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

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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!

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

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

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SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Thu, 29 May 2025 20:55
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Suomalainen on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:16
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:46
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:53
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Adam on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:03
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:09
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Thu, 29 May 2025 21:43
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Thu, 29 May 2025 22:43
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Fri, 30 May 2025 05:50
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Fri, 30 May 2025 09:12
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: inverno76 on Fri, 30 May 2025 10:00
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: CrusaderPi on Fri, 30 May 2025 19:31
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Adam on Mon, 02 June 2025 11:07
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Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Mon, 02 June 2025 18:17
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Mon, 02 June 2025 20:11
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Hibernia on Tue, 03 June 2025 08:28
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: benv on Tue, 03 June 2025 10:47
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Tue, 03 June 2025 10:54
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Rocksteady on Tue, 03 June 2025 12:16
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Tue, 03 June 2025 13:03
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Adam on Tue, 03 June 2025 14:21
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: CrusaderPi on Tue, 03 June 2025 21:03
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Thu, 05 June 2025 20:03
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Fri, 06 June 2025 07:12
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Sun, 08 June 2025 20:40
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Skookum Jim on Sun, 08 June 2025 20:57
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Sun, 08 June 2025 20:59
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Mon, 09 June 2025 05:59
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 03 June 2025 16:06
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Skookum Jim on Tue, 03 June 2025 17:29
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Mike on Tue, 03 June 2025 18:03
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: g2k on Thu, 05 June 2025 20:31
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Tue, 17 June 2025 21:22
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: smyth260 on Tue, 17 June 2025 21:49
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Gator21 on Wed, 18 June 2025 16:07
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Adam on Wed, 18 June 2025 17:06
Re: SCF - EDM vs. FLA	By: Kr55 on Wed, 18 June 2025 17:21

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