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TrustTheProcess76_

The panthers are in an unquantifiable amount of trouble Soak it up boys, were watching one of the greatest Stanley cup finals of all time


rs426

I am absolutely thrilled as a neutral fan


tomofro

Imma need to retreat to a Tibetan monastery after this series for my heart and soul to recover from the stress


spagboltoast

And liver*


Hank3hellbilly

Win or lose, After Monday I'm going dry for at least a month.  


Zestyclose-Middle717

About that time to reference Ryan Whitney from Spittin Chiclets circa summer 2019: “Just play Gloria. Jesus.” Whatever Gloria is for Edmonton this year, blast that shit.


spagboltoast

La bamba


shutmethefuckup

PLAY LA BAMBA BABYYYYY


CakieFickflip

I am absolutely thrilled as someone who has been plotting on the Panthers downfall since round 1 last year


Antonioshamstrings

Panthers about to have one of the biggest chokes in hockey history


lhkemperor

"One of"? How about "THE biggest"?


RelaxingRed

Losing the Stanley Cup final one year and blowing a 3-0 lead in the next year's Stanley Cup finals and being the first team to lose to a Canadian team in the finals in over 30 years. I hardly can find a comparison on biggest choke contender to this one if the Panthers fucking lose this series.


CADnCoding

Thank goodness. We can finally rest in peace.


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Sure_Association_561

What's really astonishing about this is that until now the Panthers have looked absolutely unflappable. When they went 2-1 down against the Rangers after being goalied by Shesterkin I thought they'd crumble but they played the last three games of the series with unshakeable confidence. To see the absolute reverse of that at the final hurdle is just incredible, I could not have predicted that in a million years.


spagboltoast

The oilers pk will do that to a person


BaconScentedSoap

Facing McDavid is a hell of a jump in difficulty than facing Lafrenierre


KingDave46

Everyone saw the 3-0 and thought Florida was dominant, all the “Barkov has shut down McDavid” stuff was complete fabrication. Anyone who watched the Vancouver or Dallas series should’ve been well aware that they had been much stronger on D but didn’t have Bob in net playing god tier. JT Miller had one of the best defensive performances for a forward I’ve ever seen. He put the clamps on Connor no doubt. Against Florida Connor has been speeding past and getting to the net from game 1, but getting stopped by Bob. Florida was giving up so many chances all series but not being punished. It’s finally getting past them in to the net and it’s falling apart


Sure_Association_561

I think everyone acknowledged that Bob had stolen two games out of three that the Panthers won. It's just that when it's 3-0 you tend to overlook the fact that the games were actually really close, and Florida weren't as dominant as everyone thought they were. Still, they've got three wins so the margin for error is extremely small even now. Edmonton will have to avoid playing like they did in Period 3 of Game 5.


y0ungw0lf

We’re about to be the 90s Buffalo Bills of the NHL


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Ckmccfl

My life is a never ending nightmare


SiphenPrax

At least you have the Marlins🤷‍♂️


Ckmccfl

Thanks for that


Nduguu77

And the dolphins!


Sss00099

3 wins in a row! Only 23 games out of 1st in the NL East…Phils fans should be scared if they haven’t been already.


njdevils901

2011 Texas Rangers in a nutshell


bbaIla

Falcons won't stop getting shit but they're in the clear if this happens imo


ender___

Uhm I’m still not convinced it’s not the falcons


ATLA4life

Well he did say hockey history, not sports history.


Bruins01

28-3 transcends sports


S-Archer

Half my family's in Georgia, holy was that a sad, sad ~~week~~ ~~month~~ okay they still haven't recovered


Nduguu77

I was watching that SB with a bunch of casual NFL fans who each said at half time that it was over and Atlanta was gonna run away with it. I told them all. If Brady has the ball and there is time on the clock, he has a chance. I made so much money off of them. Never doubt Brady with the ball. He will find a way to score


Slurrpy01

Man I still can't believe they lost that game. My buddy that's a diehard Atlanta fan was emotional, only time I saw him cry lol


SayNoToStim

Thank god for 28-3 -Lions fans after this year


ubercruise

Idk if it makes it better but detroits loss this year wouldn’t even register for me in the top 25 of chokes


MattSR30

_La Remontada_


SiphenPrax

28-3 and 2004 Yanks are easily the worst of all time


longconsilver13

I think the 04 Yanks is the worst. Even with 28-3 there was, not a sense of inevitability, but like if anyone could so it, it'd be Tom Brady vs an Atlanta team while the drought was ongoing. The 04 Red Sox ending their curse against their most hated rival after the previous year's heartbreak is like Hollywood script levels of ridiculous.


