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SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845600]	Thu, 29 May 2025 20:55

Gator21
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Registered: February 2016
Location: Kelowna, BC

No Cups

g2k hit us with the 4 baby!

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845608 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Thu, 29 May 2025 21:16

Suomalainen
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Registered: May 2002
Location: Boulder, CO

No Cups

Oilers in 6. The fact the Panthers played 3 full post-seasons and more of them played 4 nations, they finally run out of gas with the Oilers playing their 200-ft game from the past 14 games.

[Updated on: Thu, 29 May 2025 22:17]

97.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845620 is a reply to message #845608 ]	Thu, 29 May 2025 21:46

Gator21
Messages: 193
Registered: February 2016
Location: Kelowna, BC

No Cups

GM1 - Jun. 4th @ 6pm
GM2 - Jun. 6th @ 6pm
GM3 - Jun. 9th @ 6pm
GM4 - Jun. 12th @ 6pm
*GM5 - Jun. 14th @ 6pm
*GM6 - Jun. 17th @ 6pm
*GM7 - Jun. 20th @ 6 pm

NHL killing all the momentum goin into the SCF...a five day break before game 1 and potentially four multi-days off between games taking a potential game 7all the way to June 20th!? doh

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845622 is a reply to message #845620 ]	Thu, 29 May 2025 21:53

Kr55
Messages: 11838
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton

6 Cups

Gator21 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:46

NHL desperate to get as close to the draft as they can.

The slush will be deep in Florida.

"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

5 x $5,000,000

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845624 is a reply to message #845622 ]	Thu, 29 May 2025 22:03

Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB

6 Cups

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:53

Gator21 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:46

NHL desperate to get as close to the draft as they can.

The slush will be deep in Florida.

Should this go the distance though, home ice could mean everything. That final game would be here in Rogers Place rather than in a slushy mess in Florida or Carolina.

"Thinking that a bad team's best players are the reason the team is bad is the "Tambellini re-signing Lennart Petrell" of sports opinions." @Woodguy55
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845625 is a reply to message #845624 ]	Thu, 29 May 2025 22:09

Kr55
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Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton

6 Cups

Adam wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:03

Kr55 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:53

Gator21 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:46

NHL desperate to get as close to the draft as they can.

The slush will be deep in Florida.

Should this go the distance though, home ice could mean everything. That final game would be here in Rogers Place rather than in a slushy mess in Florida or Carolina.

Yeah, that last game 7 was as hard as it could be. Not only are you fighting the puck bouncing around on trash ice, you have florida getting away with murder with interference. Whoever got the luck first to get the lead had a massive advantage because if how hard it was for either side to score on that ice. Sadly, it was not us.

"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

5 x $5,000,000

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845619 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Thu, 29 May 2025 21:43

Kr55
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Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton

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So crazy that we now have home ice. I hope the boys can handle that excitement in game 1. Like to think they will. This team seems far more mature than in past seasons.

"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

5 x $5,000,000

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845626 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Thu, 29 May 2025 22:43

Kr55
Messages: 11838
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton

6 Cups

Moneypuck odds for the Oilers through these playoffs:

47.7% chance against LA
42.5% chance against Vegas
46.1% chance against Dallas
45.2% chance against Florida

From everyones favorite to start the year, to underdog in every single playoff series.

Moneypuck's start of season prediction (and many others were basically the same pre-season rankings)

https://pbs.twimg.com/media/GZIiKqTXMAAvUt7?format=jpg&name=small

[Updated on: Thu, 29 May 2025 22:46]

"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

5 x $5,000,000

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845633 is a reply to message #845626 ]	Fri, 30 May 2025 05:50

Mike
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Location: Moncton, New Brunswick

1 Cup

Is this the first time a team faces the same team from the previous year 3 of 4 rounds?

