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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[Two4Fighting]

Panthers never faced McDrai in these playoffs

Has the Oilers faced Barkov in the playoffs?
You see, it cuts both ways.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

I wonder if we see Cousins and Lomberg in the series. I bet we do.

 

[cotopaxi]

no, the point of a discussion on depth is not to assess the whole roster

So your point is that in your opinion Dallas bottom 6 is better than Florida's and that's it? Fine

 

[Two4Fighting]

Vegas rolled Florida in 5 last year, Oilers will probably do the same. Oilers in 5 or 6.

You ate not paying attention, Google how many players were injured when they reached the Finals last year, Panthers were playing with a skeleton crew, they have no depth, no chance.

 

[McJC]

Has the Oilers faced Barkov in the playoffs?
You see, it cuts both ways.

They have the seen the likes of Danault, Kopitar, Miller, and Hintz. Those guys are no slouches.
When Connor and Leon are on, there's not a player in the league that can stop them. Not even Barkov

 

[iam76]

Which city has the better national anthems singer? My vote is Edmonton has to have better...

 

[KevinFinnerty]

oh damn forsling is better than heiskanen? my bad dawg

you didn't know that? Forsling is a GOAT dman. Gustav Orr

 

[Gentle Man]

One thing I've learned reading some of these posts,


The league f***ed up the start date for this series. Puck should have been dropped tonight.

 

[Mez]

The argument for "they said the same thing about Dallas last round" is about as useful as comparing regular season stats.

Completely pointless. New round, new matchups. None of that shit matters, you gotta play the games.

Yes but when the games are not being played for a whole week people need to talk about something.

 

[Leonardo87]

One thing I've learned reading some of these posts,


The league f***ed up the start date for this series. Puck should have been dropped tonight.

Way too long between series.

 

[Nucker101]

"Oilers are frauds wait til playoffs"

"okay well they always beat the kings wait til Vancouver they have their number, Canucks in 4!"
"okay well they beat vancouver but the sun was in their eyes wait until Dallas, Stars in 4!"
"okay they beat Dallas but Dallas wasn't REALLY that good, Panthers in 4!"

False narrative.

Didn’t 383/384 espn “experts” pick oilers over Canucks? Most of them also picking oilers in 5 or 6.

Stars were def favourites though

 

[McClelland]

you didn't know that? Forsling is a GOAT dman. Gustav Orr

And recently got paid as a 2d (5.75 m)which he actually is.

He will get exposed against a western team again.

West>>East

 

[Darkwinter]

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Let’s go Canada’s team




Panthers in 7

lets go team USA

 

[Skolman]

That's exactly what it means. Sure the Oilers have had a good amount of challenges so far but it's not like any of the teams they faced compare to the Panthers and just how dominant they are. Sure the Oilers have been playing a lot better defensively as of lately than what they used to but it's not like they are in the same boat in that category as the Panthers who are the best defensive team in the league.

In the playoffs Oilers D combined +/- is -2, where as the Panthers are a whopping +19.

Florida has no weaknesses up and down the lineup, whereas there are plenty of question marks with the Oilers. The Oilers have 5 players who are the key to their success, but after them there's not a lot material. The Panthers line up is waaay more balanced and they don't have to rely on their top guys nearly as much.

You guys are so full of it, it's actually unreal

Dallas was touted as the deepest team in the NHL before the Oilers beat them.

I can only imagine what your prediction was before that series started.

Also, when you have to bring up +/- to fit your argument, you don't have much of one.

Famous last words there

Atleast now we can agree the oilers are the underdog

Considering your prediction history, I'm glad you disagree

 

[KCC]

That's exactly what it means. Sure the Oilers have had a good amount of challenges so far but it's not like any of the teams they faced compare to the Panthers and just how dominant they are. Sure the Oilers have been playing a lot better defensively as of lately than what they used to but it's not like they are in the same boat in that category as the Panthers who are the best defensive team in the league.

In the playoffs Oilers D combined +/- is -2, where as the Panthers are a whopping +19.

Florida has no weaknesses up and down the lineup, whereas there are plenty of question marks with the Oilers. The Oilers have 5 players who are the key to their success, but after them there's not a lot material. The Panthers line up is waaay more balanced and they don't have to rely on their top guys nearly as much.

You cherry picked one thing but you also don't realize that other things can wash that out. EDM is the highest scoring team in the playoffs at 5 on 5, virtually a perfect PK and juggernaut of a PP. Special teams is highly needed come playoff time and that's what the Oilers have. Defensively, Paul Maurice himself also said that both teams are almost identical when it comes to defensive analytics. Lastly, Dallas was the team everyone was saying was the most deep and EDM proved that their depth was just as good. /shrug

 

[thefutures]

What are ppl in Edmonton doing this week besides drinking

 

[CornKicker]

you didn't know that? Forsling is a GOAT dman. Gustav Orr

well i know now obviously

 

[HarrySPlinkett]

the Stanley Cup final starting post-D-Day bothers me.

 

[Coffey]

What are ppl in Edmonton doing this week besides drinking

What does this mean?

 

[TheNumber4]

Ekblad.

Lol. Nope.

 

[ijuka]

Has the Oilers faced Barkov in the playoffs?
You see, it cuts both ways.

Such shutdown. Very frightening defense ratings on that team.

 

[TheNumber4]

And I still believe if the oilers had drawn the Knights the oilers would have lost

Oh yeh? Well I believe the Nucks would have got smoked by the Kings in 4.

 

[Coffey]

Such shutdown. Very frightening defense ratings on that team.

Where is Forsling's defensive rating?

 

[Skolman]

3rd line goals for: Florida 41, Oilers 26
3rd line goals against: Florida 24, Oilers 27

4th line goals for: Florida 9, Oilers 11
4th line goals against: Florida 13, Oilers 18

3rd pairing goals for: Florida 20, Oilers 10
3rd pairing goals against Florida 17, Oilers 14
(that 3rd pairing doesn't even account for Nurse)

What do you think Edmonton's 3rd line is?

 

[TheSuperElite]

crazy that this vaunted Panthers third line has a massive SEVEN goals in FIFTY-ONE games played!!!!