I don't have a favorite hockey team because I don't follow the sport so I'm coming in with an outside view. It's clear to me that the Oilers clearly have posed a problem to the Panthers that they haven't been able to solve. Previous series or even seasons mean nothing. Each series are unique and it's clear the Panthers don't have an answer for whatever the Oilers are doing now. I can't see the Panthers winning this game. Oilers are playing better and clearly want it more.
Just great to see you!!!!! Loss, or no loss, you are great at what you do, and you are a professional. Yes, taking back Barkov's goal was indeed a back-breaker. And I totally agree; the Oilers appear simply to have figured out the former magic of the Panthers. Don't worry Armando. I'm a lifelong NHL fan....probably 3 of your lives, lol, so I have experienced the absolute heartbreak of my team breaking down. Just adding, I'm a Canadian, and my lifelong NHL love is the Montreal Canadiens, who as you know, are in the third year of a rebuild, giving us HABS fan a million heartbreaks over these 3 years. Yet 4 years ago, WE made it to the finals too, and then got DESTROYED. Since last year's finals, I have loved the Panthers as my second-favourite NHL team. I've falled in love with Bob and Barky, and Forsling, and others. Gotta say I tolerate Tkachuk. Why? Well, indeed his attitude has improved a ton this year. Much more mature and personally controlled, ego much better in check, so that's good. And yes, one of the leaders. But he's still got a ton to learn from Barky. Cousins kind of makes me ill sometimes when he IS dirty. He's not always dirty. Love the whole rest of your team, and their backstories, and their grit and guts. Try not to be dismayed. The Panters have shown so damn much promise and they STILL could find themselves in game 7. I'll let you in on something as a decades-long NHL fan, and as a Canadian. It's the Oilers coaching at THIS point, and obviously their players executing their plan beautifully. For this whole years, the Panthers have executed their coach'es plans just brilliantly. But now, for the last 3 games, your coach, who I really like, has not come up with any answers. Just realize, that many of the CANADIAN EX-NHLers who succeeded in the playoffs of years past, are helping the coaches of the Oilers. Mark Messier, Duncan Keith, many, many, many others. This is a Canadian thing. And completely legitimate. Our nation is a world hockey nation. Coaches listen to experts if they are smart. So THOSE guys have influenced the Oilers excellent adjustments. I think Paul needs to contact some great AMERICAN ex-nhl playoff heroes. Paul's approach died 3 games ago. We all know that. Go Panthers, I love your team, seriously. Go Oilers; Canadians want their damned Cup back, lol. Messier and all of them want it back, and Messier is an ex-Oiler. Paul needs ex-players in the room talking to your boys, just like our ex--boys are talking to Chris and his boys. Good luck on Monday. PS, lol, I had a small bet on the Panthers. This is growing pains boys. PS, your team flying in all of their family and friends for game 4......very bad taste. No true hockey fan respected that. It really looked bad. Overconfidence kills as badly as lack thereof.
Even the first two games, I taught Oilers were the better team and goals didn’t go in. They adjusted remember they only played them once in regular season. They are outplaying the Panthers. Period.
you are being most kind with "outplaying" ... the cup should have stayed in Edmonton ... no need for game 7 unless Bett - little - man wants a best of 9 !!!
As an Oiler fan, your honesty is appreciated. I fully expect a jacked Cat squad for game 7, this should be one for the ages! I don't expect FLA to go quietly. Bob can still show his best, turtleboy still has game, and sure Barkov will be pissed! Winner take all...
As a Panthers fan, this isn't going to be one for the ages. It will be the formal assassination of a franchise. Oilers deserve this win. I hope there are lessons learned from this but I doubt it. South Florida sports teams are cursed. Anyhow, congrats on the pre-emptive win. Your team kicked ass this year.
@@TRUCKNSMOKES Thanks man, but I am minutes away from puck drop and my biggest concern is the PANTHERS? Win or lose, we are in for a F of a game!...PEACE
All three games by Edmonton have been blow outs in every aspect. Where the hell was this Panther team when playing my Rangers? The Panthers have forgotten everything that got them to the finals. Where's the relentless forecheck? Clogging up the middle of the ice. I hate to say it but they are toast. Edmonton looks unstoppable.
Game 5 wasnt a blowout. They were down 4-3 and Edmonton got an ENG. Game 6 same thing, Florida was down 3-1 and Edmonton got 2 ENG. I still think the Panthers lose Game 7, but the only blowout was Game 4. If 5 and 6 were blowouts then 1 and 2 were as well.
Rangers fan here. I feel for you Panthers fans. Before the 3rd period of game 6 against Carolina I had no doubt the Rangers were going to blow that series. They were walking corpses. It was painful. But out of nowhere, Kreider lit it up and that was that. Anything can happen in hockey. These are different teams and different circumstances, but the Panthers can win game 7 if they pull their shit together.
Yeah, anything is possible in game seven. Still monumental for the Oilers to be the first team in 79 years to even a final series from the bottom of that hole. Anything is possible now.
@@MultiCappie No doubt. I think this is much more about the Oilers raising their level of play substantially than it is about FLA lowering theirs. The whole "choke" and "collapse" narrative is basically nonsense. There are reasons why the series has played out the way it has, and they have almost nothing to do with nerves or lack of effort.
@@humanbeing2420 100%. Panthers, just like Oilers deserve all the credit for being at game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Not Tampa, or Boston, or Carolina. Just Florida and Edmonton. But it was clearly the Oilers who adapted. Now we wait.
They look cooked. They don't seem to have an answer for the 1st period where the Oilers thrive. They do tend to take over the game as it progresses, but it's too little and too late. They also can't score on Skinner. They are also unlucky, not getting the bounces they needed and received in earlier series. Very frustrating to watch.
Skinner isn't that great He was Pulled against Vancouver after they lit him up But he started playing better G7 And Vancouver was Injured So he can be beaten
Lol Skinner and any goalie is only as good as the team in front of him. The Oilers team defense has tightened and are giving Florida very little. Oilers speed is too much for Florida and they have weapons on every line.
@@conservativeamber1216 Skinner also seems to get better as a series progresses. He’s got a .879 save percentage and is 4-8 in games 1-3 these playoffs. He has a .945 save percentage and is 10-0 in games 4-7.
@conservativeamber1216 you salty vancouver fan we beat them do you need some tissue 🤧 😢😅 het over it we are playing for the championship and you guys are golfing ⛳️
The problem is the feeling is that if the coach knew the problem it would have been fixed and then you get to a point where you have the goalie take you to the brink only to fail badly and the question is when do you make a change? I kinda feel for the Florida fans because hockey playoffs cab be brutal .. I think the team that scores first and maintain that lead for more than five minutes is going to tell us if Florida is stuck in losing mode or they can switch the play .. the biggest problem for Florida is that they got away with slow starts against the rangers because the rangers couldn’t take advantage and then Florida just took over 3rd period . Edmonton is making Florida pay and they have to start the game like it’s the 3rd period otherwise expect Edmonton to celebrate in Florida
Yeah, they can’t seem to adapt. And it really does come down to coaching. Maurice has no idea. I wouldn’t have put so much on coaching if the Oilers hadn’t changed so drastically with our new coach.
Edmonton fan here and honestly after game 3 I didnt think the Oilers were gonna adjust and and just get swept that being said once they figured it out and made the adjustments this is gonna be some game 7 what a series
It's funny, LOL 😅😅 A week ago all we read on X was comments by Edm Fans saying it's rigged Now it's other people saying the same BS Maybe if Florida had a better PP and PK this wouldn't be happening As a Canucks fan I want Florida to win An Injured Canucks team took Edm to 7 games All without Vezina Finalist Demko and Sniper Boeser Vancouver Out Hit them by a lot. That's how u beat Edm...Florida can't skate with that team..
Its not a choke, its Edmonton taking control through playing to a higher potential ...which is superior to the Panthers right now... lets see if the narrative continues or changes on Monday. Should be fun!
It seems Vito will be looking ( if financially possible ) for a cpl more faster Panthers next year. They re not handling a team that s alot faster than them.
