GDT: SCF | V | "Big Game Hunting" | Oilers @ Panthers | 5.18.24 | 6:00PM | SN

[cruisecity]

Kulak is so good that they refuse to use him on the PK and have Broberg out there instead.

McDavid is so good that they refuse to use him on the PK and have Brown out there instead.

In other news, the ice is so completely f***ed up that generating scoring chances is harder. That's to our advantage now. If they bury on this PP it's huge.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

Could hear a pin drop in there. Florida doesn't care about hockey.

 

[TheNumber4]

Rough start but Stu stood tall and kept us in it until Brown became huge. Games in our control now. Have to put this away, have them on the ropes.

 

[Shizuka]

Looked like they were playing b-ball with the way the damn puck was bouncing... FFS do better than that with the ice.

 

[nexttothemoon]

Who woulda thought that playing hockey in one of the most humid and hottest parts of the USA past the middle of June would make for bad ice?

 

[McDrai]

Could hear a pin drop in there. Florida doesn't care about hockey.

All of the bandwagon fans are in attendance. You know, the ones that usually attend PGA tournaments instead of hockey games

 

[CrazyJoeDavola]

Barkov with the controller disconnect back check on Brown's goal. Love it. Get shit on.

 

[Bryanbryoil]

Great first period. Stu stood tall when we needed him and our PK was huge once again. This PP to start the 2nd is critical as it's the only part of our game that has been sub par the last couple of games. Going up 2-0 and getting the PP going would be huge.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803231031782191246

 

[brentashton]

My watching partner (partner's dad) is only talking negatively. Weird that I have to come to HFOIL for the positive energy!

Why aren't we boarding Panthers like they are doing 100% of the time?

 

[Lay Z Boy GM]

Looked like they were playing b-ball with the way the damn puck was bouncing... FFS do better than that with the ice.

Maybe it works to our benefit. I’m suspicious of these f***s though. But we’ve got some players with elite hands, they might be able to handle the bad ice better

 

[russ99]

Taking this period break to say, get bent Bettman.

We all see what you’re trying to pull here.

 

[Captain Fantastic]

Have to go hard with the puck battles. See some of our top forwards gliding .. No time for that crap..... And again more face-off wins. Good overall.

 

[Louis Cypher]

Some of the tinfoil hat fans here. LOL. Yeah they purposely ruin the ice to favour Florida. That and the Ref conspiracy is a little much.

 

[ZJuice]

They will review it and deem it a 5 min major the 1st time we do it

You're probably right. I try to convince myself there is no ref bias but there definitely is lol

 

[nexttothemoon]

Makes that Brown goal even nicer in retrospect.. he controlled the puck well and made the moves to slip it past Bob... so many others have bobbled and screwed up scoring chances.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803231031782191246

https://x.com/i/web/status/1803142065829695770

 

[94 Oil Drops]

Great period!

People in Florida need to learn how to make ice.

 

[VainGretzky]

Barkov with the controller disconnect back check on Brown's goal. Love it. Get shit on.

He is as overrated as Matthews

 

[Heavy Dee]

Brown is gonna get paid again by someone

 

[CupofOil]

These cheaters probably f***ed the ice on purpose. We could have generated more with good ice.

But the panthers got nothing going, no traction.

I think the bad ice is effecting both teams, Panthers had some pucks bounce on them too.

 

[OfCorsiDid]

Man Idk how the NHL is ok with this level of ice quality.

It’s frankly embarrassing.

 

[Arty Spooners Bsmnt]

Who woulda thought that playing hockey in one of the most humid and hottest parts of the USA past the middle of June would make for bad ice?

I never saw it coming.

 

[CupofOil]

Brown is gonna get paid again by someone

He's already getting 3.25m, I think he re-signs here at a reasonable number.

 

[McDrai]

Brown is gonna get paid again by someone

He owes it to us to stay here and I think he wants to stay here and win