SCF | VI | "They Said 'I'll Bet They'll Never Make It', But Just Look At Us Holding On" | Oilers vs. Panthers | 5.21.24 | 6:00PM | SN

[Sadekuuro]

So they should say screw it to offsides no matter how close it is? I mean why follow the rules of the game if it’s “close”

The linesmen do a good enough job. How many obviously hugely blown offside calls can you name in all of history? (For most everyone, there was one in 1980 and one in 2013 and then nothing.) We should all be so lucky has to have referees that were so accurate.

There's no reason to scrape anyone's goals off the board via video review at the blue line. Even if it's against my team, that's a goal.

 

[TimeZone]

Hard to believe Tkachuk is a 2x 100 point player watching him these playoffs, dude can barely skate

 

[HabsWhiteKnightLOL]

I skipped EldenRing dlc for a 1 sided game

 

[MichaelFarrell]

“Hard to believe a team could look as lethargic as Florida does” quote from the announcer. This is just crazy. I feel horrible for Florida fans.

 

[ORRFForever]

Depends on how you view him.

Do you see him as a consistent 40+ goal guy going forward? Because that's extremely unlikely.
Good player, but certainly nowhere near what he did this season.

That's probably true. This season is the exception, not the rule.

Still, he'd developed into a heck of a player - considering many said he was a bust 6 years ago.

 

[HanSolo]

told yall Bob is a sieve

This game is hardly Bob's fault.

 

[trilobyte]

So we all agree that if Florida loses this Paul Maurice is a massive fraud who gets by on vibes alone right?

got tired of his little smirk. Looks like it blew off in the breeze when McDavid skated by

 

[TheUnusedCrayon]

I mean, if he's a lead by example kind of guy it's not his fault that the whole team is playing like ass. He can't do it all by himself.

What is he even doing by himself? Guys afraid of the middle of the ice in the offensive zone lol

 

[Snippit]

Florida is doing a better job on McDavid tonight. He has very little time on the puck.

 

[Neil Racki]

As a neutral .. this series has kinda sucked. At no point were either team both playing at their best at the same time giving us high octane playoff hockey

 

[Kcb12345]

Panthers just look defeated man. They desperately need someone to step up and make a play

 

[roon]

Nuge is an offensive black hole atm.

 

[RMF5630]

So we all agree that if Florida loses this Paul Maurice is a massive fraud who gets by on vibes alone right?

Yes. He is a dirty ass coach. His style is 70's Broad Street Bully crap.

How often is Maurices teams among leaders or had the most penalties? Almost every year. It is his style.

 

[NeelyWasAWarrior]

Now it's, funny, I just bought a new soundbar and was able to map the bar audio to the dimensions of my room and my seating location through my phone. With that kind of technology how can we not set it up where the blue lines are mapped out and can sense instantaneously when the play is offiside or not. Puck glows green when it's onside and red when it's offside. Puck is set off when it is cleared.

 

[Mez]

ESPN guys can't believe how lethargic Florida looks.

 

[KeydGV21]

What aboot when the puck is in the goalie's glove and the goalie's glove is in the net but you can't see the puck so they call it no goal.

I think all close plays should be reviewable..

I think you missed the point I was going for that it is absurd to decide barely offsides is fine…

 

[HanSolo]

What is he even doing by himself? Guys afraid of the middle of the ice in the offensive zone lol

Had a goal taken away and is forechecking harder than anyone.

 

[periferal]

McDavid really is god. Name any other player in the NHL you could swap him out for that would carry this team (especially the coach and goalie) this far.

 

[Axel Sandy Pelikan]

Florida, JUST PUT THE PUCK ON THE f***ING NET. You have 5 shots. You don't need to be going for pretty plays.

 

[Melrose Munch]

Lol, they lead the league in comeback wins

so then they need to do it again. now.

 

[robertocarlos]

Will it?

Bettman will say it was.

 

[SillyRabbit]

So we all agree that if Florida loses this Paul Maurice is a massive fraud who gets by on vibes alone right?

Honestly I would fire Maurice after this series.

He's shown he can't get it done in the Finals.

His heavy forecheck system has completely disappeared both times.

 

[CorgisPer60]

This is fascinating. I wanted to see what Maurice would do with a legitimate good team. Turns out that he can only coach as well as his players can play. He can't seem to get them to play up to the Oilers level right now. Oilers are just winning everything right now.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Hate the argument that the crease rule was "stupid" so there should be no controversy. I agree it was dumb...BUT IT WAS A RULE AT THE TIME.

And lots of goals were taken off the board during the regular season for exactly the same thing that Hull did.

Ever since that happened I've watched way too many fans, as well the NHL front office, try to "magic bullet" their justification for something that was a goal that comes back during the regular season.

Again — the rule was changed in March. A whole month of the regular season was played under the rule that made the Hull goal legal.

Just because people didn’t know the rule and were confused, doesn’t change what the rule was.

 

[Dessloch]

Eklblad was clearly interfered and tripped on the 1st goal and then that shit guesswork review, refs handing it to Edmonton tonight.

Series management at its best! The Oilers did not need that help.