I realize it's 82 games plus the playoffs and these players are creatures of habit. That being said, watching the game FL is predictable when in the O zone wanting to just cycle the puck. Watch EDM throughout the game, they just anticipate the cycle game, aka take the step to the boards before the puck goes there. FL, IMO needs to change this and take it to the net or just put shots towards Skinner. I would also like to see different dump in's. Sometimes put the shot/dump in towards Skinner. Try to get O zone face offs or a mistake by Skinner. Again the predictability of FL on the the dump raps have the Oilers D men below the dots ready for that. Lastly, I would like to see the PP go to a 3rd/4th line mentality aka outwork the PK and keep it simple. No fancy plays and have a shooting mentality. All in game 7. FL won 3 games, no reason a 4th cant be won
Oilers fan. Y’all peaked early, but when we adapted and changed the way we play, it seems the Panthers couldn’t. Anything could happen next game, but if the panthers want to win, they have to change. They have to play faster, and different. You can’t be a one-trick pony in this game. It would also help to stop playing between the whistles. Also, as fans, you need to be humble. Nothing is ever a sure thing in this game.
The Panthers have recached the Stanley Cup finals, two years in a row, that takes a toll on any team. Lost's of games, and lots of time on the ice, travel and pressure. Not too many teams get to the finals back-to-back, let alone go into 7 games. They are probably very tired, the mistakes seem to show it, lapses, and just exhaustion.
I am a pretty big Panthers fan as well as a Wings fan. This series specifically the last three games is the worst Panthers hockey I’ve ever seen. I think they’re stuck in their own heads and playing nervous. They have lost confidence. You can tell when they can’t make a 7 foot pass. Montour keeps panicking at the blue line creating breakaways. I cannot express my irritation with this collapse. GO PANTHERS. Please..
I’ve never heard you so dejected Armando. I’m also going through a now break up with my GF of 3 years, so yeah probably one of the worst weeks of my life so far.
It's interesting to hear people say, "...it hasn't happened since 1942, blah blah." It's sports and there's long periods of time between bad beats, records being broken and all kinds of histories. Y'all make it sound like it's absolutely impossible for bad things to happen again. Chill. Drama queens.
Seriously panthers, if you lose this series to a crappy 2 player team your franchise and fan base will get trolled by the oilers years to come. The oilers have the most annoying, delusional, insufferable fans in the league. Do not allow them to win, they had the easiest path to the cup coilers don't deserve to win anything.
Until FL figures out how to enter the offensive zone whenever they want to (like Oilers do) they have no real chance of winning. They struggle getting into Edm zone on power plays!! They need set plays on zone entry that work. This is why FL can’t score except on odd plays since Game 5... they can never get in Edm zone in an organized way.
It’s a conscious decision at this point. Said it over and over again, “stop cross ice passing when defenders are in the middle” and they still do it. Oh well.
Let’s face it. This isn’t Florida against Edmonton. It’s a bunch of Canadians with a few Americans against a bunch of Canadians with a few Americans. The Panthers just happen to be wearing shirts that say Florida on them. It’s been a fun series to watch, but the cities themselves have nothing to do with it. Any geographical attachment you have to either team is a function of your own ego. If you love hockey, just enjoy game seven regardless of who wins because either way it’ll be a bunch of Canadians hoisting the cup as it always has been and frankly always should be. Hockey is Canada’s national sport. And by the way, if you are tempted to feel sorry for the Florida players, don’t. At least they have no state income tax to worry about and get to live where the palm trees sway…
Didn't the Panthers sweep the Lightning 4-0 in the first round after Tampa had won the President's trophy, and then Tampa went on to win 2 consecutive cups? I don't think the Panther should blow up the team if they lose. I believe they still have a window for a couple of years. Also, I'm pulling for Edmonton, as I'm from up north, but I don't have any problem with Florida finally winning a game again on Monday. May the best team win. This has probably been the best finals I've ever seen so far in my lifetime. Let's go!!! Great show!!
Alex said since 1942 a team has not come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the Stanley Cup, well get ready to make history Panther fans cause you’re going to be on the wrong side of it when the Oilers celebrate on your home ice in Monday night and I’m not an Edmonton fan, I’m just a disgusted Panther fan who’s seen this garbage for many years, and this team is mentally cooked already. It didn’t have to come down to this with a 3-0 lead, this team can’t close the deal. I’m just being realistic.
Dude you are wrecked…I commented on another channel that these games are fixed. What angle dis the Oilers have to challenge that goal? It just seems like it. These last 3 games have not been close. I just don’t understand how this team could just lose their entire game in a flash. Ok if they take the Panthers rush game away…forecheck! Game 7 will either be a 1-0 game or a blow out by the Oilers. Do you think the Panthers will even get a lead? Chucky had one good game hoping that would win the cup. I question what he has left. Fans must be all over the refs from the jump. If they lose it will take a decade or more…to have another chance. Maybe it’s like in tennis. You try to win it on your serve (home ice and last change) rather than trying for a service break.
the oilers have negated the forecheck by stretching the ice and using their speed and skill. go back and watch the dallas series, the narrative before the series was exactly the same and edmonton figured them out too.
So true! No offense to anyone, but there's a reason why they aren't a pro athlete playing for millions if they think "oh lets just lose and win at home because then we can party harder."
When you lose by a cream right after you been dominant and all of a sudden literally act out character then yes it's either supernatural curse, overnight cancer or underground rigging or purposely throwing games. That's why we all thought something fishy was up.
Canucks fan here. I honestly thought the Canucks could go all the way and beat Oilers but that didn't happen. Now the Oil has made me a believer. Panthers are choking and slipped on the Oil and can't get back up. Oilers will win the cup in game 7.
I agree with all you said... re Canucks, but it isn't that the Panthers are choking, the Oilers have taken control.They have adjusted and their feeling it.
I said to the Canucks fans after we won game 7...... Great season Canucks, Have no shame. You just lost to the 2024 SC Champs.... Just as we did the two seasons prior.
Travel is catching up to Panthers. Happened last year against Vegas. West teams travel a lot and are more conditioned for it. Oilers are getting faster, which is scary. They could go another round after this and win.
@@humanbeing2420Yeah I think so That happened to Vancouver as well They Out Hit Edm by 100 Hits and then by Game 6 Canucks looked worn out even though they lost by only 1 Goal and hit 4 Posts in G7 But almost isn't good enough If Vancouver wasn't injured they beat Edm No Demko and Sniper Boeser Petey was injured too
@@conservativeamber1216 I think people have discredited the Oilers depth. Connor Brown has found his place along Janmark. The PK is historic and the defenders have tightened up chance as every series goes on. Vancouvers lack of experience is what did them in. But I know Vancouver will learn from it.
@@conservativeamber1216give it up dude Vancouver had the Oilers in the regular season Playoffs a different animal Vancouver no experience in the playoffs
As a 40 year fan of the Oilers, I gotta tell you, I heard so much over-confidence coming from the Panthers side it was all a bit stomach churning. 1. Oiler's are a 2 man team, we have talent top to bottom 2. Bob vs Skinner isn't even a match-up. Skinner's an AHL goalie and we've just beaten the greatest goalies in the game 3. Maurice vs Knoblauch? Best coach vs some rookie 4. Barkhov is gonna shut down 97 like he has every Center so far 5. We've had the toughest road to the Cup, Edmonton had it easy Does all of this sound familiar? The best learning is humility. All of that over-inflating the Panthers while laughing at the Oilers wasn't smart. But, you're playing at home and its even-steven so anything can happen. Whatever does, be humble next year.
ps, my comment isn't directed at you Armando, just the general Panthers eco-system. Your analysis and humility has been spot on, one of the best Locked On shows on the net.
Another life-long Canadian fan. Yes, they need to develop their humility. Flying their friends and family into Edmonton for game 4, was disgusting to ANY true hockey fan who knows the game through and through. I think a lot of the Panthers players do realize that now. Good for next year. Panthers could become a great team. Anyone could win game 7. Greatness comes with more than one Cup. May the best team in game 7 win. Yes I want the cup back in Canada. But it's now a 1-game knockout, each team having won 3. Barring idiotic reffing, or a team losing control and being in the box way too much, the team that fights hardest and smartest (stay out of the box!!) for this should win. And THAT'S the best team.
