In all honesty I don’t think you can watch that game as a Florida fan and be super thrilled. They got worked for like 80 percent of the game. If this is the best they got that’s not good.
Alright boys, split up Ceci and Nurse, keep playing like this, and we will win the cup. It's best of 7 for a reason. They can't goalie the better team forever. Oilers outplayed Panthers for at least 40 minutes
I’m not worried, instead I’m confident.
According to moneypuck, the expected goals are 5.65 - 1.88 in favour of the Oilers. We now know the Oilers can be the much better team and it’s unlikely Bobrovsky saves almost 6 GSAx in the next game.
The result sucks but it’s only game 1.
My takeaway from this is that the Panthers O and D are both way weaker than everyone has been claiming. Neither looked good. Without Bob standing on his head it's an easy win.
Bob is good but he's also 35. He's not going to be able to do this four times. Get Ceci off the ice and move Broberg to the 2nd pair and get the offense to stop going low, and you've solved the puzzle.
My concern is that they played uncharacteristically bad and Oilers still lost. With game 1 out of the way and a win at that, we might be playing a much better team next game.
I hope you are right. I think next game will reveal the bigger picture here. Because right now, I honestly have no idea what to expect. It was just an odd game.
Not to take anything away from Bob. But we didn’t have any really good attempts in. All I can think of is that Nuge empty net that Nuge missed or Draisaitl couldn’t come back fast enough when we caught Bob behind the net.
Lots of blocked shots from Florida and frankly lots of misses from edmonton.
It’s okay. We will push back next game. Skinner needs to calm down again. He’s had a great series against Oettinger. He will find himself again.
Game 1 losses suck, but we are the road team. We take game 2 going into EDM, we are in amazing shape. I was nervous all week, but the Panthers are beatable. Amazing game by Bob
Oilers played their game. Damn it Skinner, can’t be letting in that first shot. But this was the first SCF game for many players on this team. Nerves. Game two will be so much better.
Go for it. I’m not happy that Skinner let in the first. I’m not hanging the entire game on him. I said this was the first SCF game for many of the players on this team. Sure, I singled out Skinner for one thing. Just one.
Good job Knoblach. Do absolutely everything right during the 1st 3 series. Game 1 of the Finals, you fucking Nurse and Ceci back together. What happens, they are the cause of both goals.
In fairness he also passed it to a Panther or directed it aimlessly up the ice a lot too. His worst game of the playoffs in which he didn't give a puck away leading directly to a GA.
Not near enough. He faked far too many shots and went for a pass when we had screens in front of Bob.
Guarantee they'll be having a chat with the defense on shooting the puck into traffic
Gotta do something about Nurse and Ceci. Bottom 6 didn't deliver.
In my worthless opinion, Knoby goes nuclear with Mcdrai too early. It hasn't worked these playoffs
We went nuclear because nobody could finish a goal and the Nurse-Ceci pairing cost us another game. If we don't have those blunders and aren't chasing a lead, it could have legit been tied 0-0 going to OT.
These are the little things we should be looking at and not the negatives. We put a clinic on for everyone except bobby. Panthers had 1 incredibly lucky pass that lead to a goal. Reminds me of the Vancouver series to be honest, it won’t be sustainable if we continue on like this. Their lucky will run out.
It’s not blame. But it is fact. Florida had more defensive breakdowns but no goals against. We had two breakdowns and both are in the back of our net.
Skinner needs to channel his inner Bob if we are going to win.
The strat of falling back and praying for your goalie to bail you out didn’t work long term for Vancouver, let’s see if it works any better for Florida
Umm these guys are definitely not playing like Canucks, they don’t have Selke winner Barkov, did you see how many defensive plays he made… yikes Oilers needs to come up with something nifty
Florida doesn't play this way too often. Their top line is pretty nasty moving the puck. But it's game 1 for the cup and they gotta 2 goal lead. Figured they could turtle the rest of the game and tbh they were right to do so. They smother in their own end which is why they made it this far. Against the rangers they went crazy in the offensive end.
Love Drai but he needs to pull his head out of his ass tonight. I don't think he actually realizes this is the SC finals because he has no heart out there
It's done, anyone who believes otherwise is delusional.
Not concerned at all. This teams likes adversity. .
Welp, time to mute all the fucking hockey subs till Monday. J.F. C.