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845634 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Fri, 30 May 2025 09:12

Kr55
Messages: 11838
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton

6 Cups

Not to go nuts reading into it, but still an interesting stat

Jason Gregor @JasonGregor

Oilers are the eighth team in NHL’s expansion era (1967-68 to now) to reach the Stanley Cup Final after losing their first two games of that postseason.
1992 Penguins
1993 Canadiens
2002 Red Wings
2006 Hurricanes
2011 Bruins
2014 Kings
2018 Capitals
See the trend

"We need to get better immediately. That starts today"
- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

5 x $5,000,000

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845637 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Fri, 30 May 2025 10:00

inverno76
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...

2 Cups

It feels different this year. I was a kid in the 80's and I just thought this was a thing that would always happen, and even after Gretz left we still won.

Then 2006 comes out of nowhere and hope springs eternal, only to tragically lose the series and watch the team fall apart for a decade plus. 2024? I was so caught up in the moment and losing game 7 was even worse than 2006.

2025 is different. Not sure if the outcome will be better. I certainly hope so, but even just as a fan I feel more equipped to handle the ride of emotions. If I can do this, sure as heck the players must be in a better place. They sure look like it on the ice.

LFG!

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845648 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Fri, 30 May 2025 16:51

bigEfromGP
Messages: 857
Registered: July 2006
Location: GP, AB

No Cups

Good grief. Just got our costs for this round. Another 56% increase from round 4! This is insanity. This is over a 600% increase from regular season prices.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845651 is a reply to message #845648 ]	Fri, 30 May 2025 18:57

Ragnarok73
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Registered: February 2011

2 Cups

bigEfromGP wrote on Fri, 30 May 2025 16:51

Good grief. Just got our costs for this round. Another 56% increase from round 4! This is insanity. This is over a 600% increase from regular season prices.

If the Oil win, fans will gladly pay 2000% higher prices with a big s——eating grin on their faces.

"There's no greater springboard to development than failure." - Craig MacTavish, April 13/15.

5-14-6-1

"Sabres think the suck is their ally? They merely adopted the suck. The Oilers were born in it...molded by it."

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845652 is a reply to message #845651 ]	Fri, 30 May 2025 19:31

CrusaderPi
Messages: 8048
Registered: December 2003
Location: Downtown Edmonton

6 Cups

Ragnarok73 wrote on Fri, 30 May 2025 18:57

bigEfromGP wrote on Fri, 30 May 2025 16:51

Good grief. Just got our costs for this round. Another 56% increase from round 4! This is insanity. This is over a 600% increase from regular season prices.

If the Oil win, fans will gladly pay 2000% higher prices with a big s——eating grin on their faces.

Even still, I'm sure there are a lot of people taking an awful deep breathe as their credit cards are charged.

It makes sense though. Not just because the NHL charges teams a lot for final games. The Oilers saw season ticket holders making a lot of money in the playoffs over the years. Sure, they're not selling out the building until after the first period starts, but selling 97% of the building at 6x makes a lot more money than selling out at 3x.

The only problem is it sort of breaks faith with the seat holders. No longer can they defray the cost of very expensive season and playoff tickets. Why would people pay top dollar for all the games when it's increasingly difficult to get money back for those you can't attend? It's a big risk to buy two seats for 4 games at, say, $1275 / ticket. Hard to sell at that price. Still, that's a problem for another day. For now, they're making hay while the sun is shining.

The real demons in all of this is ticketmaster charging hundred of dollars on after market tickets that cost thousands of dollars. Eddie Vedder was right.

Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845653 is a reply to message #845651 ]	Fri, 30 May 2025 21:16

bigEfromGP
Messages: 857
Registered: July 2006
Location: GP, AB

No Cups

Ragnarok73 wrote on Fri, 30 May 2025 18:57

bigEfromGP wrote on Fri, 30 May 2025 16:51

Good grief. Just got our costs for this round. Another 56% increase from round 4! This is insanity. This is over a 600% increase from regular season prices.

If the Oil win, fans will gladly pay 2000% higher prices with a big s——eating grin on their faces.