@@thefozzybearsorry to tell you but the only OT will be if panthers refuse to leave the ice after oilers win and think the game should go beyond 3 periods. Same way they thought they had won the cup after 3 wins. 😂
@@jacquelineclement4193I saw the families, the wives and kids that night as I was heading to my seats. All I said to my friend was they are in for a disappointing night, 😅
The panthers franchise won’t recover if we end up getting reverse swept. We still have a chance to win, hopefully the players understand how important this game is, now all the pressure is on them.
Guys Alex made a point about Edmonton's adrenaline rush and that's valid but Florida MUST get the jump early. Too often the past few games they've been off the puck and behind the play. You're Panthers right? #TImeToHunt!
The worst part of this game was that Connor had 0 points and I’m no prophet but Connor rarely had 0 points back to back. Game 5 was Florida’s best shot at winning the cup imo.
Conner usually Plays 40 to 44 minutes alongside Dristital but in game 6 the Coach only played them 18 minutes each to rest them for game 7 once we took the lead. That contributed to him not making any points. If they thought game 6 was hard, game 7 with a rested Conner and Drisital is going to be even Harder. This is not a widely known fact for some reason. - Couresty of an Edmontonian.
I'm an oilers fan, have to say you both were really respectful, and are classy florida fans :) Whatever happens monday, it's been a hell of a ride for everyone!!!
The 3 - 0 Panthers are gone. It’s painful as a fan that has been waiting 30 years but unless a miracle happens it is Oilers in 7. And they will win it in Sunrise to add salt in the wounds!
I just don't see the fight in them anymore. The same weaknesses will be their downfall. The pp has been a problem for years and no one knowns how to fix it. I feel your pain brother. This is on the coaching staff and players.
Holy crap! Blaming Bob for any of this is beyond unbelievable. The whole damn team has let him down. This series would have been over if not for him. Tkachuk has been an absolute ghost in this series. Verhaeghe has been a colossal disaster on the ice. Reinhart has made no case for bringing him back. Our special teams have been an embarrassment. Our defensemen have been outplayed, and Montour can't be gone soon enough. The defense, as a whole, from the dmen to the forwards, has been a complete shyteshow. Bob is last on the list of guys I can blame for the situation we find ourselves in now. Yes, it would be great for Bob to completely carry us through the Finals and put on the greatest goalie performance in the history of the game. Because thats exactly what he was doing. Try putting blame on the true no-shows. We can also stop shooting meatballs at Skinner that any Beer league goalie can stop. One more game and we'll be able to hyper scrutinize this series till the end of time. #GOCATSGO
Anyone who blames Bob for this has zero understanding of hockey. Panthers were up 3-0 because of Bob, without him then we wouldn't be even talking about game 7 at all.
Ecstatic that we won, and fortunate to be there to witness a Stanley cup championship. That being said yours is the most accurate synopsis I have seen on this team and this series. Bob carried us for 4 rounds, and he did the same last night. We played better as a team, but before the game started I told someone the only way we win is if we give up 2 goals or less. and thankfully we did.
I thought he did adjust and juggled the lines? Unfortunately for him I think Oilers are a deeper team than panthers/the league give them credit for. They shut mcdavid down and it didn’t matter. 5-1. You don’t shut mcdavid down and 8-1,5-3. So… 🤷♀️
@@trevorkolmatycki4042Miller Shut him out for 3 Games when Vancouver played them Barkov should be able to shut that line out on Monday But I've never seen any team win the Cup with a Shitty PP and PK Florida has only scored 1 Goal on the PP That's not going to cut it
If they lose this series, they might have to blow this team up. Ask the Atlanta Falcons (never were the same) Because you can’t walk into training camp on day 1 next season with this group, look at each other, “knowing” what you fkd up.
@@jonfreeman9682hope not As a Canucks An Injured Canucks team almost beat Edm Without Vezina Finalist Demko and Sniper Petey was injured too Van out Hit Edmonton by 100 hits. That's how You beat them Florida needs to be more aggressive but they might worry about taking Penalties
You know... As an Oilers fan, I swallowed my pride before this series started and straight up called Panthers win the cup in 6. I seriously thought they were the better team. Boy was I wrong. The Panthers haven't come out and dominated a single game this series. Goalie Bob won game 1 by himself because his team sure as hell wasn't helping him much and Skinner had a bit of a bad night. I'd say that game 2 was a little more along the lines of where I thought the Panthers would be. Game 3... Well it was mostly dominated by the Oil. Hard loss, but oh well. One goal game. Then games 4, 5 and 6... The Panthers didn't even show up in game 4. I suppose they were physically in the building for game 5 and 6. My point is, let's just be real for half a minute here. The Panthers, as decent as they are, can't keep up with the Oilers. They've proven that they are not as defensively strong and that they can't keep up with Edmonton's offensive fire power. Like McDavid didn't do anything offensive in game 6 and it was still 5-1. I know this is a Panthers podcast, but the Panthers are done. Thank the turtle for me.
No matter what happens this series has done so much for the sport. It’s the most watched cup final in history. Anything can happen in any game. (go Oilers:) ☮️
Not even Close to being the most watched You can look it up Tampa vs Colorado had 1.6 Mill more Viewers (5.8 Mill) for G6 than Yesterday's Edm vs Florida game (4.2 Mill) G6 G5 = Peaked at 4.9 Mill Viewers Edm vs Florida series Avg so far is 3.7 Mill Viewers for the 6 Games Rangers vs Canucks had more in 94 I'm not trying diss what you said but just curious about where you got that it was the Most watched Final in History? Edm Vs Florida Game 6 was actually 28% down from Col vs Tampas G6 (2022) For G7 we don't know how the ratings will be yet.. NY Vs Van 1994 drew a Lot of people watching as well It averaged (7 Games) 4.99 Mill Viewers Van Vs Boston = Avg 4.6 Mill Viewers 2017 Chi vs Boston = Avg 5.762 Mill
1971 Montreal vs Chicago G7 Viewers = Over 12 Mill but I don't know what the Avg was for All 7 Games...The NHL Playoffs Stats site doesn't have that data from 50 years ago
if you want to know what happened listen to Jason Strudwick before the series even started. the oilers figured the stars out too, by the end the stars were a beaten down team.
One final point, and then I’ll bow out. Rooting for your team is noble. But denigrating another team is mean spirited and petty. You can say it’s retribution for comments made against your team, but two wrongs don’t make a right and you are accountable for your own actions. All the players involved on both teams are trying their best. Don’t be a hater!
Oilers fan here. You guys have a great team. Forget about the previous games. Forget about the "lost opportunities." I think the problem is so many pundits, commentators, bloggers etc raved about the "ferocious forecheck", "unrivalled depth" and how Barkov will shut down mcdavid, draisaitl, hyman, bouchard, rnh, and the oilers have no depth or goaltending. I believe the panthers read the headlines and believed them. The oilers read the headlines and made them more determined. Panthers were top 5 all year and played consistently. Oilers had to fight back all year from 30th place. That adversity can consume you, or prepare you for hard times ahead. Have faith in your team and good luck.
A game 7 would have been so damn exciting if the oilers weren’t beating us at every turn and we lost a 3 game lead. I went to the watch party Thursday, Tuesday and Saturday and the energy on Saturday at the arena was atrocious. People were trying to be hyped and supportive but there wasn’t much opportunity to be so. The panthers lost against the knights last season but the audience was so excited to even be in the conversation. Idk how it’s going to be today, alot of people spent thousands for game 5 thinking it was gonna be a gentleman’s sweep. If the tickets don’t drop I personally ain’t going 😕😕
IMO the key for Edmonton was getting to Brobovsky, it seemed the rest of the Panthers were banking on him carrying the series, which NGL seemed good at the time. But starting late game 3, Oilers figured him out. Florida needs to make huge adjustments. We'll see how it goes, gonna be a final for the ages.