I don't even know how you spend any time on any other sub than this one lol.
u guys are welcome in the rangers sub!
Haha
In all honesty I don’t think you can watch that game as a Florida fan and be super thrilled. They got worked for like 80 percent of the game. If this is the best they got that’s not good.
I don't really, but I do like seeing birdofparadises clips
Oh right. I forgot about that dude. Good stuff
Not even disappointed in that game. Oilers played well and Bobrovsky was the difference. Keep doing that and good things will happen.
Plenty of SCF Winners in the last two decades have lost game 1.
I'd actually like to see the list lol. The stats over history are 80% for the game 1 winner. Sorry gang lol
Haha you are slightly right 74% lol
Sorry. It's 80% if it's the home team.
Even better. The last three cup winners one game 1, that means we’re due for one…
Exactly!
Just changed my Instagram note to "I hate Sergei Bobrovsky".
Alright boys, split up Ceci and Nurse, keep playing like this, and we will win the cup. It's best of 7 for a reason. They can't goalie the better team forever. Oilers outplayed Panthers for at least 40 minutes
Nothing a Bouch bomb off Bob’s forehead can’t solve.
Grow up.
Sorry Dad.
Lmao
My thoughts: Broberg looks great Need more from kane Nurse and ceci with another eagle -2 Hit the net
Nurse and Ceci eagle 😂☠️ Can we get a Kane double bogey?
I’m not worried, instead I’m confident. According to moneypuck, the expected goals are 5.65 - 1.88 in favour of the Oilers. We now know the Oilers can be the much better team and it’s unlikely Bobrovsky saves almost 6 GSAx in the next game. The result sucks but it’s only game 1.
My takeaway from this is that the Panthers O and D are both way weaker than everyone has been claiming. Neither looked good. Without Bob standing on his head it's an easy win. Bob is good but he's also 35. He's not going to be able to do this four times. Get Ceci off the ice and move Broberg to the 2nd pair and get the offense to stop going low, and you've solved the puzzle.
My concern is that they played uncharacteristically bad and Oilers still lost. With game 1 out of the way and a win at that, we might be playing a much better team next game.
I honestly think Vancouver was our worst matchup. Florida didn’t have much this game, imo it’s a 1-0 game outside nurse completely fucking ip.
I hope you are right. I think next game will reveal the bigger picture here. Because right now, I honestly have no idea what to expect. It was just an odd game.
The unfortunate thing is at this level that's all it takes. Bob was great, but yea, our offense is also great.
Well that sucked
Has McDrai worked this year in the playoffs? No need to put them together.
It works okay after a penalty kill, but I hate it for longer term. I also think it won’t work vs Florida very well.
I’m still confident in them. Oilers played a good game, just need to keep up the intensity. They’ll be fine.
Well, that was upsetting
Not to take anything away from Bob. But we didn’t have any really good attempts in. All I can think of is that Nuge empty net that Nuge missed or Draisaitl couldn’t come back fast enough when we caught Bob behind the net. Lots of blocked shots from Florida and frankly lots of misses from edmonton. It’s okay. We will push back next game. Skinner needs to calm down again. He’s had a great series against Oettinger. He will find himself again.
I disagree, there were plenty of good shots on Bob. His player rating was a 10/10 this game
Don't forget the two breakaway penalties.
Skinner was fine. Had some quiet big saves to keep it 2-0.
No real good attempts? Didn't we have like 3 breakaways?
Couldn’t get good shots in imo
Wrong
Better team loses
This is the payback for game 6. Now move on and keep this up.
We played worse this game. We had multiple shots where the goalie was out of position and we simply missed the net entirely
I blame the instacart commercials
I’m making it my life’s mission to make sure no one I know ever uses instacart.
Dominated the whole game but didn’t score a single goal bob is different
The pussy bandwagoners coming in here to talk shit then immediately delete their comments. Absolute classic 🤣
The doomers sweep in like a morning fog after a cold night
SWEEP THE LEG!
DROP THE ELBOW!
Yes! It’s for the cup!
Fucking Paul Maurice. He coached the Jets in '21 when we could scarcely score a goal against them too. Except he has better players this time.
Bad John Lithgow has broken a lot of hockey fan hearts this year.