It's one thing to say you'll pay +$1000 a seat, it's another thing to hit send on the transfer. For multiple games. Hypothetically, if I went to every game and it went all 7, that's $6500 for the two seats.

I'm not talking lower bowl seats here. We're upper bowl, very top rail. It's drink rail, which is in my opinion a real hidden gem as far as seating goes, but it's still upper bowl, upper rows. So can you imagine what lower bowl costs?

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845655 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Fri, 30 May 2025 23:07

g2k
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Registered: January 2003
Location: The Hood

2 Cups

Gator21 wrote on Thu, 29 May 2025 20:55

g2k hit us with the 4 baby!

#firebob #screwitjustselltheteam #ownerisacreep

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845658 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Sat, 31 May 2025 22:37

Skookum Jim
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC

5 Cups

Interesting foot note for the final .. I found this on Lowetide site.. one of the posters (LateNightOil) is from Dartmouth, NS.. he remembered watching a junior hockey team (Dartmouth Arrows) there while growing up.. he said that the dads of both Brad Marchand and Evander Kane played on the Dartmouth team.. now their kids are playing each other in the SC Final.. here is the team photo.. pretty cool.

Had no idea their dad's played higher level hockey
https://lowetide.ca/2025/05/31/pennants-5/

https://i.ibb.co/1YtFqB1m/502714688-1297375988424236-7343155668277786832-n.jpg

[Updated on: Sat, 31 May 2025 22:38]

McDAVID! Oh YEAH Baby!! (Thank you Lord!)
Tic-Tac-Tao!
Keep on Rockin' in the Free World

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845659 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Sat, 31 May 2025 22:58

Skookum Jim
Messages: 5077
Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC

5 Cups

I was looking up Kane's dad Perry to find out more on his playing days.. found this article from back when Kane was being drafted.
Interesting insights about Evander growing up.
Perry is also a boxing coach.. from the article it sounds like like Evander learned some skills at a young age .. you don't want to FAAFO .. but hoping kinda Tkuchuk does.. :)

Also learned Evander was on the Vancouver Giants Memorial Cup winning team as a 15 year old under Don Hay. Same team as Lucic.

https://theprovince.com/sports/hockey/kane-takes-unique-rout e-to-be-a-top-pick

[Updated on: Sat, 31 May 2025 23:10]

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845661 is a reply to message #845659 ]	Sun, 01 June 2025 18:10

Jay
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Registered: January 2007
Location: Edmonton

No Cups

Thinking the Oilers take the first 2 at home. Get a split on the road and then come home to win the cup.

I think starting at home is actually kind of a big advantage in this series.

Oilers in 5.

"Initiative comes to thems that wait"

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845662 is a reply to message #845661 ]	Sun, 01 June 2025 19:58

Mike
Messages: 1695
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick

1 Cup

Jay wrote on Sun, 01 June 2025 21:10

Thinking the Oilers take the first 2 at home. Get a split on the road and then come home to win the cup.

I think starting at home is actually kind of a big advantage in this series.

Oilers in 5.

That’s my wishful thinking.

I’ve got my hotel booked and a refundable airfare will be booked shortly. If the Oilers have a chance to clinch in 5, i think I’ll go. Stupid prices at the moment, but whatever.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845664 is a reply to message #845662 ]	Sun, 01 June 2025 22:18

inverno76
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Registered: September 2005
Location: Prince Albert, Saskatchew...

2 Cups

Mike wrote on Sun, 01 June 2025 19:58

Jay wrote on Sun, 01 June 2025 21:10

Thinking the Oilers take the first 2 at home. Get a split on the road and then come home to win the cup.

I think starting at home is actually kind of a big advantage in this series.

Oilers in 5.

