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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[LTIR]

Let's go Oilers!

One of the few times in my life I've rooted for a team that's not Toronto-based.

Thanks for looking past the hf Oilers fanbase and rooting for a good team.

Signed hf oil fan!

 

[smitty10]

Thanks for looking past the hf Oilers fanbase and rooting for a good team.

Signed hf oil fan!

Every fan bases has their crazies. Message boards will have even more. As someone who said I wouldn't root for anyone once the Leafs went out, how the f*** can you not root for Edmonton?

I don't care at all about the Canada connection. McDavid getting a Cup on this run would be historic!

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Valiant effort by Florida to get back to the SCF but they are 100% finished.

Picked Edmonton and think they will secure the game with a 3-0 lead before the end of the 1st.

The 2023-2024 Edmonton Oilers are going to be a team that will be spoken about for decades to come.

 

[Mr Positive]

Valiant effort by Florida to get back to the SCF but they are 100% finished.

Picked Edmonton and think they will secure the game with a 3-0 lead before the end of the 1st.

The 2023-2024 Edmonton Oilers are going to be a team that will be spoken about for decades to come.

Imo winning won't be enough to be remembered long term. You have to repeat. But yes, coming from 0-3 will be brought up a ton if the Oilers complete the comeback

 

[Czechboy]

FWIW - even if Kane is healthy, don't change that lineup. We're winning with speed, coutner attack and tenacity. I agree Kane is better than some guys but don't change a winning formula. I'm more curious what Maurice does as he has to be pulling his hair out right now.

 

[6ix]

Another two day break ugh!

I think if you told Florida before that season started they’d have a game 7 at home to win the cup they’d sign up for that. The issue is losing 3 in a row to get to that point makes it less “sexy.”

Oilers have that “find a way” team of destiny feeling. They didn’t just squeak by 3 wins in a row. They’ve blown Florida out in 2 of the 3 wins.

I do think Florida being at home helps because the Edmonton crowd is as loud as can be, but if the Oilers truly are a team of destiny it won’t matter if the panthers are playing them at home, the North Pole, on the moon etc.

Bring on game 7!

 

[Zegs2sendhelp]

As a long time troll of the Oilers, and someone that likes a # of panthers players (tkachuk, mahura, Bennet).... i hope they pull it off.

McDavid is a top 3 player all time, and would love to see him hoist his first cup... and in really dramatic fashion.

 

[Leon der Profi]

I want pissy Leon to lift that damned thing! GO OILERS!

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

Imo winning won't be enough to be remembered long term. You have to repeat. But yes, coming from 0-3 will be brought up a ton if the Oilers complete the comeback

They looked destined for a massive shake up in October/November. Dead. Zero reason to think they would make the playoffs. Had two massive winning streaks in the season and have completely dominated in the playoffs. It's one thing to just beat the other team, the Oilers have gone the extra mile and ground and wore down opposing teams in their series.

 

[Mr Positive]

FWIW - even if Kane is healthy, don't change that lineup. We're winning with speed, coutner attack and tenacity. I agree Kane is better than some guys but don't change a winning formula. I'm more curious what Maurice does as he has to be pulling his hair out right now.

Except... we've always made lineup changes. Isn't keeping things the same doing things differently??

For me, Knoblauch has earned my trust. Even when he put Ceci and Nurse together again for a bit, maybe it somehow was the right thing in that moment

 

[onetweasy]

The Oilers PK has a better chance of scoring than giving up the goal so challenging that makes sense.

1 more to go.

 

[Mr Positive]

They looked destined for a massive shake up in October/November. Dead. Zero reason to think they would make the playoffs. Had two massive winning streaks in the season and have completely dominated in the playoffs. It's one thing to just beat the other team, the Oilers have gone the extra mile and ground and wore down opposing teams in their series.

This will be brought up whenever a team has a bad start to the season or goes down in a series by 2 or 3. Its been a rollercoaster and the moral is to never lose hope

 

[SeawaterOnIce]

This will be brought up whenever a team has a bad start to the season or goes down in a series by 2 or 3. Its been a rollercoaster and the moral is to never lose hope

Unless your GM is Benning or Chiarelli.

