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Originally Posted by Mathgod
Starting to think the Panthers might be done. Their one edge in this series was goaltending and they don't appear to have it any longer. Barkov suddenly looks like crap. Team lottoball suddenly in the drivers seat. I can't see the Panthers winning in dumpsville so it's all going to come down to game 7. Hopefully they can find their best 60 minutes of hockey before it's too late. But I have my doubts.
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Things change game to game. The Oilers are still down 3-2 and the Panthers are a good team. McDavid's hot hand may cool and the Panthers may actually have a good start in game 6. There's a reason coming back from 3-0 to win a series is exceedingly rare, because you need everything to go perfectly to overcome that deficit. It feels like the Oilers have momentum but the reality is the odds still favour the panthers.
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A few weeks after crashing head-first into the boards (denting his helmet and being unable to move for a little while) following a hit from behind by Bob Errey, the Calgary Flames player explains:
"I was like Christ, lying on my back, with my arms outstretched, crucified"
-- Frank Musil - Early January 1994
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