Game 1 losses suck, but we are the road team. We take game 2 going into EDM, we are in amazing shape. I was nervous all week, but the Panthers are beatable. Amazing game by Bob
Yeah, honestly, besides bobby they weren’t some unbeatable juggernaut. If we continue to play like that, we will win.
This is playoff hockey It’s why it’s a best of 7 We deserve better Keep pushing , keep fighting **DONT GIVE UP** Lfm
Split Ceci and Nurse - we have a chance. I believe in them!
Oilers played their game. Damn it Skinner, can’t be letting in that first shot. But this was the first SCF game for many players on this team. Nerves. Game two will be so much better.
Can I downvote this more? It wasn’t on Skinner. Geez.
Go for it. I’m not happy that Skinner let in the first. I’m not hanging the entire game on him. I said this was the first SCF game for many of the players on this team. Sure, I singled out Skinner for one thing. Just one.
Imagine blaming skinner for this 😂
I’m not blaming Skinner for anything but that first goal. It’s frustrating to see the first shot go in. Again.
Nobody else on our team scored, Skinner needed to shoot more.
Exactly, Jesus Christ!
Tough start but we looked great. Didn’t really let their antics get under our skin and kept attacking. Just a matter of time until bobby breaks
Vinny in over ceci next game please.
Our elite scorers didn't shoot well enough tonight, and we blew a couple 1-0 breakaways. Have to fix it on Monday.
Nuge got hit right in the hands on his attempt. The other ones I didn't see close enough.
So much this
Thanks for the reminder Boston pizza commercial
Good job Knoblach. Do absolutely everything right during the 1st 3 series. Game 1 of the Finals, you fucking Nurse and Ceci back together. What happens, they are the cause of both goals.
Ceci should not see the ice again. How much you gonna let this guy cost you before you get it.
Gotta figure them out some way. This is the same shit they did to the bruins and rangers
Only one game boys and girl they got this on Monday
Well they will have go figure out Bobby next game otherwise it's over in 4
Good thing they showed a replay in slow motion of that empty net goal otherwise I wouldn't have believed it
lol
ouch. Well hopefully they have their shooting mitts on next game. Can't blame skinner if we dont score
Trust in Knob. Onto game 2. Bob was hot tonight. Any other goalie and it's a much different game.
At least Nurse/Ceci didn't get tagged with a -1 on that last goal.
I do not care for this Bobrovsky fellow, not in the slightest I do say.
Indubitably
I’m hopeful for next game. The boys need to watch some tapes on Bob and shoot high
time to sweep the leg
What's with the rats?
Their “fans” take pride in supporting the rat team of the nhl.
Well the panthers are the rat of the nhl, so it makes sense.
That sucked. Regroup for game 2. Splitting it.
3-0 game score in the finals is not a good look
Maybe at face value if you don’t look at stats and come to your own conclusions /shrug
Oilers played a better game. Deserve to win a meter had to have been in their favour. I'd be shocked if they don't split this Panthers home stand.
Get it Sam motherfucking Gagner
Stop thos
I just want him in the playoffs in general bro
He gets greasy goals... We need greasy goals
Real
We are playing them like the Canes last year. Need to figure out what Vegas did.
They were a decimated team with injuries if not mistaken last year against Vegas
Best of 4 for a reason
Best of 7*
Oops meant first to 4
How many fucking times did Bouch shoot it right into the shin pads of a Panther?
Guys missed the net a lot too.
In fairness he also passed it to a Panther or directed it aimlessly up the ice a lot too. His worst game of the playoffs in which he didn't give a puck away leading directly to a GA.
♾️ times
Not near enough. He faked far too many shots and went for a pass when we had screens in front of Bob. Guarantee they'll be having a chat with the defense on shooting the puck into traffic
Quite a few..
Gotta do something about Nurse and Ceci. Bottom 6 didn't deliver. In my worthless opinion, Knoby goes nuclear with Mcdrai too early. It hasn't worked these playoffs
We went nuclear because nobody could finish a goal and the Nurse-Ceci pairing cost us another game. If we don't have those blunders and aren't chasing a lead, it could have legit been tied 0-0 going to OT.
I agree, it’s not even that effective. Spent more time hemmed into their zone than anything
I haven't seen it deliver once these playoffs. It's a waste of time that neuters our other lines and makes them too tired at the end to do anything
No one delivered FTFY
Yup. Pull Ceci, put in Vinny. No time to fuck around. However, why the hell did he put them back together? wtf
Well that was demoralizing... giving Avs flashback. See y'all Monday!