 

[Coffey]

Just want to say thank you to the Dallas Stars, we wouldn’t have learned the cherry pick maneuver which is helping us kill the Panthers.

 

[McShogun99]

I have no idea and I don't think it matters. Home ice advantage doesn't mean a thing if the opposition is this dominant.

The fact that the Panthers were up 3-0 seems more like an anomaly then a series predictor at this point. The reverse sweep odds are basically irrelevant now.

The most telling fact is the Oilers overall dominance in the series.

The Oilers have scored more than 5 goals 3 times in this final. Only 5 other teams have done this and they have all won the Cup.

Home ice is always a factor with last change and the fan factor. Each team is 2-1 at home this series.

 

[RMF5630]

Except... we've always made lineup changes. Isn't keeping things the same doing things differently??

For me, Knoblauch has earned my trust. Even when he put Ceci and Nurse together again for a bit, maybe it somehow was the right thing in that moment

Knoblauch has outcoached Maurice, bottomline. Maurice opened, Knoblauch countered and Maurice has nothing... He is complaining about an offside goal as if that is the difference when his team has been outscored 20 to 5 in the last 3 games. Maurice is who he is, he plays his high penalty minute style and it is biting him.

By the way, where is the guy that told me I didn't know what I was talking about with Bob in games 1-3...

 

[Luigi Lemieux]

3 days between games again? This schedule sucks so much. And this was after an extended break after the conference finals.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

3 days between games again? This schedule sucks so much. And this was after an extended break after the conference finals.

Really long travel plays a big part in it. If the game was tomorrow probably no practice would be had between game 6 and 7. On the bright side it allows guy an extra day to heal so that they are as close to their best as their battered and bruised bodies will allow them to be without weeks of rest.

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

I have literally never been so ready for the memes in all my life.


Is it Monday yet?

I’m enjoying all the love from Tampa fans as if the panthers are the flames of the state of florida

 

[Mike C]

Agree. Gagner suggestion wasn't a serious one. Kane gets in well before Gagner.

I'd keep the winning formula as is. If it's fixed, don't break it!!

 

[Hippasus]

Ok, this is just a ridiculous storyline so far.

Nonetheless, as it comes down to a game 7 and everyone is getting their narratives sorted, putting all sorts of value into fragments of the picture, be it a player's skill, a coach's decision, or a referee's call (or what not); let's just remember that the biggest single factor in games of hockey is always going to be coincidence.

Combine all the factors a team can control and you may mitigate chance to the point you can overcome it, but the odds of that happening when two great teams meet are indeed unfavorable. We'll get a winner, and some fans will pretend they knew all along, they called the decisive fragment, and pat themselves sore.. They'll act as if it was impossible for the loser to have won due to any number of pieces, players, and postulates. They'll act as if the winner was inevitable and indomitable, but it will be as delusional as it ever was.

I am ready for chance to release me, hurt me, or please me, but for f***'s sake hurry up and do it!

To say it a coincidence overall is a hypothesis and not a priori substantiable. In an integral sense, it depends on one's frame of discourse, or perspective. Hockey might be more chaotic than the other team sports, but that doesn't necessarily mean that the outcome of big games are mere coincidence.

 

[Nemec]

I can't believe such a terrible team early in the season made it this far after a coaching change. Disappointing the Devils didn't boot Ruff sooner.

 

[Mike C]

I can't believe such a terrible team early in the season made it this far after a coaching change. Disappointing the Devils didn't boot Ruff sooner.

They weren't as bad as they were playing. Hence the change. The talent was there

 

[flashy]

I can't believe such a terrible team early in the season made it this far after a coaching change. Disappointing the Devils didn't boot Ruff sooner.

woodcroft was trying to emulate the golden knights defense system or something.. he was not a bad coach but start sank him. the oilers were always a top 5 team in the conference but were getting lit up like crazy

 

[These Are The Days]

I’m enjoying all the love from Tampa fans as if the panthers are the flames of the state of florida

Yeah there's a few who absolutely hate the Cats with a passion. I got over mine years ago and am happy for their success. I never imagined either team winning a Cup like this