Edmonton Oilers @ Florida Panthers 8pm ET on ABC.
The Panthers are favored to win the series due to a well balanced team and a stout goalie, but the Oilers have the playoffs top 4 scorers and 5 of the top 7.
Florida's biggest weakness is their D are not very good defensively and due to their aggressive style they play in the offensive zone are prone to giving up odd-man rushes and they rely on their goalie (Bobrovsky) to bail them out. They also take a lot of penalties (generally speaking).
the Oilers are lethal on the power play (37.3% to lead the playoffs). The Oilers PK also leads the playoffs. They will need both to be at their best to win the series because their goalie (Skinner) has not been consistent (but was fantastic in the Dallas series).
This is Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl's first SCF appearance and both have had stellar careers to this point, but post-season success has eluded them both and been a stain to an extent on their careers. The only stain.
Should be a fun series. The heavy forecheck and 200-foot game of Florida with Barkov, Tkachuck, Bennett, Verhaeghe, Reinhart, vs the speed and skill of Edmonton with McDavid, Draisaitl, Hyman, Bouchard, Ryan Nugent-Hopkins, etc.
Friday night game 6 and Monday night game 7 if needed.
Jay you're our first official hockey asshat!
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Jay you're our first official hockey asshat!
No, SethfromAstoria was...wonder what happened to him.
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The pick is top 10 protected and Calgary is retaining salary. Not killing the trade at all, and Ball is no Norris candidate, but on a team and defense so lacking in size and physicality I don't think I would have dealt one of our few sources of it. I'd have pushed Siegenthaler instead but maybe they tried and Calgary wanted the size.
Friday night game 6 and Monday night game 7 if needed.
10 hour flight. My buddy who played for Florida(now their VP or sales) says it’s a horrible flight. These guys are the least pampered and most approachable of any major sport by far
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travel days for a flight most of the non-pampered public makes and does their business the next day.
Friday night game 6 and Monday night game 7 if needed.
10 hour flight. My buddy who played for Florida(now their VP or sales) says it’s a horrible flight. These guys are the least pampered and most approachable of any major sport by far
That's why you have a full travel day.
BOS vs VAN didn't need an extra day for travel.
it's 2500 miles from Boston to Vancouer which is only slightly less than Miami to Edmonton.
it's the same flight time from what I know.
Not sure how Blake survives that.
They had to move him before his NMC triggers in after the draft. Rumors were he was going to be bought out.
I'm just hoping for good hockey, but obviously would LOVE a game 7. Game 7's for the cup are just next level intensity.
crowd will be great tonight. FLA needs to score first and quiet them. EDM needs to prevent that. lol.
Def going to keep an eye on the game. Rooting for Game 7.
Also Bobrovsky needs to regain his Mojo
Oilers have the momentum for sure
Game 7 would be awesome
Yep, go Oilers!
Def going to keep an eye on the game. Rooting for Game 7.
Will never happen, but the regular season should be 72 games. End the playoffs in May or first week of June.
Now, I'm not saying everyone is greedy, but do you think if you give those groups the choice of playing a reasonable season and ending at a reasonable time and giving back 12.5% of your compensation or leave it as is, what do you think they will do?
If you left the money the same you may get some traction, but why would you leave the money the same?
- 4 games against each divisional opponent
- 2 games against each conference non-divisional opponent
- 2 games against each non-conference opponent
The next sweet spot would be to add 1 game against each non-divisional conference opponent to the current schedule, and that would take the season to 84 games.
The playoffs. Four series which could allow for a team to play up to 28 games. That's more than a THIRD of the regular season. Absurd. First round should be best of 3, second round best of 5, then 7 for the last two rounds.
As much as the lockdowns sucked, having all of those sports going on during the boring months of summer months at the same time was a great payoff.
LOL, so under that arrangement who is the first "Mr. Thanksgiving" ??
I have a sneaking suspicion that Edmonton is going to pull this off. I have no idea why. that's why it's a sneaking suspicion.
I hope I'm right. The Oilers seem way more relaxed and the Panthers just don't look right.
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I have a sneaking suspicion that Edmonton is going to pull this off. I have no idea why. that's why it's a sneaking suspicion.
I hope I'm right. The Oilers seem way more relaxed and the Panthers just don't look right.
I feel the same. They've resorted to their undisciplined ways. I feel they'll tighten up quit a bit tonight butvI think Edmonton will win a close one. All bets will be off for game 7, a true tossup with the edge going to whoever scores first. Sticks will be held a lot tighter by whoever goes down early. Pressure is a great discriminator
The Panthers style of play is conducive to giving up odd-man rushes and they take a lot of penalties (if you push them even a little). So if Bobrovsky isn't great and...teams start capitalizing on the PP it changes everything.
That said, Bobrovsky can still turn it around and on the other side the Oilers don't exactly have Igor in net, so even if Bob is just Ok, FLA still could win a 6-5 game.
I do think they (FLA) still have the edge, but EDM winning the cup now should surprise no one.
Perfect
and draws the penalty.
big test early for FLA on the ensuing PP.
and draws the penalty.
big test early for FLA on the ensuing PP.
That was also a soft call. They're keeping it honest
If anyone can blow a 3-goal lead it's Skinner.
If anyone can blow a 3-goal lead it's Skinner.
That looked TOO easy
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If anyone can blow a 3-goal lead it's Skinner.
That looked TOO easy
Now FLA back to the box, and EDM to the PP up 2. 8:30 left.