SCF Game 5: Florida Panthers Vs Vegas Golden Knights | 8:00PM ET 5:00PM PT | TNT, TBS, TruTV, CBC, SN, TVAS

[Bounces R Way]

Can’t imagine the perks Vegas players are going to get for winning a championship in Vegas.

I can

50 for 3 songs baby

 

[didimentionlarseller]

Free unmentionables in a state where lots of unmentionables are legal

20% off at the bunny ranch

 

[Straight Fire]

Panthers look beat up and tired. No reason to denigrate their amazing run to the finals. Their fanbase should be proud of them.

 

[JEM28]

KISS MY ASS MONEYPUCK WITH YOUR 3.7%

Surprised the 1st round odds between Bs and Panthers were not more disparate. I mean Tkachuk called it the greatest upset in history.

 

[jackjohnson]

I don’t recall saying it was better. But, Florida definitely beat great teams to get to the finals. Looking at it though, I will say the East is deeper in terms of talent.

No the east just proved they are at best paper tigers that only dominate regular season games. You can't even say Vegas would lose against Carolina or Leafs or Boston. Florida beat those teams and in fact sweeped one of them and Vegas has way more depth compared to those teams. No comparison when it comes to playoffs, west is just better

 

[TheImpatientPanther]

Was I chirping? I thought Florida would play a lot better than they have. As a Hockey fan I'm disappointed.

Florida played arugably 4 of the top 6-7 teams in the playoffs. Beat 3 of them.
Panthers fans are bittersweet about this.

 

[tarheelhockey]

They lost 1 game total in rounds 2 & 3 combined. I don't care what kind of mental gymnastics you're doing, those series were absolutely not close.

I didn't watch the Toronto series because I had other things to watch at the time, but if you don't think the Florida/Carolina series was close I don't know what to tell you. It was 5 overtime periods, a last-second goal, and a 1-0 game. The same team coming out on top in 4 consecutive nail-biting games doesn't mean it was a blowout.

 

[CupofOil]

I agree. Just saying that this version of Florida isn't anywhere near the best team in the East. But this version wasn't playing in the earlier rounds. Those pucks that are bouncing into the net and through screens were hitting skates and posts, rolling clear. All three series turned on OT games, and OT games turn on those bounces. Eventually those bounces start going the other way, which is why there aren't any .960 goaltenders in the NHL.

It's hockey, stuff happens. Sometimes you get a Price or Bobrovsky situation. That's why we bother watching.

Very true. The NHL playoffs is the most random of any sport and dependent on luck, fortunate bounces and goalies playing hot at the right time. I thought my Oilers were victims of all three in the Vegas series in what was an otherwise evenly played series.

However, in this series, Florida is just getting their asses kicked. I don't think a healthy Tkachuk would have been enough to change the outcome.

 

[JKG33]

People forget FL got in to the PO by the skin of their teeth on the last day of the reg season; it took lowly CHI to beat PIT in Pittsburgh for the panthers to make it. Its not as if they were a dominant team all season, they struggled for long stretches.

I know. And yet this is the team that beat the shit out of the east, and is still no match for Vegas. It's laughable. Such an allegedly great conference and this is the champion? LMFAO

 

[norrisnick]

Embarrassing effort by the cats. At least start a fight or two. The most humiliating elimination game in recent history.

Fighting now, would be exponentially more embarrassing.

 

[TimeZone]

Embarrassing effort by the cats. At least start a fight or two. The most humiliating elimination game in recent history.

One of the most humiliating finals in recent history.

 

[JEM28]

Panthers look beat up and tired. No reason to denigrate their amazing run to the finals. Their fanbase should be proud of them.

True. What a run, had to be fun for their fans.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Series was long over before tonight, weak east coast team cant hack the travel and west coast compete

Ah, I see what you're about. Carry on.

 

[Non Player Canadiens]

Embarrassing effort by the cats. At least start a fight or two. The most humiliating elimination game in recent history.

you want them to start a fight at 6-1 to make it less embarrassing?

 

[Icebreakers]

The vegas players who are married will wish that they are single after today.

 

[Svencouver]

I take consolation in the fact that the Oilers lose to the cup champs two years in a row.

Grats Vegas fans

Toronto West

 

[Pablo El Perro]

Panthers look beat up and tired. No reason to denigrate their amazing run to the finals. Their fanbase should be proud of them.

We're fine. Weren't expecting to be here, but gotta let them angst.

 

[VivaLasVegas]

Free unmentionables in a state where lots of unmentionables are legal

LOL, like the Knights will come off the golf course for any of that,.

 

[Panthers Propaganda]

Yeah, Im turning this off. Two decades of failure will not be correcting itself to night. Going to walk the dog right now, but it will be nothing compared to the dog walking taking place on the ice tn.

GG Vegas,

-A long suffering Cats fan.

 

[Ghost of Arbour]

Carolina was decimated with injuries. They may have had a chance otherwise.

Healthy IMO opinion CAR is the best team in the Eastern conf

 

[robertocarlos]

We need more 50 Cent during the Stanley Cup finals. I knew my man would be bringing in some good luck tonight.

They'd make the finals a best of nine.

 

[JKG33]

I didn't watch the Toronto series because I had other things to watch at the time, but if you don't think the Florida/Carolina series was close I don't know what to tell you. It was 5 overtime periods, a last-second goal, and a 1-0 game. The same team coming out on top in 4 consecutive nail-biting games doesn't mean it was a blowout.

Rod is that you?

It's 4 games. I don't care if every game goes to 5OT. If you lose 4 straight that's not close.

 

[theslatcher]

Wait phil will get his name on the cup right? That's kinda my silver lining here.

He played all RS games so yeah you bet your ass he will!

 

[Pierre from Orleans]

Yes I will let players that are playing in the game we are all watching out of my head... Are you that dense?

Quite entertaining how angry you are

 

[Pablo El Perro]

The vegas players who are married will wish that they are single after today.

Sorry for your wife, I guess.