Let's see what happens If Miller Could shut down McDavid for 3 games then Barkov who is one of the best Defensive players in the world should be able to do better No? Gretzkys words not mine..."Barkov is the best Defensive player in the World " Then Gretzky started talking about the Islanders and Trottier who shutdown Gretzky for 4 games and swept the Oilers Nashville took a lot out of Vancouver Hughes was injured No Demko from Game 1 No Boeser in G7 If Edm had played Nashville before they played Vancouver then Edm would be banged up Ken Holland GM Oilers The Players tell me that Vancouver was the hardest team to play against... He's right! 6 games by 1 Goal
Reinhart has been completely invisible the entire series. Probably gonna need him to pot one if panthers win but want oilers to comeback sorry (Rangers fan)
All will be forgotten and a lot of people will have a good laugh(panther fans/players/media) about it as long as panthers win, close game or not. Doesn’t matter how they do it but man they haven’t done themselves any favours. Losing puck battles, bad turnovers/defensive breakdowns. A power play that has been ass. Bob not being anywhere near good enough. Their best players not playing their best game to game. Talk about one tense ass team. They gotta just forget all this and focus on game 7. Keep it simple, play smart and clean hockey. Also would help if they could generate more chances and shots lol. They need to score that first goal to feel good about themselves and go from there. Hope for the panthers sake they play a great game and win cuz lemme tell u if they lose they’ll never get live that down and be the brunt of all jokes for years. It’s a bad thing to have on your hockey resume and be known as “chokers” Hope they find a way to win cause they’re a good team with a lot of likeable guys.
Sorry for panthers fans but your elite players are not on the same levels as oilers one. I mean look at Evan bouchard , hyman and mcdavid stats in these playoffs . Theres insane!
Oilers finished regular season 3 wins less than Panthers . panthers were only 5 th overall Oilers 9 th . Oilers spotted the league a 20 point head start.. Oilers better defense , better offense , better goaltending smarter coaching during playoffs .. just how i think ..
A quick comment about the offside challenge: Knoblauch called a timeout to better look at the play before making the challenge. While it's true the the Oilers were statistically safe if the challenge failed, Knoblauch did take a risk, if only by calling his timeout early.
yes, I agree, I was actually going to comment that this Armando dude understands hockey to the depth of a Canadian... but I figured it would sound too arrogant ;-) You don't often hear Americans who understand hockey, because they seem to only be fans of their home team and not hockey fans. The Stanley Cup playoffs aren't popular in the States.
when u listen to the players, they’ve absolutely taken on the identity of their coach. Career choke master. Unbelievable. Someone get the Canadian anthem out of my head, please!!!! Yo donno!
I hope the team is not watching this podcast. Grey skies and sorrows. As an Army vet, the mantra, when the going gets tough, the tough get going; we believed in that corny stuff but that corny stuff will get you to the other side. It’s been obvious since Game 5 the team is fatigued; yet still trying to play the same aggressive forecheck. That’s a recipe for what we’re seeing. I think FL has it within themselves to pull together and play a very disciplined game, adhere to the defensive structure and pounce when opportunities are presented. That’s been their winning formula in the recent past, but with good reason their mindset has taken to an all out blitz approach on offense and but can’t get the same level of execution. This team can put the clamps down when needed and it’s needed. I thought Edmonton took on a conservative approach in Game 6, partly due to their weary bodies as well. McDavid definitely paced himself in Game 6 vs 5. Don’t misinterpret “paced”, he just wanted to reserve the game 5 jet fuel he exhibited for game 7. Can’t wait to see how it unfolds, but I think FL will find a way to reverse its fortunes and win in a nail biter.
Panthers couldn’t close in game 4….. Panthers tried to close in game 5…… Panthers tried so hard in game 6. If Skinner shines in game 7?… PANTHERS LOSE!
Who would of thought? This Oilers fan thought it could happen. Tkachuk thought it could happen. He knew from his time with the Flames the Oilers would shut him down and quiet him in the series. LETS GO OILERS!!!
14:25 No, we don't need the superstars showing up? McDavid and Drai show up all the time. Oilers have shown that the whole team shows up. Goesfor Dallas games too. Dallas is a phenomenal team and was considered to have more depth. Again, Oilers whole team showed up. Im happy Panthers are getting a wake up call because Oilers being down in the series 3-0 is the best thing for Oilers.
Bobvrosky is throwing the series for money it's not rocket science. He carried the team on his shoulders for a long time and held all the cards. He got pulled from Game 4 lmao it was so obvious. I am a Panthers fan but I'm not an idiot either. Talk is cheap, so I bet it on Oilers last week. Read em weep, boys. Easy money. Open you're eyes kek
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I don't have a favorite hockey team because I don't follow the sport so I'm coming in with an outside view. It's clear to me that the Oilers clearly have posed a problem to the Panthers that they haven't been able to solve. Previous series or even seasons mean nothing. Each series are unique and it's clear the Panthers don't have an answer for whatever the Oilers are doing now. I can't see the Panthers winning this game. Oilers are playing better and clearly want it more.
Just great to see you!!!!! Loss, or no loss, you are great at what you do, and you are a professional. Yes, taking back Barkov's goal was indeed a back-breaker. And I totally agree; the Oilers appear simply to have figured out the former magic of the Panthers. Don't worry Armando. I'm a lifelong NHL fan....probably 3 of your lives, lol, so I have experienced the absolute heartbreak of my team breaking down. Just adding, I'm a Canadian, and my lifelong NHL love is the Montreal Canadiens, who as you know, are in the third year of a rebuild, giving us HABS fan a million heartbreaks over these 3 years. Yet 4 years ago, WE made it to the finals too, and then got DESTROYED. Since last year's finals, I have loved the Panthers as my second-favourite NHL team. I've falled in love with Bob and Barky, and Forsling, and others. Gotta say I tolerate Tkachuk. Why? Well, indeed his attitude has improved a ton this year. Much more mature and personally controlled, ego much better in check, so that's good. And yes, one of the leaders. But he's still got a ton to learn from Barky. Cousins kind of makes me ill sometimes when he IS dirty. He's not always dirty. Love the whole rest of your team, and their backstories, and their grit and guts. Try not to be dismayed. The Panters have shown so damn much promise and they STILL could find themselves in game 7. I'll let you in on something as a decades-long NHL fan, and as a Canadian. It's the Oilers coaching at THIS point, and obviously their players executing their plan beautifully. For this whole years, the Panthers have executed their coach'es plans just brilliantly. But now, for the last 3 games, your coach, who I really like, has not come up with any answers. Just realize, that many of the CANADIAN EX-NHLers who succeeded in the playoffs of years past, are helping the coaches of the Oilers. Mark Messier, Duncan Keith, many, many, many others. This is a Canadian thing. And completely legitimate. Our nation is a world hockey nation. Coaches listen to experts if they are smart. So THOSE guys have influenced the Oilers excellent adjustments. I think Paul needs to contact some great AMERICAN ex-nhl playoff heroes. Paul's approach died 3 games ago. We all know that. Go Panthers, I love your team, seriously. Go Oilers; Canadians want their damned Cup back, lol. Messier and all of them want it back, and Messier is an ex-Oiler. Paul needs ex-players in the room talking to your boys, just like our ex--boys are talking to Chris and his boys. Good luck on Monday. PS, lol, I had a small bet on the Panthers. This is growing pains boys. PS, your team flying in all of their family and friends for game 4......very bad taste. No true hockey fan respected that. It really looked bad. Overconfidence kills as badly as lack thereof.
Very interesting -hope Maurice is getting help
Right panthers rule
Even the first two games, I taught Oilers were the better team and goals didn’t go in. They adjusted remember they only played them once in regular season. They are outplaying the Panthers. Period.
you are being most kind with "outplaying" ... the cup should have stayed in Edmonton ... no need for game 7 unless Bett - little - man wants a best of 9 !!!
Only playing them once is kind of irrelevant as obviously both teams are in the same situation in that regard.
That arena's going to be a morgue on Monday
Narrator: it wasn't.
As an Oiler fan, your honesty is appreciated. I fully expect a jacked Cat squad for game 7, this should be one for the ages! I don't expect FLA to go quietly. Bob can still show his best, turtleboy still has game, and sure Barkov will be pissed! Winner take all...
As a Panthers fan, this isn't going to be one for the ages. It will be the formal assassination of a franchise. Oilers deserve this win. I hope there are lessons learned from this but I doubt it. South Florida sports teams are cursed. Anyhow, congrats on the pre-emptive win. Your team kicked ass this year.
@@TRUCKNSMOKES Thanks man, but I am minutes away from puck drop and my biggest concern is the PANTHERS? Win or lose, we are in for a F of a game!...PEACE
I don't know who these Panthers are. They're not the same team I've watched all season.