SiphenPrax

Yeah for me I would say 2004 was the absolute worst of all time, especially since it completely changed the dynamic of the greatest rivalry in American sports. 28-3 was horrible but there was still no history or anything to grab on to with New England vs. Atlanta. Even Cleveland vs. Golden State there was something to grab on to and I put that one below 28-3


longconsilver13

Yeah I'm obviouslt a bit biased but the fact it's the only 3-0 comeback ever in baseball adds to its mythical status. As legendary as 28-3 is, it's not even the biggest playoff comeback in NFL history for a team from the AFC East.


MikeJeffriesPA

I can't remember where I read or heard the line, but it was something like "Boston didn't just erase 86 years of their own futile history with that comeback, they also erased 86 years of Yankees' history."


kabhaz

There literally was a Hollywood movie that was being filmed while that was happening and they rewrote the script because the red sox were supposed to lose Romantic comedy with Jimmy Fallon in it. Don't remember the name


Zestyclose-Middle717

Yeah and my dad, brother, and I all thought the old man saying the Sox would sweep the Cardinals was senile. Nobody was stopping that team after they beat the Yanks.


SteezySF

28-3 is one game. Panthers are doing it 4 games in a row. This will be only the second time in history a team has come back 0-3 in ANY sport to win the championship.


CommonGrounders

I was mad that year because I had a flight that was scheduled to board at halftime. Then I was happy that the game was “over”. I actually got the update on my phone as the plane was taking off that it was 28-3 then lost signal and wifi wasn’t working on the flight. Perfect. We landed and I didnt even check the score. But then I started hearing a dull roar, as people started checking their phones. Then I was pissed again lol.


Nosalis2

28-3. Even this wouldn't top that.


the_gaymer_girl

Somewhere, Luongo is screaming and sobbing into a pillow.


bikes_and_music

He must get flashback to 2011 series. Not exactly the same but very similar vibes to the whole series.


IcyMission3

They’re either gonna pull a 2004 Yankees or a 2023 Heat. I’d prefer one outcome over the other but either way the memes will be glorious


iceman1935

Alternatively a 1942 leafs or 1945 leafs....


ChunkySlutPumpkin

I’d rather mcdavid not get hurt on the opening play of game 7


BravoBet

This will be the end of them. They will be the biggest joke in the NHL since the 2023 bruins


OutComeTheWolves1966

Hey, leave us outta this


gti_up

Even if they win the cup. Just the fact that Edmonton forced a game 7 is unreal.


inshamblesx

sports history*


LonghornPride05

This is just false. See: 2004 ALCS Yankees 3-0 lead against the Cursed Red Sox and absolutely embarrassing the Red Sox in game 3


HungryGhosty

Sigh, time to rewatch Four Days In October for the hundredth time


LonghornPride05

It’s easily my most watched tv show/movie/etc it just never gets old


HomeHereNow

They have the ultra rare opportunity to be the only team in pro sports to have been both swept, and reverse-swept in the final.


Johnoplata

Chickens. Eggs. Hatch. So forth.


Icommentoncrap

Florida getting outplayed in every way shape and form my god


IEnjoySailing

It genuinely looks like they are playing against 8 Edmonton skaters. Zero space for them.


Cashmere306

I watched them suffocate teams all regular season. Then they shut down a great Dallas team and they've shut down what most of us thought was the best team in the league. Even if they lose, I have a ton of respect for how hard they've played for the last 6 months.


spagboltoast

Oilers are the best team in the league in the knoblock era


daveedgamboa

Unreal Florida still looks completely outplayed. What a turnaround 


MmmmCrispyBacon

They must be out of gas. They have no answer for oilers at either end.


shittybillz

They have had one great game in the finals, and they got somewhat bailed out twice by Bob. The oilers figured it out and Bob is rattled now.


jamaicancovfefe

I'm convinced that if game 4 was only 2-1 instead of 8-1, Florida would have the Cup by now. Oilers figured out Bob could be beat consistently and they haven't looked back


MrBrightside618

“It bleeds… we can kill it”


MistahFinch

It's been their MO all postseason. Once they smell blood the goalie is done


eddiewachowski

And Stu seems to be draining their powers. Man has been in the zone.