I’m only in Sask and will drive, but same thing. Booked a hotel downtown for game 5. If I can’t in the rink I’ll be taking in the atmosphere around the rink.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845666 is a reply to message #845664 ]	Mon, 02 June 2025 06:22

NZ Oiler Fan
Messages: 1383
Registered: October 2006
Location: Summerside, PEI

1 Cup

Ugh...Wes McCauley & Chris Rooney are two of the refs selected to officiate the series.

Fully expecting:

1. Soft early call on whatever team gets out to the better start

2. Soft even-up call if the other team fails to score on their powerplay
2a. Let everything go from the last five minutes of the first period through the third
2b. Maybe call coincidental minors on a random postwhistle battle in the crease for funsies

3. Brutal call in the third for roughing/cross-checking that had previously been allowed to go on all night

One game will get like eight total powerplays handed out, and the rest will be three or fewer.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845667 is a reply to message #845666 ]	Mon, 02 June 2025 06:55

tardigrade81
Messages: 3358
Registered: November 2022
Location: Regina, Saskatchewan

3 Cups

Even if we split the first two games I am fine with that. Just absolutely can't go down 0-2 at home. Need at least one of them but preferably both.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845668 is a reply to message #845667 ]	Mon, 02 June 2025 08:03

Mike
Messages: 1695
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick

1 Cup

We complain about it every year - but has the NHL ever said why they take so long to start the finals and stretch it out so long? 1 week from the end of the conference finals to finally start? 3 days breaks in the same city?

Other than the few Oilers fans around here, not many people are talking hockey anymore. And still 2 more days until game 1.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845671 is a reply to message #845668 ]	Mon, 02 June 2025 10:57

Leia
Messages: 477
Registered: May 2003
Location: England

No Cups

Mike wrote on Mon, 02 June 2025 08:03

I heard a conversation on Dangle's podcast that part of the reason is for all the media to get sorted out, how true that is I don't know, but the conversation about why it was such a long wait led to that being mentioned.

For me the delay has at least helped me catch up on some sleep, yesterday and today have been the first two days in a couple of months I've not been falling asleep in the middle of the day. Just 2 more weeks of so of this potentially. I'd much rather be out in or about Edmonton, heck maybe the next time or the time after.

Take me home, country road
to the place where I belong
to Alberta, to see the Oilers
take me home, country road

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845672 is a reply to message #845671 ]	Mon, 02 June 2025 11:07

Adam
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Registered: August 2005
Location: Edmonton, AB

6 Cups

Leia wrote on Mon, 02 June 2025 10:57

Mike wrote on Mon, 02 June 2025 08:03

At least it kind of lines up with when it would have started if the other series had gone to 7. I think it's worse when you have at least one long semi and then still have 5 or so days off. This way it could be spun that the teams earned their break by finishing off their opponents early, so a little unfair to them to then push them back in to action very quickly after.

I do think the league must lose momentum though on viewership. You get a few more early summer days under your belt and suddenly it doesn't feel like you NEED to get in front of a TV and watch the game - especially if you're not a fan of one of the Finalists.

There is a lot they can market around though - the rematch, McDavid back in the Finals after last year's heroics and the tough videos of the team from that show, the heart-warming comeback story of the last two players suspended for PED use joining forces on the Panthers' blueline.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845673 is a reply to message #845672 ]	Mon, 02 June 2025 11:19

CrusaderPi
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Registered: December 2003
Location: Downtown Edmonton

6 Cups

Adam wrote on Mon, 02 June 2025 11:07

Leia wrote on Mon, 02 June 2025 10:57

Mike wrote on Mon, 02 June 2025 08:03

It's June. I have no interest in sitting inside and watching hockey unless it's the Oilers... and even that, I'm going to miss at least 2 games because I have other summer stuff to. I'll never understand why the NHL makes everything so difficult. Start in September, finish by Victoria Day. I don't think NHL players need a week between series or 2 days between games. They've got cabins to celebrate at. I don't at all care about the media.

Kind of crazy we could have had game 1 of the Stanley Cup Finals at home on a Saturday night and the league said, "nah, let's do Wednesday".