That’s what Dallas fans were saying too
They're the same. The best in the league with no equal and they're just toying with Oilers then seal the deal on home ice.
hockey psychology has explained the adjustments.
@@jonfreeman9682 Probably shoulda tried that strategy in Game 5.
I didn’t even recognize the boys last night they had no heart no effort and after seeing the season we saw it hurts i hope they can find it
All three games by Edmonton have been blow outs in every aspect. Where the hell was this Panther team when playing my Rangers? The Panthers have forgotten everything that got them to the finals. Where's the relentless forecheck? Clogging up the middle of the ice. I hate to say it but they are toast. Edmonton looks unstoppable.
BECAUSE ITS FAKE and I'm not a fan of either of these teams
Game 5 wasnt a blowout. They were down 4-3 and Edmonton got an ENG. Game 6 same thing, Florida was down 3-1 and Edmonton got 2 ENG. I still think the Panthers lose Game 7, but the only blowout was Game 4. If 5 and 6 were blowouts then 1 and 2 were as well.
@@hardw0odbut Oilers controlled last 3 games. Panthers are done ! They can’t figure out the oilers and it’s to late now
@@earthquakkejake9894fake? lol let me guess you’re American right? 😂😂
edmonton made adjustments and mcdavid went off
Rangers fan here. I feel for you Panthers fans. Before the 3rd period of game 6 against Carolina I had no doubt the Rangers were going to blow that series. They were walking corpses. It was painful. But out of nowhere, Kreider lit it up and that was that. Anything can happen in hockey. These are different teams and different circumstances, but the Panthers can win game 7 if they pull their shit together.
Yeah, anything is possible in game seven. Still monumental for the Oilers to be the first team in 79 years to even a final series from the bottom of that hole.
Anything is possible now.
Still the Oilers have McDavid and Draisaitl, it's hard to bett against them in game 7 for the cup.
@@MultiCappie No doubt. I think this is much more about the Oilers raising their level of play substantially than it is about FLA lowering theirs. The whole "choke" and "collapse" narrative is basically nonsense. There are reasons why the series has played out the way it has, and they have almost nothing to do with nerves or lack of effort.
@@humanbeing2420 100%.
Panthers, just like Oilers deserve all the credit for being at game 7 of the Stanley Cup Final. Not Tampa, or Boston, or Carolina. Just Florida and Edmonton.
But it was clearly the Oilers who adapted.
Now we wait.
Florida doing their best Leafs impression....
Not looking good boys 😬
But hey... I'm a MN Wild fan and we LOST our entire damn team to Dallas ffs 😂😭
They look cooked. They don't seem to have an answer for the 1st period where the Oilers thrive. They do tend to take over the game as it progresses, but it's too little and too late. They also can't score on Skinner. They are also unlucky, not getting the bounces they needed and received in earlier series. Very frustrating to watch.
Skinner isn't that great
He was Pulled against Vancouver after they lit him up
But he started playing better G7
And Vancouver was Injured
So he can be beaten
Lol Skinner and any goalie is only as good as the team in front of him. The Oilers team defense has tightened and are giving Florida very little. Oilers speed is too much for Florida and they have weapons on every line.
Oilers too much fire power
@@conservativeamber1216
Skinner also seems to get better as a series progresses. He’s got a .879 save percentage and is 4-8 in games 1-3 these playoffs. He has a .945 save percentage and is 10-0 in games 4-7.
@conservativeamber1216 you salty vancouver fan we beat them do you need some tissue 🤧 😢😅 het over it we are playing for the championship and you guys are golfing ⛳️
The problem is the feeling is that if the coach knew the problem it would have been fixed and then you get to a point where you have the goalie take you to the brink only to fail badly and the question is when do you make a change? I kinda feel for the Florida fans because hockey playoffs cab be brutal .. I think the team that scores first and maintain that lead for more than five minutes is going to tell us if Florida is stuck in losing mode or they can switch the play .. the biggest problem for Florida is that they got away with slow starts against the rangers because the rangers couldn’t take advantage and then Florida just took over 3rd period . Edmonton is making Florida pay and they have to start the game like it’s the 3rd period otherwise expect Edmonton to celebrate in Florida
Yeah, they can’t seem to adapt. And it really does come down to coaching. Maurice has no idea. I wouldn’t have put so much on coaching if the Oilers hadn’t changed so drastically with our new coach.
Edm is too Fast
Speed Kills
Ask Vancouver how they Countered it for 3 Games
Out Hit them by 100 hits
Vancouver beats Edm with Demko and Boeser
@@conservativeamber1216Demko doesn't change Vancouver's offense getting completely shut down in the last 2 games lol
Oilers fan. Whether Cats win or lose, have to admit this has been an exciting series.
Playing the oilers is not easy to keep the pace, by game 3 most teams we played were exhausted.
Edmonton fan here and honestly after game 3 I didnt think the Oilers were gonna adjust and and just get swept that being said once they figured it out and made the adjustments this is gonna be some game 7 what a series
The oiler plumbing staff is making the difference
It's funny, LOL 😅😅
A week ago all we read on X was comments by Edm Fans saying it's rigged
Now it's other people saying the same BS
Maybe if Florida had a better PP and PK this wouldn't be happening
As a Canucks fan I want Florida to win
An Injured Canucks team took Edm to 7 games
All without Vezina Finalist Demko and Sniper Boeser
Vancouver Out Hit them by a lot.
That's how u beat Edm...Florida can't skate with that team..
Get over it. Vancouver lost. They were a no show for the final game..
@@ep9203😂
Oil Can win
Cats Can win
This was always going to 7
Cats 🐱
Epic choke
A "choke" is when you have the clear ability to win and don't. Perhaps it's not a choke and just a simple ass kicking. You'll never know.
Its not a choke, its Edmonton taking control through playing to a higher potential ...which is superior to the Panthers right now... lets see if the narrative continues or changes on Monday. Should be fun!
Nope, they’re cooked. Reverse sweep on the way
Lol.
Awesome show boys.
It seems Vito will be looking ( if financially possible ) for a cpl more faster Panthers next year. They re not handling a team that s alot faster than them.
I realize it's 82 games plus the playoffs and these players are creatures of habit. That being said, watching the game FL is predictable when in the O zone wanting to just cycle the puck. Watch EDM throughout the game, they just anticipate the cycle game, aka take the step to the boards before the puck goes there. FL, IMO needs to change this and take it to the net or just put shots towards Skinner. I would also like to see different dump in's. Sometimes put the shot/dump in towards Skinner. Try to get O zone face offs or a mistake by Skinner. Again the predictability of FL on the the dump raps have the Oilers D men below the dots ready for that. Lastly, I would like to see the PP go to a 3rd/4th line mentality aka outwork the PK and keep it simple. No fancy plays and have a shooting mentality. All in game 7. FL won 3 games, no reason a 4th cant be won
Oilers fan. Y’all peaked early, but when we adapted and changed the way we play, it seems the Panthers couldn’t. Anything could happen next game, but if the panthers want to win, they have to change. They have to play faster, and different. You can’t be a one-trick pony in this game. It would also help to stop playing between the whistles.
Also, as fans, you need to be humble. Nothing is ever a sure thing in this game.
Humbled by finally seeing this team win a Cup after 30 years. :)
The Panthers have recached the Stanley Cup finals, two years in a row, that takes a toll on any team. Lost's of games, and lots of time on the ice, travel and pressure. Not too many teams get to the finals back-to-back, let alone go into 7 games. They are probably very tired, the mistakes seem to show it, lapses, and just exhaustion.
I am a pretty big Panthers fan as well as a Wings fan. This series specifically the last three games is the worst Panthers hockey I’ve ever seen. I think they’re stuck in their own heads and playing nervous. They have lost confidence. You can tell when they can’t make a 7 foot pass. Montour keeps panicking at the blue line creating breakaways. I cannot express my irritation with this collapse. GO PANTHERS. Please..
I’ve never heard you so dejected Armando. I’m also going through a now break up with my GF of 3 years, so yeah probably one of the worst weeks of my life so far.
Florida fans keep your head up. You guys will raise the cup Monday. I’m a Canucks fan.