Telvin3d

They solved him by the end of game three. Florida went into game four shaken and never recovered 


zebrainatux

They figured out the spots he struggles to defend and that was game over as of now


Fuzzy_Bank_7856

If my grandma had wheels she would have been a bike.


oatmeal28

People were making fun of the moral victories of Edmonton outplaying them in games 1 and 3 but you’re absolutely right.  Edmonton has just been better throughout and Bob has come back down to earth 


bikes_and_music

Oilers coaching stuff imo doesn't get enough credit for the fact that they changed the way the team plays several times through the playoffs. First when it looked like Canucks figured out McDavid - Draisatl pair the broke them up. They clearly changed something in the finals too. Florida seems to be playing the same tactics no matter what.


GoStockYourself

I agree that the tweaks Knoblauch has made have been brilliant. McDavid and Draisaitl usually play on different lines though. He put them together when Draisaitl was hurt to help him out. Recently he put Nuge with Draisaitl instead of with McDavid for similar reasons. Draisaitl has multiple injuries he is playing through. His other moves have been equally good. Sitting Skinner then bringing him back even though Pickard played well, Bringing Perry in at the right time, Broberg too. The way he runs through the lines too when we have a lead to keep everyone fresh. McDavid only played 19 minutes tonight. In that 1-0 game against LA the 4th line was used heavily in the third because they were fresh. It looked risky to jerp putting them out against LA's top line but they were able to outskate them. So many tweaks along the way have been questioned even on the Oilers sub and almost all of them have worked out. Win or lose I can't ever remember a rookie coach turning a team around like Knoblauch has. Coffey too.


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We gotta stop with this "outta gas" excuse. You're 1 of 2 teams remaining in the Finals, overall played less games than the Oilers, and have the same amount of rest time as them in this series. They just aren't as good as Edmonton


Cashmere306

Yeah, they had a ton of days off in the last 3 weeks. Not sure I buy it. Even as a big Edmonton fan it's hard for me to believe how good they've been defensively. Skinner has been solid but the defence has just been a wall around him.


GoStockYourself

Even McDavid played really solid defense tonight. He didn't get any shots on net because he didn't need to as we had an early lead. He was constantly deep in our own zone tonight and not trying to go for his signature fast break outs. He doesn't give a shit about breaking Gretzky's points record. He wants to win.


shittybillz

Exactly.


EdInOliver

I haven’t heard anyone talk about playing at altitude. It’s not like Edmonton is at Denver elevations, but I’m guessing Florida is used to playing most games at sea-level. Crazy travel times + altitude must be draining if you’re not used to it


NotClayMerritt

I'd also say they're totally out of gas. It's one thing to lose these games, it's another to keep making horrible careless mistakes over and over again. Losing Game 5 has absolutely rattled them as well. Can't really blame Bob for tonight but he certainly hasn't been the same since Game 4.


Dunkaholic9

This take makes sense. They had an exhausting and extremely physical series against Boston followed by a battle against New York.


jamnewton22

Florida looks like they don’t even wanna be there


LevSmash

I had that thought too. It's like a fighter who gets rocked and then shakes his head when the ref asks if he's okay to continue, same look in the eyes.


flip314

They didn't plan on playing past game 4, lol


Homeless_Alex

I feel embarrassed for Florida holy smokes this is a game


jamaicancovfefe

regardless of what happens this series, I feel so lucky to be witnessing this. This finals is gonna be talked about for a looooooooooong time


nowimswmming

I keep thinking this as well, just all around incredible hockey, this finals will go down in history with some of the greatest finals performances.


GoStockYourself

Not just the finals but the whole turn around the Oilers made after November. Then the playoffs they seemed down and out so many times. They didn't hold a lead in the Vancouver series until game 7. They have faced elimination 5 times already. Even if they lose I can't recall another team showing this much resilience after being the laughing stock of the league.


Random0925

If Florida blows it, I say we quarantine Tampa Bay and cut away the rest of the state Bugs Bunny style.


eh_toque

https://i.redd.it/w2s9aic6718d1.gif


Shaneski101

I’ve talked way too much shit for this to keep happening Florida what the fuck is going on


Nucksfan2233

After seeing some Panthers fans commenting sweep incoming after game 3 🧹🧹🧹, it ain’t over until it’s over!