Please do not feed the bears. Feeding the bears creates a dependent population unable to survive on their own. Bears.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845677 is a reply to message #845664 ]	Mon, 02 June 2025 18:17

Mike
Messages: 1695
Registered: August 2005
Location: Moncton, New Brunswick

1 Cup

inverno76 wrote on Mon, 02 June 2025 01:18

Mike wrote on Sun, 01 June 2025 19:58

Jay wrote on Sun, 01 June 2025 21:10

Thinking the Oilers take the first 2 at home. Get a split on the road and then come home to win the cup.

I think starting at home is actually kind of a big advantage in this series.

Oilers in 5.

I’m only in Sask and will drive, but same thing. Booked a hotel downtown for game 5. If I can’t in the rink I’ll be taking in the atmosphere around the rink.

Change of plans maybe? Tickets for games 3 and 4 available for $500CAD, flights are still pretty cheap, and plenty of cheap hotels…I can see games 3 and 4 for about 1500 less than just game 5. Actually $2000 less…

Anyone want to go to Florida? (I’m serious)

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845680 is a reply to message #845677 ]	Mon, 02 June 2025 20:11

Gator21
Messages: 193
Registered: February 2016
Location: Kelowna, BC

No Cups

Connor Brown expected to be ready for game 1 as per Rishaug. Skinner coming out?

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845683 is a reply to message #845677 ]	Tue, 03 June 2025 08:28

Hibernia
Messages: 155
Registered: October 1998
Location: Sin John's

No Cups

Mike wrote on Mon, 02 June 2025 21:47

inverno76 wrote on Mon, 02 June 2025 01:18

Mike wrote on Sun, 01 June 2025 19:58

Jay wrote on Sun, 01 June 2025 21:10

Thinking the Oilers take the first 2 at home. Get a split on the road and then come home to win the cup.

I think starting at home is actually kind of a big advantage in this series.

Oilers in 5.

I’m only in Sask and will drive, but same thing. Booked a hotel downtown for game 5. If I can’t in the rink I’ll be taking in the atmosphere around the rink.

I went last year. It was way cheaper to go to Florida than it was to go to Edmonton. Ticket prices this year are down too compared with last year. I could get similar seats as to what I had last year for about $100 less/seat.

What happened to all of my messages? lol (I guess it's been awhile) BlueSky: StefBarnes

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845685 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Tue, 03 June 2025 10:47

benv
Messages: 644
Registered: May 2006
Location: Edmonton

No Cups

So Oilers getting a bit more love from the pundits for the finals.

14 of 23 at ESPN going with the Oilers:

Sean Allen: Panthers in six
Blake Bolden: Oilers in seven
John Buccigross: Oilers in seven
Ryan Callahan: Oilers in six
Cassie Campbell-Pascall: Oilers in seven
Sachin Chandan: Oilers in six
Meghan Chayka: Oilers in seven
Ryan S. Clark: Oilers in seven
Rachel Doerrie: Panthers in six
Emily Kaplan: Oilers in seven
Tim Kavanagh: Oilers in six
Peter Lawrence-Riddell: Panthers in six
Steve Levy: Oilers in seven
Vince Masi: Oilers in five
Victoria Matiash: Panthers in seven
Sean McDonough: Oilers in seven
Mark Messier: Oilers in seven
AJ Mleczko: Panthers in six
Arda Öcal: Oilers in six
Kristen Shilton: Panthers in seven
John Thoering: Panthers in seven
Bob Wischusen: Panthers in seven
Greg Wyshynski: Panthers in six

(So on my drive in to work this morning they had Greg Wyshynski on air, who said he's picking the Oilers in seven--yet here he's listed with the Panthers. Must have recently changed his mind).