Lol of course you are 56 yrs no cup
It's interesting to hear people say, "...it hasn't happened since 1942, blah blah." It's sports and there's long periods of time between bad beats, records being broken and all kinds of histories. Y'all make it sound like it's absolutely impossible for bad things to happen again. Chill. Drama queens.
Seriously panthers, if you lose this series to a crappy 2 player team your franchise and fan base will get trolled by the oilers years to come. The oilers have the most annoying, delusional, insufferable fans in the league. Do not allow them to win, they had the easiest path to the cup coilers don't deserve to win anything.
Still taking florida in game 7 . Its very hard in pro sports to beat a team 4 straight .
Until FL figures out how to enter the offensive zone whenever they want to (like Oilers do) they have no real chance of winning. They struggle getting into Edm zone on power plays!! They need set plays on zone entry that work. This is why FL can’t score except on odd plays since Game 5... they can never get in Edm zone in an organized way.
Is there a watch party anywhere near the stadium or Fort Lauderdale tonight?
It’s a conscious decision at this point. Said it over and over again, “stop cross ice passing when defenders are in the middle” and they still do it. Oh well.
Let’s face it. This isn’t Florida against Edmonton. It’s a bunch of Canadians with a few Americans against a bunch of Canadians with a few Americans. The Panthers just happen to be wearing shirts that say Florida on them. It’s been a fun series to watch, but the cities themselves have nothing to do with it. Any geographical attachment you have to either team is a function of your own ego. If you love hockey, just enjoy game seven regardless of who wins because either way it’ll be a bunch of Canadians hoisting the cup as it always has been and frankly always should be. Hockey is Canada’s national sport.
And by the way, if you are tempted to feel sorry for the Florida players, don’t. At least they have no state income tax to worry about and get to live where the palm trees sway…
Didn't the Panthers sweep the Lightning 4-0 in the first round after Tampa had won the President's trophy, and then Tampa went on to win 2 consecutive cups? I don't think the Panther should blow up the team if they lose. I believe they still have a window for a couple of years.
Also, I'm pulling for Edmonton, as I'm from up north, but I don't have any problem with Florida finally winning a game again on Monday. May the best team win. This has probably been the best finals I've ever seen so far in my lifetime. Let's go!!!
Great show!!
Wasn't the Panthers sweeping Tampa. I believe that was Columbus.
82 years ago the 1942 Leafs came back from 0-3 to win the cup. I hope the Panthers win the cup. This coming from a Leafs fan.
You're a leaf fan so anything you say is irrelevant. No wonder you're rooting for the panthers 😂😂😂. Coming from a habs fan
If they need any more motivation think of tatchuk making the statement he hates edmonton a while back and how arrogant he would be if Fla wins .
Panthers win their first cup Monday night. And it will bring joy to the panthers fans for a lifetime to know they DIDNT choke
The 3-0 series lead was a mirage.
Game 2 was the only game the panthers were the better team.
Oilers gonna show them the the bob cat is stronger then a panther lets go oilers 🎉
The panthers will win game 7
Pitter patter, let’s get at ’er!
We have not crashed the net and I haven’t seen chuck behind the net to get in skinners head
The panthers will shock the hockey world on Monday and shut out the oilers. 5-0 panthers
Alex said since 1942 a team has not come back from a 3-0 deficit to win the Stanley Cup, well get ready to make history Panther fans cause you’re going to be on the wrong side of it when the Oilers celebrate on your home ice in Monday night and I’m not an Edmonton fan, I’m just a disgusted Panther fan who’s seen this garbage for many years, and this team is mentally cooked already. It didn’t have to come down to this with a 3-0 lead, this team can’t close the deal. I’m just being realistic.
More like pessimistic
@@phile5437 we’ll see who’s pessimistic when the Panthers complete the choke job on Monday.
Quick answer to your question…..No…
Panthers are done. They will be shaking like elvis for game 7.
Lol
Dude you are wrecked…I commented on another channel that these games are fixed. What angle dis the Oilers have to challenge that goal? It just seems like it. These last 3 games have not been close. I just don’t understand how this team could just lose their entire game in a flash. Ok if they take the Panthers rush game away…forecheck! Game 7 will either be a 1-0 game or a blow out by the Oilers. Do you think the Panthers will even get a lead? Chucky had one good game hoping that would win the cup. I question what he has left. Fans must be all over the refs from the jump. If they lose it will take a decade or more…to have another chance. Maybe it’s like in tennis. You try to win it on your serve (home ice and last change) rather than trying for a service break.
the oilers have negated the forecheck by stretching the ice and using their speed and skill. go back and watch the dallas series, the narrative before the series was exactly the same and edmonton figured them out too.
It is easier to challenge when you do not need to be worried about cats pp
@@jakubjankovic4144 Exactly, the Oilers rolled the dice and won. That simple. No conspiracy.
Little known fact when a player crosses the blue line before the puck does it's called offside. I think it's actually in the rule book!
People in these comments saying it’s rigged after yall were saying they were losing on purpose to win at home lmaooo😂😂
Might I ask why the fuck the league would rig the finals so a Canadian team wins Cup? That makes zero sense
So true! No offense to anyone, but there's a reason why they aren't a pro athlete playing for millions if they think "oh lets just lose and win at home because then we can party harder."
If anything Bettman rigged it. He wants every American to win the cup first.
@@tontsanthony5766 money and to dispel the narrative of Canadian teams being at a disadvantage for taxes and weather. It's rigged
When you lose by a cream right after you been dominant and all of a sudden literally act out character then yes it's either supernatural curse, overnight cancer or underground rigging or purposely throwing games. That's why we all thought something fishy was up.
The series turned when Trump tweeted about the Panthers early in game 4.
😂😂
Canucks fan here. I honestly thought the Canucks could go all the way and beat Oilers but that didn't happen. Now the Oil has made me a believer. Panthers are choking and slipped on the Oil and can't get back up. Oilers will win the cup in game 7.
I agree with all you said... re Canucks, but it isn't that the Panthers are choking, the Oilers have taken control.They have adjusted and their feeling it.
Next season they will. It was close.
I said to the Canucks fans after we won game 7...... Great season Canucks, Have no shame. You just lost to the 2024 SC Champs.... Just as we did the two seasons prior.
The canucks definitely gave us the most truble
The only silver lining I see is the miami heat came back to win game 7 against boston last year. Can the cats repeat that? IDK
Doubt it
Travel is catching up to Panthers. Happened last year against Vegas. West teams travel a lot and are more conditioned for it. Oilers are getting faster, which is scary. They could go another round after this and win.
Maybe their style of play, which only works with 100% physical commitment all game long, has drained them?
@@humanbeing2420Yeah I think so
That happened to Vancouver as well
They Out Hit Edm by 100 Hits and then by Game 6 Canucks looked worn out even though they lost by only 1 Goal and hit 4 Posts in G7
But almost isn't good enough
If Vancouver wasn't injured they beat Edm
No Demko and Sniper Boeser
Petey was injured too
@@conservativeamber1216 I think people have discredited the Oilers depth. Connor Brown has found his place along Janmark. The PK is historic and the defenders have tightened up chance as every series goes on. Vancouvers lack of experience is what did them in. But I know Vancouver will learn from it.
@@conservativeamber1216give it up dude Vancouver had the Oilers in the regular season Playoffs a different animal Vancouver no experience in the playoffs
@@conservativeamber1216same comment on EVERY video. "If wishes were horses all beggars would ride".
As a 40 year fan of the Oilers, I gotta tell you, I heard so much over-confidence coming from the Panthers side it was all a bit stomach churning.
1. Oiler's are a 2 man team, we have talent top to bottom
2. Bob vs Skinner isn't even a match-up. Skinner's an AHL goalie and we've just beaten the greatest goalies in the game
3. Maurice vs Knoblauch? Best coach vs some rookie
4. Barkhov is gonna shut down 97 like he has every Center so far
5. We've had the toughest road to the Cup, Edmonton had it easy
Does all of this sound familiar? The best learning is humility. All of that over-inflating the Panthers while laughing at the Oilers wasn't smart. But, you're playing at home and its even-steven so anything can happen. Whatever does, be humble next year.
ps, my comment isn't directed at you Armando, just the general Panthers eco-system. Your analysis and humility has been spot on, one of the best Locked On shows on the net.
