and Kane have been disappointing this series... and Kane has only played two games with a Sports Hernia. I think Nuge and Drai are trying to be fancy and don't think it's injury related.

 

[Michel Beauchamp]

Series is done.

Don't see the Panthers finding a way now. McDavid is determined to win his cup and the Panthers can't get out of their own way.

What a f***ing way to blow it. These guys really just have to become the ultimate losers, don't they?

How long before the franchise relocates?

This is the ultimate reverse jinx post.

 

[Bradely]

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Scoring after 5 games... 2 big surprises are no Drai and Tkachuk tied with Foegele. I assume both are playing hurt because this isn't like them at all. McD is tied with Bennet, Tkachuk and Barkov. 11 points to 11 points combined.

People still thinking 97 being stopped by Barkov ....
Again, 97 is in his world and id completely alone.

To me Rodrigues and Bennett were up to now the most clutch and dangerous player for the Panthers