Post-Game Talk: This is the end

[ManofSteel55]

The Oilers were in the Panthers heads and they let them off the hook. Not good enough!!

The Panthers came out hard all game. They weren't demoralized. They were smart and desperate.

 

[Oilhawks]

Troll likers that are fans of teams that lost in the first round are a special kind of Pejorative Slured

 

[Cloned]

Poll added.

 

[BlackDogg]

Should a played Campbell

 

[DrDrai]

I’m absolutely gutted, there is a chance that I never see the oilers win a Stanley cup. Two game 7 finals losses really hurts.

Always like the Oilers to never rise to the occasion.

Have a good summer.

 

[Bankerguy]

who was the oiler who made the turnover at the end on a rush down the ice?

 

[belair]

I hate to be that guy but if Connor wasn't so indecisive, this game was going to ot! Oh well. There's always next year. Lol

Do you see the Dman's flex on his stick? McDavid wasn't lifting that over Bob's pad.

 

[Cloned]

Troll likers that are fans of teams that lost in the first round are a special kind of Pejorative Slured

You can report them for trolling.

 

[LevelingSolo]

Florida played a nearly perfect game tonight. Sometimes you can't criticize one sides performance when the other side was so good.

That's the thing a lot of Floridas no shows from games 4-6 showed up

Reinhart
Montour
Bobrovsky

They played like their careers were on the line, have to give them credit unfortunately

 

[Drivesaitl]

I shut it off at the end of the final horn, did 97 come out for the Conn or did he tell Bettman to shove up his ass?

Didn't come out for it and his dad was crying in the stands. Was hard to see.

They're all champs in my mind. Nice family raised a great kid who is an incredible player and who was incredible in this series, in this playoffs, and his whole time here.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

No time for Skinner haters.

I’m not even a big fan of the player.. but come the hell on. This team isn’t built to win 1-0 hockey games.

Skinner was fine. Fkrst goal was a tip. That second goal looked bad but was a tough save to make. Skinner also made a great stop to keep it 2-1 point blank. Nah Skinner wasn't the issue tonight.

 

[Bjornar Moxnes]

Flames and Sens fan here, I legit do think your team was the better of the two in the finals. So well done with the great season overall. I also think your team is honestly still in good shape going into the future with the emergence of players like Broberg and Holloway, have a great summer!

 

[AvroArrow]

I know a game 7 loss obviously hurts like hell, but you guys should be very proud of your teams effort. To claw back from being down 0-3 and playing a hell of a game 7, and coming that close. Sid lost to the Wings before he won, hell Florida lost last year. You guys are very close, Bouchard is a stud on the blue line, too much talent to not be back in the finals, McDavid is too talented to not win at least 1.

Nothing to be ashamed of Oilers fan, you guys have a great team and they competed at a very high level, wishing you all the best cheers.

 

[cruisecity]

Zero blame on Skinner for the winning goal. Kulak let the second best goal scorer of the year walk in and pick his spot.

Draisaitl, RNH and Hyman were completely invisible during this round. If even one of them showed up this series probably has a different result.

I think the nerves of game 7 for the Cuo really got to the team. You could see how nervous Draisaitl was during a pregame interview and this was probably one of the worst games I’ve seen Mcdavid play. Regardless, I still believe this team will win multiple Cups in the next 5 years.

RNH and Hyman are invisible all playoffs. Don't give a f*** about how many goals Hyman got in the first two series as a PP tap in merchant.

You saw in this series, and this game specifically that in do-or-die moments, you need players who can make something happen at even strength. That's Janmark, Foegele, McDavid etc -- guys who just bring it, go hard to the net and crash and bang and outwork or are capable of outskilling.

RNH wilts. Hyman has never made a pass in his entire NHL career. McLeod is a joke. The same people as last playoffs who disappear during even strength. That was the entire M.O. of our group. Elite special teams, mediocre even strength. Our group needs to be fixed to bring players in who can make a difference at evens. It's about work ethic and determination.

 

[TopShelfGloveSide]

Skinner was fine. Fkrst goal was a tip. That second goal looked bad but was a tough save to make. Skinner also made a great stop to keep it 2-1 point blank. Nah Skinner wasn't the issue tonight.

Skinner wasn’t the issue but that 2nd goal was ass. (For a SCF game 7)

 

[LevelingSolo]

The Oilers were in the Panthers heads and they let them off the hook. Not good enough!!

Nah that was just media driven BS

 

[CycloneSweep]

Yep. But it's a lot of damn hard work and pain to get there. That one is gonna leave a scar.

It's a war of attrition getting thru the West.

Well hopefully our new GM moves in from guys like Campbell, Ceci, Nurse and McLeod to make it easier.

It’s astonishing that we got here with some of our wasted space. We can get here new GM has to make it easier to do so.

 

[Jimmi McJenkins]

Should a played Campbell

No one should have even thought of Campbell let alone played him.

 

[belair]

Watched two teams rally back from 0-3 to force Game 7 this year and both ended up losing the series. Winning four in a row against the same team is hard.

Can't give our guys enough props for the resilience they showed this season.

 

[AlbOilFAN]

So proud of this team. We will be back.

 

[Drivesaitl]

Florida played a nearly perfect game tonight. Sometimes you can't criticize one sides performance when the other side was so good.

Florida structurally played their A game and the Oilers were also good and slightly better on the night, if only due to score effects and Panthers hanging back more in third. Both teams were good. Nobody choked in my opinion and heads can be held high. Although I'm sure the Oilers will be looking like they're in hell right now.

 

[SensFactor]

Chin up lads, you did Canada proud. Left everything on the ice.

 

[Burnoutboi]

Proud of the team.

Momentum is irrelevant. It comes down to a bad play in the second period by Kulak and Skinner, and it's in the net. No puck luck after that.

It's cruel but it's sports. Feels like reliving 2006.

In 2006 I thought the team mailed in game seven (well, nearly everyone except Pisani). Tonight it felt like the effort was there, but the tank was empty.

And like you, I’m still very proud of this team. From worst to second is pretty amazing.

 

[JeffSkinner53]

 

[HockeyGuy1964]

No disgrace.
Both teams played well.
Still devastating.