Stanley Cup: Florida Panthers [ATL1] vs Edmonton Oilers [PAC2] - Florida wins 4-3

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by Matty81

They always seem to wait as long as possible to announce suspensions or non-suspensions in the playoffs to let things cool down. Guessing will be a bit - but surprised we haven't heard yet if Barkov travelled with the Panthers, there won't be any hiding it if he's really hurt that bad

Why would they travel already? I bet they don't go to Edmonton until tomorrow.

[Winsor_Pilates]

Don't think Barkov's status will be announced until Thursday.
Even suspension aside, why give Edmonton time to gameplan for him being in or out the next game?

Unless him not traveling leaks or they're required to say something for some reason, absolutely no benefit to saying anything.

[CedarMeter]

Originally Posted by Matty81

They always seem to wait as long as possible to announce suspensions or non-suspensions in the playoffs to let things cool down. Guessing will be a bit - but surprised we haven't heard yet if Barkov travelled with the Panthers, there won't be any hiding it if he's really hurt that bad

They're not flying out till Wednesday.

[Matty81]

Originally Posted by topfiverecords

Why would they travel already? I bet they don't go to Edmonton until tomorrow.

Maybe you're right... I always thought NHL teams flew for road games as early as possible and practiced in city where the next game will be day before but maybe not in the playoffs.

Man I know the frame by frame is always worse but you look at how far off his feet Draisaitl was and it's hard not to see a suspension coming:
https://forums.hfboards.com/attachme...75-jpg.881623/

[3rd liner]

Draisaitl asking 'for what?' after receiving only 2 minutes for leaving his feet to elbow a guy in the head is the most entitled-scumbag-oilers move ever. What a piece of s***.

[3rd liner]

Originally Posted by Matty81

Maybe you're right... I always thought NHL teams flew for road games as early as possible and practiced in city where the next game will be day before but maybe not in the playoffs.

Man I know the frame by frame is always worse but you look at how far off his feet Draisaitl was and it's hard not to see a suspension coming:
https://forums.hfboards.com/attachme...75-jpg.881623/

Minimizing the time you have to spend in that s***hole city is always a good idea.

[TheIronMaiden]

Originally Posted by Groot

Fun Fact - The Oilers have not scored a 5v5 goal over the last 10 periods of hockey played. Last 5v5 goal was in period 2 of game 5 against Dallas.

Florida has to keep to the game plan.
Clean hockey between the whistles.

The Oilers can only win if they get enough powerplays.

[topfiverecords]

Originally Posted by 3rd liner

Draisaitl asking 'for what?' after receiving only 2 minutes for leaving his feet to elbow a guy in the head is the most entitled-scumbag-oilers move ever. What a piece of s***.

When you've never been penalized or suspended for the insane amount of crap you do, you can't believe it when it actually happens. He's been brought up by the NHL his entire career like an entitled baby who's parents never said no.

[Hot_Flatus]

Sounding positive from Maurice on Barkov this morning. Saying he came in and wasn't worse today (clearly a concussion concern) and things look positive for him playing if he's still in good shape tomorrow morning.

I love how all the Panthers from Maurice down are refusing to even comment on the hit. Shows how locked in they are on winning the Cup this time around.

[GioforPM]

Originally Posted by Hot_Flatus

Sounding positive from Maurice on Barkov this morning. Saying he came in and wasn't worse today (clearly a concussion concern) and things look positive for him playing if he's still in good shape tomorrow morning.

Not a broken jaw then.

[Snuffleupagus]

Originally Posted by 3rd liner

What is wrong with some of these media people? Sportsnet oiler fanboys are of course going to say Pissy got his ‘hands up high’ so they can defend their idol Pissy, but even some tool from the Athletic ( Nugent-Bowman) thinks it was fine. Elbow to jaw, clear as day. Imagine if chucky hit Mcdiver in that way. He’d be suspended for two plus games.

Sportsnet is pumping this false narrative of the Oilers being Canada's team for their ratings, if this was a Oiler/Leaf final and that happened to Matthews they would be calling for Draisaitl's head.

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by GioforPM

Not a broken jaw then.

Nope. He has the look of a coach that isn't overly concerned about losing one of the best players in the league next game or beyond.

[afc wimbledon]

Originally Posted by Snuffleupagus

Sportsnet is pumping this false narrative of the Oilers being Canada's team for their ratings, if this was a Oiler/Leaf final and that happened to Matthews they would be calling for Draisaitl's head.

If this was an Oilers Leafs final I'd have to move back to the UK and give up my citizenship, fortunately I'm 62 so sod all chance of that in my lifetime

[Toonage]

SN seemed heavily biased towards the Oilers over the Leafs during the regular season which really raised my eyebrows.

Had this been an Oilers/Leafs final I don't think the coverage would be all that different. I think they'd still favor the Oilers.

Its part of what made this year, more so than others, feel just so "off" to me when it came to the Oilers and how they're covered.

[Bill Bumface]

Originally Posted by Enoch Root

Bouchard butt-ends Tkachuk in the face

Is there a video of this? I was shown one angle of that play to call Tkachuk a diver. Looking for a good rebuttal.

[Toonage]

"Bumface seeks Rebuttal" is a tremendous headline.

[undercoverbrother]

Originally Posted by Toonage

"Bumface seeks Rebuttal" is a tremendous headline.

Change "My face is a bum" to "Seeking Rebuttal"

[3rd liner]

Originally Posted by Buff

Pulled out my Mathew Tkachuk Friendship Tour t-shirt to wear on game days during the final round.

I was running errands yesterday and I saw several Oiler t-shirts and jerseys out and about. As I was walking down the aisle in Canadian Tire and Oiler fan, probably in his 50s, looked at my shirt, got a disgusted look on his face and said "Oh, F#$k you!".

All I could do was grin. I wished I was chewing on a mouth guard at that moment.

Meant to reply to this the other day- was this in a Calgary Canadian Tire?? If so, just shows the entitlement oilers fans have- way too many of them around. Imagine being in a rival team's city and giving somebody from that city a dirty look for cheering against your team.
If the flames were in the SCF (ha-ha, maybe one day) I couldn't imagine going to dumpsterville and razzing an edmontonian for cheering against the Flames.

[Hot_Flatus]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

Is there a video of this? I was shown one angle of that play to call Tkachuk a diver. Looking for a good rebuttal.

He clearly got the end of a stick in his face so I don't know how anyone can call it diving? Maybe he milked it a bit afterwards, but it was an incredibly stupid play by Bouchard in the SCF (which isn't surprising).

[AC]

Originally Posted by Bill Bumface

Is there a video of this? I was shown one angle of that play to call Tkachuk a diver. Looking for a good rebuttal.

https://twitter.com/user/status/1800563079224479852

It's in this compilation.