Another life-long Canadian fan. Yes, they need to develop their humility. Flying their friends and family into Edmonton for game 4, was disgusting to ANY true hockey fan who knows the game through and through. I think a lot of the Panthers players do realize that now. Good for next year. Panthers could become a great team. Anyone could win game 7. Greatness comes with more than one Cup. May the best team in game 7 win. Yes I want the cup back in Canada. But it's now a 1-game knockout, each team having won 3. Barring idiotic reffing, or a team losing control and being in the box way too much, the team that fights hardest and smartest (stay out of the box!!) for this should win. And THAT'S the best team.
Just wait until Nurse coughs up the puck in game 7 of OT.
@@thefozzybearsorry to tell you but the only OT will be if panthers refuse to leave the ice after oilers win and think the game should go beyond 3 periods. Same way they thought they had won the cup after 3 wins. 😂
@@jacquelineclement4193I saw the families, the wives and kids that night as I was heading to my seats.
All I said to my friend was they are in for a disappointing night, 😅
The panthers franchise won’t recover if we end up getting reverse swept. We still have a chance to win, hopefully the players understand how important this game is, now all the pressure is on them.
the quebec nordiques has a nice ring to it.
Vancouver did great against Edm
If Vancouver wasn't injured they won that series
No Demko from the start is Huge
@@conservativeamber1216this is about oilers and panthers. Nobody is thinking about Round 2.
Guys Alex made a point about Edmonton's adrenaline rush and that's valid but Florida MUST get the jump early. Too often the past few games they've been off the puck and behind the play. You're Panthers right? #TImeToHunt!
The worst part of this game was that Connor had 0 points and I’m no prophet but Connor rarely had 0 points back to back. Game 5 was Florida’s best shot at winning the cup imo.
Conner usually Plays 40 to 44 minutes alongside Dristital but in game 6 the Coach only played them 18 minutes each to rest them for game 7 once we took the lead. That contributed to him not making any points. If they thought game 6 was hard, game 7 with a rested Conner and Drisital is going to be even Harder. This is not a widely known fact for some reason. - Couresty of an Edmontonian.
I'm an oilers fan, have to say you both were really respectful, and are classy florida fans :) Whatever happens monday, it's been a hell of a ride for everyone!!!
In Game 7, the Oilers will jump to a 4-0 lead and 80% of Panthers fans head to the exit doors.
Its already over. Tonight is just the formal showboat fest of Oilers doing laps on Florida ice with the cup celebrating the end of a franchise.
The 3 - 0 Panthers are gone. It’s painful as a fan that has been waiting 30 years but unless a miracle happens it is Oilers in 7. And they will win it in Sunrise to add salt in the wounds!
You're right.
I just don't see the fight in them anymore. The same weaknesses will be their downfall. The pp has been a problem for years and no one knowns how to fix it. I feel your pain brother. This is on the coaching staff and players.
Holy crap! Blaming Bob for any of this is beyond unbelievable. The whole damn team has let him down. This series would have been over if not for him. Tkachuk has been an absolute ghost in this series. Verhaeghe has been a colossal disaster on the ice. Reinhart has made no case for bringing him back. Our special teams have been an embarrassment. Our defensemen have been outplayed, and Montour can't be gone soon enough. The defense, as a whole, from the dmen to the forwards, has been a complete shyteshow. Bob is last on the list of guys I can blame for the situation we find ourselves in now. Yes, it would be great for Bob to completely carry us through the Finals and put on the greatest goalie performance in the history of the game. Because thats exactly what he was doing. Try putting blame on the true no-shows. We can also stop shooting meatballs at Skinner that any Beer league goalie can stop. One more game and we'll be able to hyper scrutinize this series till the end of time. #GOCATSGO
Anyone who blames Bob for this has zero understanding of hockey. Panthers were up 3-0 because of Bob, without him then we wouldn't be even talking about game 7 at all.
Ecstatic that we won, and fortunate to be there to witness a Stanley cup championship. That being said yours is the most accurate synopsis I have seen on this team and this series. Bob carried us for 4 rounds, and he did the same last night. We played better as a team, but before the game started I told someone the only way we win is if we give up 2 goals or less. and thankfully we did.
@@alfredvincent13825 Amen, brother. The Florida Panthers are Stanley Cup Champions 😭😭😭
This is on Maurice. He doesn't know how to adjust.
Exactly how I feel
Reflecting on game 6… McDavid didn’t land a single point… it is entirely possible that the adjustments did work… if so… they are in trouble.
I thought he did adjust and juggled the lines? Unfortunately for him I think Oilers are a deeper team than panthers/the league give them credit for. They shut mcdavid down and it didn’t matter. 5-1. You don’t shut mcdavid down and 8-1,5-3. So… 🤷♀️
@@trevorkolmatycki4042yet the depth still put up 3… while yours did not a whole lot
@@trevorkolmatycki4042Miller Shut him out for 3 Games when Vancouver played them
Barkov should be able to shut that line out on Monday
But I've never seen any team win the Cup with a Shitty PP and PK
Florida has only scored 1 Goal on the PP
That's not going to cut it
If they lose this series, they might have to blow this team up. Ask the Atlanta Falcons (never were the same) Because you can’t walk into training camp on day 1 next season with this group, look at each other, “knowing” what you fkd up.
This team is getting blown up either way, 3 of our 6 defense men are UFA, as well as 8 of our 14 forwards.
There will be no loss.
@@jonfreeman9682hope not
As a Canucks
An Injured Canucks team almost beat Edm
Without Vezina Finalist Demko and Sniper
Petey was injured too
Van out Hit Edmonton by 100 hits.
That's how You beat them
Florida needs to be more aggressive but they might worry about taking Penalties
@@conservativeamber1216Stuart Skinner had a .840 and u still lost. Silovs was the only reason u guys had a chance. We played Calvin Pickard hahaha
Florida has the lowest tax rate. Nobody is leaving.
You know... As an Oilers fan, I swallowed my pride before this series started and straight up called Panthers win the cup in 6. I seriously thought they were the better team. Boy was I wrong. The Panthers haven't come out and dominated a single game this series. Goalie Bob won game 1 by himself because his team sure as hell wasn't helping him much and Skinner had a bit of a bad night. I'd say that game 2 was a little more along the lines of where I thought the Panthers would be. Game 3... Well it was mostly dominated by the Oil. Hard loss, but oh well. One goal game. Then games 4, 5 and 6... The Panthers didn't even show up in game 4. I suppose they were physically in the building for game 5 and 6. My point is, let's just be real for half a minute here. The Panthers, as decent as they are, can't keep up with the Oilers. They've proven that they are not as defensively strong and that they can't keep up with Edmonton's offensive fire power. Like McDavid didn't do anything offensive in game 6 and it was still 5-1. I know this is a Panthers podcast, but the Panthers are done. Thank the turtle for me.
Lol.
@LockedOnPanthersNHL they proved me wrong. Great series! Epic game 7. Congrats to the panthers on their first cup. 🥳
No matter what happens this series has done so much for the sport. It’s the most watched cup final in history. Anything can happen in any game. (go Oilers:) ☮️
Not even Close to being the most watched
You can look it up
Tampa vs Colorado had 1.6 Mill more Viewers (5.8 Mill) for G6 than Yesterday's Edm vs Florida game (4.2 Mill) G6
G5 = Peaked at 4.9 Mill Viewers
Edm vs Florida series Avg so far is 3.7 Mill Viewers for the 6 Games
Rangers vs Canucks had more in 94
I'm not trying diss what you said but just curious about where you got that it was the Most watched Final in History?
Edm Vs Florida Game 6 was actually 28% down from Col vs Tampas G6 (2022)
For G7 we don't know how the ratings will be yet..
NY Vs Van 1994 drew a Lot of people watching as well
It averaged (7 Games) 4.99 Mill Viewers
Van Vs Boston = Avg 4.6 Mill Viewers
2017 Chi vs Boston = Avg 5.762 Mill
1971 Montreal vs Chicago G7 Viewers = Over 12 Mill but I don't know what the Avg was for All 7 Games...The NHL Playoffs Stats site doesn't have that data from 50 years ago
if you want to know what happened listen to Jason Strudwick before the series even started. the oilers figured the stars out too, by the end the stars were a beaten down team.