The NHL website is split right down the middle with 8 out of 16 going with the Oilers.

https://www.nhl.com/news/2025-stanley-cup-final-staff-predic tions

Money Puck has the Panthers as 55%-45% favourites:

https://moneypuck.com/predictions.htm

I think it's almost indisputable that the Oilers and Panthers were the two best teams in the playoffs this year. Neither has had home ice in any series.

Other random notes:

Good news: the Oilers have home ice!
Bad news: the team with home ice went 0-6 in the last two rounds. They did go 6-2 in round 1 with the two exceptions being--you guessed it--Florida and Edmonton.

I feel way more confident going into this final than I did last year. Seeing the Oilers business like dismantling of Dallas followed by the muted celebration, I'm having a hard time seeing them lose this final.

I'll go with Oilers in 5.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845686 is a reply to message #845685 ]	Tue, 03 June 2025 10:54

Kr55
Messages: 11838
Registered: May 2002
Location: Edmonton

6 Cups

benv wrote on Tue, 03 June 2025 10:47

So Oilers getting a bit more love from the pundits for the finals.

14 of 23 at ESPN going with the Oilers:

The NHL website is split right down the middle with 8 out of 16 going with the Oilers.

Money Puck has the Panthers as 55%-45% favourites:

I think it's almost indisputable that the Oilers and Panthers were the two best teams in the playoffs this year. Neither has had home ice in any series.

Other random notes:

Good news: the Oilers have home ice!
Bad news: the team with home ice went 0-6 in the last two rounds. They did go 6-2 in round 1 with the two exceptions being--you guessed it--Florida and Edmonton.

I feel way more confident going into this final than I did last year. Seeing the Oilers business like dismantling of Dallas followed by the muted celebration, I'm having a hard time seeing them lose this final.

I'll go with Oilers in 5.

Just got the coaches/execs one from Lebrun on TheAthletic. Coaches 50/50. execs slightly favoring Oilers.

Quote:

One year later, nothing one-sided here. The coaches were 11-11, and the team execs went 10-8 for Edmonton, swinging on that one last head-versus-heart pick. So a very close poll ended up 21-19 for the Oilers to win Canada’s first Stanley Cup since 1993.

The Florida picks had two major themes: Bobrovsky being the better goalie in the series, and the loss of Zach Hyman for the Oilers.

The Edmonton picks basically come down to McDavid and Draisaitl being on a mission and not being denied. It’s not very scientific as a reason to pick the Oilers, but like Crosby in ’09 and Alex Ovechkin in ’18, there is some truth to a superstar willing himself to his first career Stanley Cup championship.

One thing that a few of those polled mentioned, but not as many as I think should have: Florida’s discipline in this Cup Final will be huge. The Panthers lead the playoffs in hits per 60 minutes and penalties taken per 60 minutes, but they also have the top-ranked penalty kill. Florida’s abrasive style is its DNA, so the Panthers can’t pull it all the way back, but a parade to the penalty box against the Oilers’ 30 percent power play is not a good idea. That’s where I think the series plays out.

A year ago, this poll was a one-sided Florida pick. This time, it’s nearly a coin flip with a slight edge to the Oilers. I actually think this Panthers team is better and deeper than last year’s Cup champion roster. But the Oilers are indeed at another level.

Does having Game 7 at home in Edmonton make a difference this time around for the Oilers? We shall see.

Don't like the whole "team of destiny" theme. Oilers never handle people expecting them to win, just because they seem due to do it with generational players and all.

Hopefully none of the players are even looking at this stuff!

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- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845687 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Tue, 03 June 2025 12:16

Rocksteady
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Registered: March 2007

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Edmonton does seem more mature over last year and the sting of losing in the finals is renewed..

The Oilers need to be greasier, grittier and meaner than Florida while playing a tight checking, tenacious game. These finals are gong to be tight.

Stu needs to be steady like he has been or Picks might have to get the call.

Odds makers say that this series is a toss up and I really hope the Oilers come out on top. I've slipped and envisioned them winning and somehow I feel like I've jinxed the team, then I remember, I have no effect on the fortunes of the team so I will sit back and enjoy each game because who knows if this will come again.