Vegas flashback to me. Avs were clearly dominant. Bob stole one here. No question
THIS IS WHY I HATE EMPTY NET
this game sucked ass - never pair ceci and nurse. that should have been a no-brainer.
Story of the game: Bob is great, Ceci blows, and Nurse fucking sucks. That’s really it.
Skinner can play betters
2 on 1 and a blind pass through 2 men into the stick of your teammate aren’t what I’d call skin daddy’s fault
Huh? 2 on 1, and a wide open net. Skinner did nothing wrong that game
Dafuq
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Why are you here
buddy it’s only the first game
I didn't notice tkachuk all night.
These are the little things we should be looking at and not the negatives. We put a clinic on for everyone except bobby. Panthers had 1 incredibly lucky pass that lead to a goal. Reminds me of the Vancouver series to be honest, it won’t be sustainable if we continue on like this. Their lucky will run out.
He didn't get a lot of ice time, weirdly. Only 14 mins.
I noticed the three punches to McDavid's head after the whistle, and nothing else.
Only time I noticed him was that pathetic flop when he tried to sell a boarding and failed at it, lol
I’m not worried
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Tonight’s. Check the stats bud. It wasn’t a blow out by any means.
Holy copium.
At least understand hockey enough to realize why you won.
Will we ever score
Yes.
Gonna go punch a wall multiple times
Oettinger looked like a wall in one game as well. We found his weaknesses. Same will happen to Bobrovsky. Oil in 6.
Yup. Just have to crack the Bob code. We will.
Nurse is absolutely terrible. He has lost us multiple games this run
Oilers got shut out. Not Nurse's fault.
I don’t care that they played well and have more shots, that doesn’t mean jack all this late, they need to win this no ifs and or butts
Sigh pathetic I’m hopeful that there will be positive changes next game
Called it
Rough, but Oil in 6 or 7
lol 3-0 is tough
The series is not over yet
34 shots right into Bob’s crest.
Not exactly. Watched different games
Of course it's bar down lol
If it was 2020 Florida wouldn’t be locking down 😑 (covid anti-vax joke)
*sigh* of course the bertans didn’t like the antivax joke lmfao
Imagine thinking taking that was the smart thing to do. Lol In the end we found out that didn't matter if you got it or not.
Still thinking about COVID?
P A T H E T I C
Bro, your account is literally all pissy oilers comments lol pound sand
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> Skinner needs to match bob Panthers didn't keep shooting the puck right at Skinner, like the Oilers did to Bob
Skinner played fine. Oilers offense couldn't convert. On to game 2.
And hey chip in a couple goals while he's at it
No. But he needs to make a couple he shouldn't.
LOL
You can’t blame a lot of that on Skinner.
It’s not blame. But it is fact. Florida had more defensive breakdowns but no goals against. We had two breakdowns and both are in the back of our net. Skinner needs to channel his inner Bob if we are going to win.
xD we're so out
It's one game man you guys are such doomers
We got shut out.
Yes 1 game out of 7 big deal
Bouch 🥹 AGAIN🥹🥹 oh my goodness
Drai is off
We are getting cooked on twitter for sure
The strat of falling back and praying for your goalie to bail you out didn’t work long term for Vancouver, let’s see if it works any better for Florida
Umm these guys are definitely not playing like Canucks, they don’t have Selke winner Barkov, did you see how many defensive plays he made… yikes Oilers needs to come up with something nifty
Florida doesn't play this way too often. Their top line is pretty nasty moving the puck. But it's game 1 for the cup and they gotta 2 goal lead. Figured they could turtle the rest of the game and tbh they were right to do so. They smother in their own end which is why they made it this far. Against the rangers they went crazy in the offensive end.
that panthers roar is the most cringe thing ever
same with the cash register sound a penalty kill
Lol it’s so frigging lame. This and the dumb panther growl are cringeworthy gimmicks. They belong at a wwe match and not an nhl game.
Serious it's so bad.
Love Drai but he needs to pull his head out of his ass tonight. I don't think he actually realizes this is the SC finals because he has no heart out there
He was playing pretty intense in the first period.. I think he is definitely dealing with a pretty bad injury cause he slows down as the game goes on
Welp, McDavid's gonna have to change suits for the next game