Common sense would tell you oilers win game 7, but it's one last game. Anything can happen.
Common sense ain't that common. That's why we have to talk about it out loud.
Anyone who says it’s rigged has never played hockey. Plain and simple, no way!
Panthers fan. Bobby’s fan for a long time… But maybe we should go with Antony now.
One final point, and then I’ll bow out. Rooting for your team is noble. But denigrating another team is mean spirited and petty. You can say it’s retribution for comments made against your team, but two wrongs don’t make a right and you are accountable for your own actions. All the players involved on both teams are trying their best. Don’t be a hater!
Oilers fan here. You guys have a great team. Forget about the previous games. Forget about the "lost opportunities." I think the problem is so many pundits, commentators, bloggers etc raved about the "ferocious forecheck", "unrivalled depth" and how Barkov will shut down mcdavid, draisaitl, hyman, bouchard, rnh, and the oilers have no depth or goaltending. I believe the panthers read the headlines and believed them. The oilers read the headlines and made them more determined. Panthers were top 5 all year and played consistently. Oilers had to fight back all year from 30th place. That adversity can consume you, or prepare you for hard times ahead. Have faith in your team and good luck.
A game 7 would have been so damn exciting if the oilers weren’t beating us at every turn and we lost a 3 game lead. I went to the watch party Thursday, Tuesday and Saturday and the energy on Saturday at the arena was atrocious. People were trying to be hyped and supportive but there wasn’t much opportunity to be so. The panthers lost against the knights last season but the audience was so excited to even be in the conversation. Idk how it’s going to be today, alot of people spent thousands for game 5 thinking it was gonna be a gentleman’s sweep. If the tickets don’t drop I personally ain’t going 😕😕
IMO the key for Edmonton was getting to Brobovsky, it seemed the rest of the Panthers were banking on him carrying the series, which NGL seemed good at the time. But starting late game 3, Oilers figured him out. Florida needs to make huge adjustments. We'll see how it goes, gonna be a final for the ages.
Go oilers. Panthers got out of the first 3 by riding a hot goalie and bad calls. The oilers have the mcdavid factor. Good podcast
Let's see what happens
If Miller Could shut down McDavid for 3 games then Barkov who is one of the best Defensive players in the world should be able to do better
No?
Gretzkys words not mine..."Barkov is the best Defensive player in the World "
Then Gretzky started talking about the Islanders and Trottier who shutdown Gretzky for 4 games and swept the Oilers
Nashville took a lot out of Vancouver
Hughes was injured
No Demko from Game 1
No Boeser in G7
If Edm had played Nashville before they played Vancouver then Edm would be banged up
Ken Holland GM Oilers
The Players tell me that Vancouver was the hardest team to play against...
He's right! 6 games by 1 Goal
You oilers fans need to get off Mcdavids nuts.
@alexdrakeus1772 he the best period. Just admite it. It's OK.
Reinhart has been completely invisible the entire series. Probably gonna need him to pot one if panthers win but want oilers to comeback sorry (Rangers fan)
The silver lining for Armando is that this video has gotten more views than any other he's made by many orders of magnitude.
Let’s go panthers
Real
It’s going to be the McDavid show game 7
We need a opinion panthers rule
You sure about that
You poor bastard and I say that as a 48 year old Leaf fan that has never even seen a cup.
All will be forgotten and a lot of people will have a good laugh(panther fans/players/media) about it as long as panthers win, close game or not. Doesn’t matter how they do it but man they haven’t done themselves any favours. Losing puck battles, bad turnovers/defensive breakdowns. A power play that has been ass. Bob not being anywhere near good enough. Their best players not playing their best game to game. Talk about one tense ass team. They gotta just forget all this and focus on game 7. Keep it simple, play smart and clean hockey. Also would help if they could generate more chances and shots lol. They need to score that first goal to feel good about themselves and go from there. Hope for the panthers sake they play a great game and win cuz lemme tell u if they lose they’ll never get live that down and be the brunt of all jokes for years. It’s a bad thing to have on your hockey resume and be known as “chokers” Hope they find a way to win cause they’re a good team with a lot of likeable guys.
All the oilers are playing it’s a total team coming at you with solid goaltending
Sorry for panthers fans but your elite players are not on the same levels as oilers one. I mean look at Evan bouchard , hyman and mcdavid stats in these playoffs . Theres insane!
I think there is something to this. I think the Oilers have better players, and last three games, a better team.
Oilers finished regular season 3 wins less than Panthers . panthers were only 5 th overall Oilers 9 th . Oilers spotted the league a 20 point head start.. Oilers better defense , better offense , better goaltending smarter coaching during playoffs .. just how i think ..
A quick comment about the offside challenge: Knoblauch called a timeout to better look at the play before making the challenge. While it's true the the Oilers were statistically safe if the challenge failed, Knoblauch did take a risk, if only by calling his timeout early.
Yes! The Florida Panthers can recover and win the Stanley Cup tomorrow! I'm so excited!
Same panthers rule
The Oilers r just better
Edmonton has been doing speed drills in practices (starting after the game 3 loss), and this has sped up their team tremendously
As an oiler fan. I really like this host. He genuinely is a fan.
yes, I agree, I was actually going to comment that this Armando dude understands hockey to the depth of a Canadian... but I figured it would sound too arrogant ;-) You don't often hear Americans who understand hockey, because they seem to only be fans of their home team and not hockey fans. The Stanley Cup playoffs aren't popular in the States.
I couldn't agree more.
Me too he looks like he’s crying the whole pod cast
Thank you!
when u listen to the players, they’ve absolutely taken on the identity of their coach. Career choke master. Unbelievable. Someone get the Canadian anthem out of my head, please!!!! Yo donno!
I think the Panthers roster celebrated a bit too hard after game 3. Drank a bit too much, partied etc.
😂
If Florida loses it’s the curse of luongo. No one pumped his tires is the blame
I hate to say it but the oilers are going to win. The cats are getting way out played. It's over for the cats.
Lol
Oilers going to drag Lord Stanley back to Berta after game 7
Atta boy. 👍🏻
They are?
I hope the team is not watching this podcast. Grey skies and sorrows. As an Army vet, the mantra, when the going gets tough, the tough get going; we believed in that corny stuff but that corny stuff will get you to the other side. It’s been obvious since Game 5 the team is fatigued; yet still trying to play the same aggressive forecheck. That’s a recipe for what we’re seeing. I think FL has it within themselves to pull together and play a very disciplined game, adhere to the defensive structure and pounce when opportunities are presented. That’s been their winning formula in the recent past, but with good reason their mindset has taken to an all out blitz approach on offense and but can’t get the same level of execution. This team can put the clamps down when needed and it’s needed. I thought Edmonton took on a conservative approach in Game 6, partly due to their weary bodies as well. McDavid definitely paced himself in Game 6 vs 5. Don’t misinterpret “paced”, he just wanted to reserve the game 5 jet fuel he exhibited for game 7. Can’t wait to see how it unfolds, but I think FL will find a way to reverse its fortunes and win in a nail biter.
Panthers couldn’t close in game 4….. Panthers tried to close in game 5…… Panthers tried so hard in game 6.
If Skinner shines in game 7?… PANTHERS LOSE!
Who would of thought? This Oilers fan thought it could happen. Tkachuk thought it could happen. He knew from his time with the Flames the Oilers would shut him down and quiet him in the series. LETS GO OILERS!!!
14:25 No, we don't need the superstars showing up? McDavid and Drai show up all the time. Oilers have shown that the whole team shows up. Goesfor Dallas games too. Dallas is a phenomenal team and was considered to have more depth. Again, Oilers whole team showed up. Im happy Panthers are getting a wake up call because Oilers being down in the series 3-0 is the best thing for Oilers.
Bobvrosky is throwing the series for money it's not rocket science. He carried the team on his shoulders for a long time and held all the cards. He got pulled from Game 4 lmao it was so obvious. I am a Panthers fan but I'm not an idiot either. Talk is cheap, so I bet it on Oilers last week. Read em weep, boys. Easy money. Open you're eyes kek