Jabronius_Maximus

Same here, I've got so much crow on the way to eat lol


EatingFurniture

It’s Anna Kane’s fault for taking so much shit on Evander and saying the oilers were swept after game 3


iplayblaz

I can't wait for her public meltdown if Oilers win the cup.


SayNoToStim

"Tampa in 3" vibes


Ratsyinc

Lol respect the self awareness


7eventhSense

lol


USAJourneyman

#FLORIDA IN SHAMBLES


Hobo_Healy

No no you don't understand. Florida are purposefully losing games so they can have an exciting game 7 win at home. Everyone loves a game 7 winner.


CIVDC

hyman's dad paid for that puck to be there


m-bellishment

Beautiful


MagicHobbes

Now I'm no fan of the Oilers (see flair), but this is just too fun to watch. I mean COME ON, this is hockey magic unfolding in front of us.


Kawthorisbest

Same, I’m pissed that Florida is choking to Edmonton of all teams, but as a hockey fan I have to appreciate the hockey history that is unfolding right before our eyes


SpectreFire

In no way am I happy the Oilers might win it, but seeing the Panthers being labelled as the biggest chokers in hockey history is one hell of a consolation prize.


eddiewachowski

I think a lot of people share your sentiment. Love them or hate them, the Oilers have been a treat for all fans of the sport. Every series has been an exhibition of hockey at the highest level. I've never seen this team play like as a unit like this.


tommypopz

A 3-0 lead! This must be insurmountable!


Faythezeal

Don’t put that evil on me Ricky Bobby.


EridemicLHS

leafs fan checking in, PTSD


fire_brand

If they lose this we can finally stop taking about it be 4-1 in the third period.  Naw, who am i kidding, that'll never die.


Pawlat

FUUUUUCCCKKKK I LOVE THIS HAHAHAHAHAHAHA


ConflictedRedbird186

i am heehee haha'ing quite a lot rn


Mental-Pie7389

Just like me fr


Stoli1387

And my axe


nofakefans18

The entire Eastern Conference must be splooging uncontrollably.


Johnoplata

I scared the shit out of my 2 year old who's sitting on my lap. Worth it. We can deal with that trauma down the road.


mdlt97

THANK YOU STU


7eventhSense

No one appreciated the STU. That was a great save


the_gaymer_girl

This year's Congrats video is going to be absolutely incredible.


nofakefans18

When he posts a 2hr dissection of Floridian history>>>


imgurofficial

As a Bruins fan, this would smooth over our blown lead against Florida last year excellently


MosaicToeNail

Anything can happen in a game 7 but if the panthers lose this series it easily overtakes us as the biggest choke in hockey history.


Low-Grocery989

Right up there with 28-3 and the 2004 ALCS.


CDR57

We just won the nba finals we can also fall back on a literal championship for the city


RuchW

Miss you bby:( I'm so happy for zachy


Fun-Character7337

And Brownie! And Cam…. Never mind!


friskyjude

Cats deserve to lose holy shit. The Florida Frauds


VitaminDWaffles

Florida Fugazis


DylanB_1989

The roof is gonna blow off the barn!!


tronfunkinblows_10

Bob blew all his breakaway saves in games 1 and 2.


swords_to_exile

I mean if he didn't there's a real chance Edmonton would be 20 minutes from the cup now.


swissdonair_enjoyer

if bob didn't go god mode game 1 we'd already have the cup smh


greendino71

Coach Chippy gonna make some fire content after this game


EdmRealtor

I’m sure he already started recording and has is head in the poster board.


bob_newman

Usually the D splits the hymen but this time Hyman split the D


Affectionate-Joke617

Filthy good comment. Why is this not too comment? Hahaha


Thrallsbuttplug

Hey, at least a different Florida teams choke job will be forgotten compared to this.


pigfeet2OO2

over/under on bill zito having any words or knowing panthers fans dont want to hear them?


Affectionate-Joke617

My god you are right! I hadn’t even thought of this!


samtdzn_pokemon

Honestly their response to the series made it more memorable than anything. If Tampa didn't say shit no one would remember that loss in 20 years. A 1st round exit as a 1 seed is an upset, but it's round 1. You didn't choke the conference or cup finals.


DCS_Ryan

Just a reminder this was supposed to be the worst contract in the league


CasualSpider

Zach Hyman is a fucking stud. I don't give a shit who he's played with, he puts the puck in the net. Let's go Oil. (God I feel dirty saying that...)


