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Post by jkr on Jun 5, 2024 15:22:53 GMT -5
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Post by IamCanadiens on Jun 5, 2024 17:31:32 GMT -5
Edmonton just needs to get ahead, trap, trap, trap and hang on for dear life. Worked against the Stars and Oettinger......... sometimes. |
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Post by seventeen on Jun 6, 2024 13:33:37 GMT -5
Edmonton just needs to get ahead, trap, trap, trap and hang on for dear life. Worked against the Stars and Oettinger......... sometimes. I still feel a lot of the series hinges around speed. If Edmonton is as fast as Florida, or faster, the Panthers may have difficulty employing their pressing style. If their backcheckers can't catch up up the Oiler attack, it puts a lot of pressure on the D to defend much more differently than they have so far. They can't move up on the attacker knowing that if they're beaten, the backchecker is there to take the attacker. Florida's backchecking is, IMO, the single greatest factor which has made them look so good. You beat that, and their game takes a substantial hit. |
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Post by jkr on Jun 8, 2024 19:45:13 GMT -5
Oilers kill off the first PP - that's now 29 straight kills. They are leading the playoffs with a success rate over 94%.
About halfway into the 1st - it's 1-0 FLA.
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Post by jkr on Jun 8, 2024 20:06:49 GMT -5
Oilers carried the play outshooting Florida 14- 4 but Bobrovsky was strong including breakaway saves on Henrique & Nugent-Hopkins.
1-0 Panthers.
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Post by IamCanadiens on Jun 8, 2024 20:12:36 GMT -5
Oilers carried the play outshooting Florida 14- 4 but Bobrovsky was strong including breakaway saves on Henrique & Nugent-Hopkins. 1-0 Panthers. Officer Bobrovsky continues to stop pucks down low. Roof it already! |
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Post by jkr on Jun 8, 2024 20:26:03 GMT -5
Oilers PP that is running at 35 % plus is now 0 for 2 & Panthers have killed 34 of their last 36 penalties. I wonder if we'll see a lot of PP hoals in this series.
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Post by IamCanadiens on Jun 8, 2024 20:26:14 GMT -5
Ceci and Nurse didn't look great on that one. 2-0
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Post by jkr on Jun 8, 2024 20:27:27 GMT -5
Rodrigues unmarked in front & buries it. Florida with only 5 shots but lead 2-0.
2 goals on 5 shots sounds bad but I wouldn't blame Skinner on either goal.
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Post by folatre on Jun 8, 2024 20:34:00 GMT -5
Yeah, Skinner is not the main problem on either goal. But unfortunately the psyche of young goalie in high stress moments can be fragile. So it is hard to say that this thing could not snowball tonight.
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Post by jkr on Jun 8, 2024 20:44:56 GMT -5
Stupid penalty by Bennett.
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Post by folatre on Jun 8, 2024 20:45:14 GMT -5
Maybe the wrong guys have gotten the breakaways for the Oilers but, man, Bobrovsky sure looks dialed-in.
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Post by jkr on Jun 8, 2024 20:49:31 GMT -5
This game reminds me of vintage Roy games where the Habs win only because of #33.
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Post by jkr on Jun 8, 2024 20:59:37 GMT -5
I didnt realize that Forsling was a waiver pickup from Carolina
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Post by folatre on Jun 8, 2024 21:14:27 GMT -5
And I believe Forsling was drafted by the Canucks. Late bloomer, eh.
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Post by jkr on Jun 8, 2024 21:23:54 GMT -5
He did play some games for the Hawks too. Three organizations gave up on him. I was under the impression that he was a Florida lifer.
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Post by jkr on Jun 8, 2024 21:26:04 GMT -5
Yikes. That was Barkov giving away that last chance.
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Post by folatre on Jun 8, 2024 21:28:15 GMT -5
Yeah, the guy blossomed. He is an average sized (barely) for an NHL d-man, but I think once the game slowed down for him, then his quickness and IQ (how to break up plays and how to jump into the rush) have come to the forefront.
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Post by jkr on Jun 10, 2024 19:46:10 GMT -5
Just turned on the game & I see Foegele tossed for kneeing. And it's 10 minutes in and Edmonton doesn't have a shot yet.
Ekman Larsson screws the PP up by getting a penalty. And now Ekholm scores a shortie on a stoppable shot - their 1st shot of the game.
Edit: Ekholm's goal was 4 on 4, not shorthanded.
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Post by folatre on Jun 10, 2024 20:31:44 GMT -5
Reckless play by Foegele.
Florida is playing a lot crisper and faster than game one. I hope Edmonton can get the 2-0 goal this period because it really feels like the Panthers are coming.
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Post by IamCanadiens on Jun 10, 2024 20:41:53 GMT -5
The penalties in the first period took a lot of flow out of the game. Additionally both teams play very different when they are leading vs. trailing.
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Post by IamCanadiens on Jun 10, 2024 20:43:52 GMT -5
A knuckler and it's tied
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Post by IamCanadiens on Jun 10, 2024 20:53:44 GMT -5
Blown call. That should've been a penalty and a 2 man advantage for the better part of 2 min.
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Post by jkr on Jun 10, 2024 21:03:09 GMT -5
Panthers PP looking really anemic.
And the shot clock looks like the opposite of game one.
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Post by folatre on Jun 10, 2024 21:06:41 GMT -5
It will not be easy, but man the Oilers need to push back. Aside from the 4v4 goal and a couple or three posts on the power play, Edmonton is simply not generating anything.
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Post by jkr on Jun 10, 2024 21:32:05 GMT -5
They showed the playoff records of the teams when tied after 2 periods.
I'm not surprised to see FLA at 4-1 but I'm very surprised to see the Oilers with their talent at 0-4.
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Post by jkr on Jun 10, 2024 21:53:42 GMT -5
Rodrigues with 3 goals in the Finals. Didnt see that coming.
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Post by seventeen on Jun 10, 2024 22:07:00 GMT -5
Oilers are done.
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Post by folatre on Jun 10, 2024 22:13:39 GMT -5
Florida was simply the better team tonight. Thus, for an Oilers victory, they needed their power play to deliver (it didn't) and for Skinner to play like Bobrovsky did in game one (he didn't).
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Post by jkr on Jun 11, 2024 5:47:33 GMT -5
The only thing that is working well for Edmonton is their PK. It's now at 34 penalty kills in a row.
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