Series Thread: Stanley Cup Final - Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers

[mattola]

'I can see the God in him': Jaromir Jagr talks Connor McDavid, Panthers

JAROMIR JAGR: I respect the game he plays. It’s fun to watch. The way he plays, he sometimes makes very good players look silly. And it’s special. I always admire people who are greater than the rest of ’em. I believe in God. [Jagr points to the cross on his T-shirt.] So, I can see the God in him. It’s something that’s great. I always appreciate it. Because it’s got to be something more than the rest of us.
He's been touched by God?
Some higher energy. Something. You just gotta have something extra to be dominating on that level. You gotta have something special. Like, when you look at basketball, you get Jordan. You got to be different. And to be that different, it’s special. That’s the way I see it. I can appreciate the greatness of the people. Gretzky was different. Mario Lemieux was different.
You were different.
I was kind of strong. I was built. I was born on a farm. You know, my dad made me do 1,000 squats every day for 10 years before I went to the NHL. So, I always thought: I’m the strongest on the ice, no matter who plays against me. I always thought that. And that’s what I build on. It was my core, and I wanted to keep it.

 

[mattola]

Oilers don't name starting goalie for Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final

Will the Edmonton Oilers make another goaltending change? On Monday, coach Kris Knoblauch wasn't ready to answer that question, declining to name a starting goalie for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

www.sportsnet.ca

sooo they going to take a Dman out and just put 2 goalies on the ice?

 

[dash]

Oilers don't name starting goalie for Game 6 of Stanley Cup Final

Will the Edmonton Oilers make another goaltending change? On Monday, coach Kris Knoblauch wasn't ready to answer that question, declining to name a starting goalie for Game 6 of the Stanley Cup Final.

www.sportsnet.ca

sooo they going to take a Dman out and just put 2 goalies on the ice?

Skinner is 7-6 with a 2.99 goals-against average and .891 save percentage in the playoffs, while Pickard is 7-1 with a 2.85 GAA and .886 save percentage.

Amazing they made it this far with that goaltending lol

 

[dash]

It still is perplexing to me that the Oilers are viewed as "Canada's team" when they reside in a province whose premier is proposing a referendum on whether or not to separate from *checks notes* Canada.

 

[puckhead]

It still is perplexing to me that the Oilers are viewed as "Canada's team" when they reside in a province whose premier is proposing a referendum on whether or not to separate from *checks notes* Canada.

And most of the rest of Canada hates them for the entire regular season.
You can't flip a switch

I have so far convinced a few people to start rooting against them in the past few weeks on that logic.

 

[Sir Robin Of Camelot]

Skinner is 7-6 with a 2.99 goals-against average and .891 save percentage in the playoffs, while Pickard is 7-1 with a 2.85 GAA and .886 save percentage.

Amazing they made it this far with that goaltending lol

 

[esls79]

Good coaching > Mediocre at best goaltending

Aw, who am I kidding.

Favorable refereeing >> mediocre at best goaltending

 

[forty_three]

Curiosity got the best of me, so I went and looked. Connor's last season in Erie, with coach Knobby, their top goalie was 32-11-2 with a 2.97 GAA and an .891 sv%. The backup was 18-3 with a 3.05 and .897.

 

[puckhead]

They are just so ridiculous

 

[sbb122]

^

If she's bleeding from the scalp from that hair pull, I know a guy who can get her a Band-Aid to wear over her hair

 

[thedddd]

I don’t get the why isn’t a whole country rooting for the Oilers bs. You would never see me root for the Flyers, Rangers, Canes, Panthers, Knights, Isles or the Ravens, Browns, Bengals. Finally fuck the Mets, Dodgers and Yankees.

 

[thedddd]

They are just so ridiculous

Edmonton / panhandle of Florida. Same thing.

 

[thedddd]

If the Oilers win game 6 that means it will be six days between game 5 and 7.

This serious could have been over last week.

 

[forty_three]

I want the tape from Tkachuk being mic'ed up. Just what's being said to Kane and Perry should be epic

 

[Ojb81]

He goes to Montreal.

Le habs??

 

[dash]

Okay Panthers, end this tonight!!

 

[puckhead]

Lol. Gamesmanship

 

[forty_three]

He also said "Carter Verheaege is a big fat poopy head"

 

[mattola]

He also said "Carter Verheaege is a big fat poopy head"

that is a coach with concern lol

 

[dash]

that is a coach with concern lol

It's a good thing the cap is going up, oh wait a minute, McDavid and Bouchard need new contracts. There goes any money to improve the team