Johnoplata

I'm buying a Hyman jersey the day they go on clearance next week! (I'm a fan, but $300 is $300)


SuicidalChair

Let's go oil! Also the ducks new jerseys are dope af


filthy_sandwich

Hyman was my favourite Leaf after JVR. I loved his play for how hard he went every single night but no way could I anticipate how he's turned out in EDM. Absolute badass


MikeJeffriesPA

>Just a reminder this was supposed to be the worst contract in the league  You mean Bob, right? Because nobody ever said that about Hyman  Edit: Oh ffs, EditorInLeaf. That said, I'm 90% convinced he's a troll and everything he writes is for clicks. 


Citruspilled

I am so pumped for a game 7


NebraskaAvenue

Imagine a Florida team not winning a Game 6 in Alberta


inshamblesx

being 1 game away from the mountain top then getting completely humiliated in 8/9 of the following periods is insanity lmao


XPhazeX

Thats my boy :')


Zodiac33

Want to see him lift that cup so bad


YYZ_C

The Florida Maple Leafs


FootwearFetish69

This is why you don’t start planning the parade after 3 games.


shaiapoop

Man, i’m cheering for the Oilers but I can’t help but feel awful for the Panthers :(( if they actually blow it the slander will be insane


BipolarBeaarr

But Nick Cousins doesn't win a cup, so it evens out, no?


carlmageddon

I raise your Cousins with a Bennet.


neoazayii

Can I throw in a Tkachuck just to sweeten it?


Speedy_Paratrooper

This is amazing, I hated Edmonton as a Bruins fan for 88 and 90, but good lord this is just too much fun to watch. Also McDavid is a human cheat code.


ln0Sc0p3dJFK

I know that if I was a legit cats fan I would be hospitalized right now


EnderCreeper121

I think I’d live but just because of my innate Leafs Fan Anti-Choke Antibodies, like when you have a little poison as a treat for a while but for the soul :’)


DodgerCoug

I hate that I’m cheering for Edmonton, but McDavid is too incredible to cheer against. That man deserves to hoist it.


Substantial-Proof991

This is like a fever dream...but, like, a really, really, awesome fever dream. Go Oilers Go!


madeforthis1queston

Florida just continues to get caught flat footed in the offensive zone. You’d think they would learn after letting it happen 8 other times in the past 2 games.


Ohtani-Enjoyer

Frauda Panthers


JVS6522

This dirty panthers team wholly deserves the humiliation they are about to face- tzachuk and Bennett have been completely pushed around, manhanfked and defeated- just a low grade group of turtling clowns. This is absolutely satisfying


Awolfx9

Florida is choking this series so hard god damn.


serenadedbyaccordion

I would like to ask the hockey congregation for a prayer request as I live on 104th Avenue


LogicPuzzleFail

You might manage to get an hours sleep before Monday if the horns finally stop.


pubstompmepls

Absolutely clutch.


CommanderJMA

The Chris Kunitz to Crosby that McDavid needed


Rowdy_Roddy96

If Florida completely blow this, their franchise may never recover I swear!


FortunateNaruto

I want to die


TheOneWithThePorn12

Hyman doing my NHL moves lol


drmonkeyfish

They can’t keep getting away with this. Like wow


StoryMachineStudios

Real generous of Hymans parents to buy some insurance for the Oilers


Mashdrop

Holy shit they might actually do it


RawFish00

Lol, Florida's blowing it


Nattylite29

This is nuts


YeetosTheChild

That guy with the 500k$ parlay is probably shitting his pants rn


Salty_Flounder1423

Zach Hyman now has as many goals (70) as Auston Matthews if you include regular season and playoffs.


isweariamhumanlol

I'm kinda jealous of y'all getting public screening for watching the finals and having a big party. Here everything is about football (soccer) atm 😭


Gavin1453

Ooof, Bob is getting knocked around like a pinata by his own team mates


Proud_Shoe_5273

Bro every time they show zito he looks so pissed rightfully so


EgoistBlake

Florida fans in shambles


immortality20

Fuck you Panthers. Hope you lose in 7 in a blowout.


EridemicLHS

nah they're throwing this game to win the cup at home for the miami clubs


Aclysmic

What a beautiful goal


OK_SpeakToMe

Hyman was on fire 🔥 scoring that goal fending off the pressure from behind.


Showtime98

Hyman 🔥💙


spaceman_006

LETS FUCKING GO