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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[Bobieque]

Does anyone else find it weird the oilers and their fans are trying to retcon la bamba as this long time historic song tied to the oilers?

I know a few have already posted, but to give a bit more context:

If you are not aware of Joey Moss, he was the brother of Vikki Moss, a former girlfriend of Wayne Gretzky. This was in the very early years of his career.

Joey Moss had Down Syndrome. Wayne got him a job with the Oilers where he assisted the equipment team.
He eventually also worked with the local football team and became beloved by the city.

The Moss family were all actors and entertainment people. Joey was very outgoing and ribbed the players as much as possible.
He loved the song La Bamba, but didn’t know all the words. The players loved when he would go through the dressing room belting it out at the top of his lungs.

When he passed away, he really had become an icon in the city. The team then started to play La Bamba as a tribute when they won.

Ben Stelter was a young boy that unfortunately had a rare form of cancer, he and McDavid started a special bond that was quickly taken up by all of Edmonton. Ben became a “good luck charm” during a playoff run and was famous before a game for saying “Play La Bamba Baby” and the phrase and song are now also associated with him.

This started as a simple tribute to a local icon and has now grown into an identity to the team. It’s really almost a grassroots thing that has grown organically. Never set out to become what it has become, but as a lifelong Oilers fan familiar with both stories it is totally, absolutely awesome.

 

[Hockeyholic]

I remember seeing many articles where Oilers fans wanted Bennett over Draisaitl. And I'll never forget the Calgary table celebrating after Edmonton took Draisaitl.

That said, would Draisaitl have been as good in Calgary. And how would Bennett do in Edmonton?

 

[Lannes]

Battle of Barkov vs McDavid.

Barkov in games 1, 2, 3, 6.

McDavid in games 4 and 5

Posts like this are why, 'the underrated two-way guy' thing is often such a myth.

Barkov was -2 in game six and out for a Sunday skate when Draisaitl set up Fogele but because McDavid didn't torch his team for the first time in three games, he 'won the battle'.

 

[GOilers88]

It is preparing themselves for the loss to try to make it hurt less. If they think they are going to win and then lose, that is devastating, but if they go in expecting to lose then it is expected ad not as painful.

Preparing to lose and conceding defeat before anything has happened is crazy to me.

 

[Crabapple]

Legacy defining game for McDavid tomorrow night.

 

[bobholly39]

Serious question:

For those people who think Florida has even a decent shot at winning Game 7, what do you think will be the key to their victory?

Because from where I stand, it's so hard to picture them winning.

I can't even put my finger on what they did in the third period of Game 5 which was one of the only periods where they looked decent in the past three games.

Really just feels like Knoblauch is a step ahead of them and they don't know what to do.

I think i was one of only a few posters calling for a reverse sweep after game 3, so I'm not going to change my tune now. I think Oilers win game 7.

But to act like Florida has no chance makes no sense.

Game 7 is 50/50, it always is. Florida can definitely win. Bob can steal a game, Oilers can play bad, Tkachuk or Barkov or whoever can have a huge game, Skinner can have a stinker, etc

 

[Cloned]

Legacy defining game for McDavid tomorrow night.

Inb4 he goes -3 but the Oilers win on a Janmark hat trick.

 

[GrumpyKoala]

These finals are dragging it's crazy. Could finish this series 4 days before the draft.

Atrocious
Especially the rythem, I don't mind how long it takes, but I cringe at: its ok to starts a new series less than 48h of a previous round but we now get 3-4 days delay between individuals games

 

[Czechboy]

Atrocious
Especially the rythem, I don't mind how long it takes, but I cringe a its ok to starts a new series less than 48h of a previous round but we now get 3-4 days delay between individuals games

Even stupider.. the second this is over

Awards, draft and free agency within a week.lol

 

[winnipegger]

Legacy defining game for McDavid tomorrow night.

He can lose this and not suffer. Taking it to game 7 being down 3-0 is enough. Florida, Maurice and the crew will never recover their reputation if they blow this.

 

[Fishy McScales]

Preparing to lose and conceding defeat before anything has happened is crazy to me.

I think there's a big difference between being in control or not.

If you're just watching helplessly you might resort to a coping mechanism of trying to cushion the blow, where you would otherwise focus and create positive mental images if you were about to do it yourself.

 

[thebestnic]

He can lose this and not suffer. Taking it to game 7 being down 3-0 is enough. Florida, Maurice and the crew will never recover their reputation if they blow this.

He will need to win it eventually for his legacy. In a 32 team he might never get this close again

 

[JKG33]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804892478773809596

 

[chaser17]

The winning GM can hardly celebrate. They win Mon and have to prepare for the draft like 12 hours later.

That's not fair imo. It's like "Here's a cup you dreamed about winning. Hold it. Now get back to work."

If the Oilers win Holland may as well strap his best pick to Jack Campbell and say to hell with the draft.

 

[Czechboy]

If the Oilers win Holland may as well strap his best pick to Jack Campbell and say to hell with the draft.

It's an awful draft for us.. without googling (so I may be a bit off)

no first
2nd is the last pick so 64th
no third
no 4th
2 x 5th
2 x 6th

Something like that. If we can get 100 NHL games out of this draft we did great.

So I propose Campbell and all our picks and Holland can go to his cottage and skip the draft.lol

On a more serious note.. buyout seems like the right play unfortunately.

 

[PromisedLand]

Oiler fans are in a mood right now LMAO

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804700948993835056

 

[Pass the Saitl Sauce]

If the Oilers win Holland may as well strap his best pick to Jack Campbell and say to hell with the draft.

Come July 1st Holland isn’t even the GM anymore. Also oilers don’t pick until the third round

 

[The Hanging Jowl]

The NHL's really doing their best to suck the life out of this series with these delays. I don't get it. The 5 day delay was bad enough but these last 3 games absolutely should have been Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday. Instead, it's...this.

 

[TooManyHumans]

Preparing to lose and conceding defeat before anything has happened is crazy to me.

I understand it in fans as there is nothing they can do to help the team win anyway.

 

[Skolman]

Battle of Barkov vs McDavid.

Barkov in games 1, 2, 3, 6.

McDavid in games 4 and 5

wtf is this.

Off the top of my head, McDavid was extremely dangerous in Game 1. It was Bob that won that matchup, definitely not Barkov

 

[Skolman]

Come July 1st Holland isn’t even the GM anymore. Also oilers don’t pick until the third round

Huh?

Don't they have their 2nd?

 

[PromisedLand]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804892478773809596

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804920814057214382

 

[Sergei Shirokov]

It would be nice to see Tkachuk cut out all the diving

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804343833439719555

 

[Sasha Orlov]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1804920814057214382

He is turbo shook

 

[ZDH]