Comparing the Panthers and Oilers on the Eve of the Final

14 shots to 4 on the Road WOW I bet the Panthers are glad they had BOB cos the Oilers totally outplayed them 1st Period all over them like a Rash GO OILERS you Got this
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As a lightning fan I can guarantee you 3rd lines are VERY IMPORTANT!

Oilers in 6

The other day: 1-0
Record: 45-36
Today: FLA

Every single round I have dismissed the Oilers. I had Kings in 6, Canucks in 5, and Stars in 5 maybe even a sweep. I mean I had them 6th in the West and would have put them tied with the Islanders in the East. Can't believe they made it to the Finals but I again can't see them matching up well against the Panthers.

I think the delay on travel days is also related to the fact that Miami and Edmonton are over 4000 kms apart from each other. Teams might want an extra day to recover after an 8 hour flight.

I'm biased (Oilers fan since I was 3) but I think a strong argument exists that A)No franchise deserves the Cup less than the Oilers*, and B)No fanbase deserves the Cup more than that of the Oilers. Well, maybe the Leafs, the idiotic, incessant braying of their media only very indirectly their fault. Or the Canucks. Probably the Canucks I guess. Okay, no fanbase except the Canucks deserves the Cup more than that of the Oilers.

*Think about it - in what other business do you get rewarded for failing as publicly and spectacularly as this franchise did during the DOD? I was there every step of the way and still want to barf that entire decade plus out through my eyeballs. This franchise is owned and operated by the professional sports equipment of welfare bums.

Hoping this series goes 7 games

Itll come down to goaltending

Anyone but not the oilers. Go Panthers!

Here we go

I had a vision either McDavid wins the cup in Edmonton if not then he win it in New York with the rangers somehow 😂😂😂

I don’t dislike Florida, but seeing McDavid lift the Cup would be awesome

Florida has the edge, but I really want Edmonton to win, McDavid needs a cup.

I hope the oilers win, but those panthers have me concerned.

What a fantastic unbiassed breakdown. Was there not any reference to special teams comparison? Although Florida is pretty stellar on the kill and power-play, the Oilers power-play is obvious, but to not mention that the Oilers have killed 28 consecutive penalties, at 94%, was a surprising oversight. Which, by numbers, clearly gives the Oilers special teams advantage.

here's how i see this playing out, from a Panthers perspective:
1. Barkov's line, along with the Forsling/Ekblad dpair, will be deployed against McDavid at every faceoff (that isn't from an icing call)
2. Bennett's line will be tasked with getting under Draisaitl's skin, but will provide spot-duty for Barkov's line against McDavid if need be
3. Lundell's line will be the biggest X-Factor for trying to produce a sizable chunk of the offense, but will still be counted on to take some shifts against Draisaitl's line. i can see the Mikkola/Montour dpair playing exclusively with Lundell's line
4. Hopefully Stenlund's line can chip in some timely goals against what i perceive to be the weakness of the Oilers team
either way, it's gonna be a chess match, & i'll give Maurice the advantage there. let's have an entertaining series, GO CATS

Oilers in 4

One thing is to be confident in your team & another to be just plain delusional.
I've seen some crazy post by Canadian fans. Like it's an easy sweep by Edmonton or FL can't stop McDavid ,even though FL already has this year, allowing just 1 goal & 2 assists in 2 games.
Both teams are really good. But the winner to this finals is going to be the team that plays the best D#.
And that's why FL is favored.

Edmonton just needs to not get Bob'd and they win the series. Seriously, all of FLA strength is in goal otherwise they just a meh team.

I would love to see Maurice win the cup. He was on the wrong end of 5 game finals in both 2002 with the Canes, and last year. He has more than paid his dues.

So basically... Florida just needs to hold Edmonton back for first period, not take penalties and then they will eventually score more 5v5

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Skinner winning a cup would an insult to the good goalies in the league.

There is no comparison in these two teams. One smothers you and plays physical and finds those greasy playoff goals with incredible play in the neutral zone. The other plays with speed and skill and relies on superstars to create offense. One team is built for playoffs the other sort of. Go Cats.

Let's not overlook the Bettman factor.

Excellent information.

Panthers in 5

LFG Oilers. Its McGoats times. irrelevant Panthers arent standing in thier way. The Oilers are bringing in all the ratings

I think they timed the dates well, obviously you don’t make teams play back to back in the playoffs and then I think it’s fair to give an extra rest day between location switches because that first day is just an annoyingly long flight

Can't wait to see those clowns bounced

I see this series being tied 2-2 (both split 1-1 at home) with the winner of game 5 finishing it in 6.

No. Everyone picked the Oilers against Vancouver.

Oiler's in 6

Oilers will WIN

I can't wait for everyone cheering AGAINST the Oilers to go silent when Edmonton starts doing their thing. Just like when everyone was saying they didn't have a chance against Dallas. Silence after period 1 game 1

Your analysis is spot on. All I know is one group of "Know It All's" will be happy and the other group of "Know It All's" will be mad and the result will be a bunch of "Know It All's" that will argue and give you a lot of comments to digest.

Broberg is playing the right side

Oilers are definitely NOT the underdogs.

4 outy of 5 of trhe leages best shooters.

Best PP best PK.

Two of the worlds best players.

Solid defence.

What more do we need to have to need to hsve to be favorites?

Putting way too much importance on goal tending and reg season performance

Oilers are the favorites. Emd of discussion.

Go Oilers 🇨🇦 🥅🏒

Anxiety at an all-time high. I'm an Oilers fan, and I know they can come out swinging. That being said, every time the puck is around Skinner my heart rate sky rockets. I wish we could magically make Cujo young again and have him in the net. He made unbelievable saves when he was an Oiler, and the team in front of him was nowhere near as good as the Oilers are now. When Skinner is at the top of his game he is great, but he is also inconsistent.

If the referee’s let them play Panthers in 6. If the referee’s punish Panthers for Breathing to hard near McDavid then Oilers in 7

Panthers all the way.

Shannon needs to be a feature on every pre-game or post-game NHL playoff broadcast.

As the days have gone by, this is feeling more and more like an evenly balanced clash for me. I'm almost at the point of "unstoppable force vs immovable object".

Great video!!! Thanks for sharing.. cats in 6

Oilers will be in way over their heads.

The oilers have played the better 5 on 5 teams then florida so that stats skewed a bit.

Shannon actually wore purple with the silver stripe to indicate the LA Kings and how they would get their revenge by proxy with a Florida win

Gonna be a great series! My prediction Panthers in 5. Honestly taking that big risk for saying 5 but Panthers were there last year and had the feeling of losing in the finals. That playoff run taught them how to win, and I think they'll play every game, giving it there all to end this quickly. Especially since they are alot healthier. Oilers won't be a easy team. I think game one will be a high scoring game and then it'll slow down. All games will be 1 goal games with some in OT much like the rangers series so OT wins are gonna matter a lot in who will get the edge. Sucks that they waited a week only because this was the week I had off😩 but hopefully the games make up for it with the best series we've seen!! I hope if the Oilers win it's in a OT Controversial perry goal. Perry did that to the oilers and won back in 2017. Only seems fair he gives them that energy😂🤣

Excellent explanation on the days off in the final.