The very definition of insanity is doing the exact same thing expecting different results.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845690 is a reply to message #845600 ]	Tue, 03 June 2025 13:03

Kr55
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Location: Edmonton

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Looks like we are trying something fun with the ice to enhance our home ice advantage :)

https://www.theglobeandmail.com/sports/hockey/article-ice-ho metown-rinks-oilers-stanley-cup/

Not sure if this is paywalled so here is the article.

Quote:

Home ice advantage will take on a whole new meaning for some Edmonton Oilers as they head into the Stanley Cup final.

Over the weekend, ice from the hometown rinks of six Oilers players was scraped into Thermoses, shipped to Edmonton and added to the Rogers Place ice sheet mix for Game 1 against the Florida Panthers on Wednesday.

Some came from the Magna Centre in Newmarket, Ont., where Oilers superstar Connor McDavid spent a few years with the York-Simcoe Express before jumping to the Ontario Hockey League at age 15.

Another donation was scraped from the Burnaby Winter Club in Burnaby, B.C., which forward Ryan Nugent-Hopkins called home ice during his bantam years with the BWC Bruins.

Just north of Burnaby, ice from the North Shore Winter Club and minor hockey home of Evander Kane was also shipped to Edmonton.

Doing the scraping in North Shore was Kyle Turris, who spent the final two seasons of his 15-year NHL career in Edmonton before retiring in 2022.

“It’s just neat to have minor hockey rinks across Canada do this,” said Turris, who now manages the winter club, which he also considers his minor hockey home.

“It really unites our country through the game that we love the most and feel like we’re a part of the Stanley Cup.”

Rogers organized the project.

“When the puck drops at Rogers Place for Game 1 of the Stanley Cup final, Canadians across the country can claim this is our ice,” said Terrie Tweddle, the company’s chief brand and communications officer.

“Hockey’s biggest stage should reflect where the game truly begins – in hometown hockey rinks across Canada.”

Turris said the Panthers, who crushed a city’s worth of dreams by beating Edmonton in Game 7 to win last year’s Stanley Cup, may have got better. But so too have the Oilers.

“I want them to have as much success as possible, so I’m really hoping they win,” he said, adding he wants to see Oilers goalie Stuart Skinner “silence all his critics.”

Skinner will also be getting a home ice boost for the final, as ice from Edmonton’s Confederation Arena, where he played bantam and midget hockey, was transported from the south side of the city to the downtown arena.

Ice also came from The Rink in Winnipeg, where Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard practises in the off-season, as well as a rink in Hamilton to represent the hometown of defenceman Darnell Nurse.

Kevin Lowe, a longtime Oilers player, coach and team executive, compared the endeavour to the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, when a Canadian ice maker hid a loonie, a nickel and a dime in the ice for good luck. The Canadians beat the Americans in the gold medal game.

“It’s another spin on that for sure,” said Lowe, who was part of the management group for the men’s hockey team in Salt Lake City.

“It never ceases to amaze me ... for smart people to come up with these kinds of ideas to really engage hockey fans across Canada.”

[Updated on: Tue, 03 June 2025 13:30]

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- Lowe, 2013

"Next year I would forecast as another developmental year"
- MacT, 2015

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845692 is a reply to message #845690 ]	Tue, 03 June 2025 14:21

Adam
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Kr55 wrote on Tue, 03 June 2025 13:03

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Man, I completely forgot Kyle Turris played here.

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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA [message #845694 is a reply to message #845690 ]	Tue, 03 June 2025 16:06

Skookum Jim
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Registered: March 2006
Location: Burnaby, BC

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Kr55 wrote on Tue, 03 June 2025 12:03

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I've played at the Burnaby Winter Club (I'm in South Burnaby).. cool to hear Turris is managing the place now.. and pulling for the Oil.. he played there, as well as RNH..

They should add a few drops of crude oil under center ice!

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