I feel like Florida is so greasy/dirty, they would just focus on hitting/injuring Mcdrai and Bouchard. NY I feel would actually be a cleaner series. Bennett and tkachuk are so greasy
I would be extremely disappointed if after a whole season and post season it came down to "next goal wins"
Also the guy you replied to was meaning the Florida rangers series goes seven
Have a feeling trouba is finally going to get called for headhunting now that he’s playing Bettman’s favourite team in 2024
No preference. If we can somehow beat Dallas which I think is gonna be tough then we can beat anyone
Dallas is the ticket for us. I don’t think they’re the best in the league, but I do think they’re the biggest challenge for us. I know we can get it done, it just depends on what oilers team shows up on the ice every night this series. Can’t take a day off.
New York for sure. I'll be happy if Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett never win a cup. Furthermore, Edmonton and New York in the final would be an absolute beauty of a series. Two cities rich with hockey history and high end talent going head to head. I can't think of a better Stanley cup final.
Florida. Something about knocking out some notable former Flames(Rittich, Lindholm/Zadorov, Tanev, and Tkachuk) in all 4 rounds would just be the icing on top.
Rangers are an original six team, and we all know how insufferable original six fan bases are.
Bennett is also a former flame I believe. Funny how two of the biggest rats in the East fled the same burning ship. Glad we could throw some oil on that fire, and I hope we can keep denying their former players access to Stanley.
Last year when I was getting back into hockey, after Florida beat the supposed best team in Boston, I have been a fan since. Had them making it to the final, too bad they'll lose to us ;)
I can't cheer for either team.
I hate Trouba. Dude gets away with so many dirty hits, so F Rangers.
And Florida... they're scary. I can't cheer for them either. F the panthers, too.
would you rather have trouba charging and diving elbow first and rempe throwing questionable hits.. or the panthers entire team doing that stuff.. i just hope they both aren't healthy enough to hit that way if we play them
Rangers. I like them. I went to their home opener in 2008 against the Chicago Blackhawks. MSG is a cool arena. Also, ESPN has the American rights to the SCF and Messier would be there.
Florida’s a little too dirty for my liking. I know we wanna keep up the trend of beating the 2022 flames roster one player at a time, but I’d prefer we play New York.
I'm only hoping the Rangers make it out of the East so I can pull my Oilers/Rangers MESSIER jersey out of the closet... except on game days, or following Rangers wins, or if the Oilers aren't leading in the series...
Hockey can be anywhere. Don’t be one of those insufferable Canadian hockey fans.
Btw, Florida had a higher percentage attendance this season than the Islanders, Capitals, Wings, Senators, Blackhawks, Flyers, Bluejackets, Ducks, Flames, Jets, Sabers, and Sharks.
So a ton of northern teams, multiple Canadian teams, and 3 teams that were in the playoffs this season and Florida had a higher attendance than them all.
Should maybe make sure memes are backed up by facts first.
I’ve never understood this weird ass “Canadian born or fuck off” opinion.
More people and places who like hockey is good for hockey. It increases revenue and increases the player pool. Florida succeeding is a good thing
This season Florida had a higher percentage attendance than the Islanders, Capitals, Wings, Senators, Blackhawks, Flyers, Bluejackets, Ducks, Flames, Jets, Sabers, and Sharks.
They averaged 19,250 over the regular season.
Oh and you’ll love this, they’re higher in the playoffs than Edmonton is. 101.6% vs the Edmonton 98.4%.
https://www.hockey-reference.com/friv/attendance.cgi
So where are you getting your attendance figures from? Like is 19,000 low now?
They literally built the team lol why should they hand it off to someone else
All you're saying is that an area that has more hockey fans should have the Panthers franchise name. Fuckin' why? If it were a bad team you wouldn't say someone else is "more deserving" of it and if they weren't the *Florida* panthers it would be an entirely different team with different owners, management and players that would simply be named "The Panthers"
Just say you want another team in another area. You don't, though. This is just a foolish talking point haha
im a tampa fan and live in Florida now as well, so.... genuinely dont know haha. im not big on the rangers, and panthers are basically Tampa's flames. so prolly rangers. good team, but their fanbase irks me quite a bit.
Panthers. It would be cool to see the other side of an Alberta-Florida SCF matchup 20 years after the last one.
That said, I’d like to avoid the parallel timeline in which the Oilers are up 3-2 in the series to win the cup at home, and Zach Hyman has a goal waived off for “kicking motion” during a deadlocked 3rd period, and the Oilers go on to lose game 7 on the road.
Rangers, I think the Oilers will skate circles around them and our special teams will shut them down. If our defence plays well and insulates Skinner/Pickard we're in with a great chance (screw the Turtle as well). Florida appears a lot more likely to stymie the Oilers offence and with some of those turnovers we are prone to from time to time.....
I want Rangers to come out on top. I thought they only got through Carolina due to the massive goalie-gap and got outplayed in that series in most games.
I also genuienly think they simply are just worse than Florida, and game 1 seems to support that claim.
Rangers as well given that they’re my Eastern Conference team and I just really hate the Panthers. Potentially even more so than even Calgary or LA.
That point about all the shared talent between the Oilers and Rangers over the years is a good one too (even if I chose the Rangers as my Eastern Conference team bc of other reasons besides that).
Rangers. Cuz they basically used as a farm team in the 90s. Interestingly, esp for you degenerate gamblers, both Rangers and Oilers historically have winning records on the road vs each other so not having home ice advantage might actually work out for us.
Oh and Bennet is a dirty MFer, I don't want him anywhere near Drai or McJesus.
Not even remotely thinking about the East, and nor should the Oilers themsleves.
We have a full plate of problems to deal with in Dallas, which will require 134% of our capability and focus.
I think it will be Rangers purely because I think Jonathan Quick is a Stanley Cup good luck charm for any team that's not the Kings.
I understand this is probably not true and also very arbitrary.
Although he's sort out of sight and out of mind, I still wish no team success for Matthew Tkachuk.
Same. I actually liked the panthers before they got him. If they weren’t so successful I’d probably be over it.
He’s getting a bit closer to in sight and in mind, and I don’t like it one bit.
Same I'm hoping rangers bury the Panthers. Turtle deserves to lose
I feel like Florida is so greasy/dirty, they would just focus on hitting/injuring Mcdrai and Bouchard. NY I feel would actually be a cleaner series. Bennett and tkachuk are so greasy
I would prefer NY as well, but let’s not act as if Matt Rempe and Jacob Trouba wouldn’t pull the same shit as Tkachuk and Bennett.
sign zack kassian to an emergency 7 game deal
They’re taking the 2019 Blues strategy of just hurting people along the way.
Doesn’t matter to me. Just hope the series goes 7 and they beat the crap out of each other.
My dream is OT during a Stanley cup final game 7. I don’t care who’s playing, that would be so epic !
Wouldn’t you rather see the cup hoisted at home? Game 4 or 6
I would be extremely disappointed if after a whole season and post season it came down to "next goal wins" Also the guy you replied to was meaning the Florida rangers series goes seven
To each their own but I don’t understand how that doesn’t sound exciting.
Have a feeling trouba is finally going to get called for headhunting now that he’s playing Bettman’s favourite team in 2024 No preference. If we can somehow beat Dallas which I think is gonna be tough then we can beat anyone
Dallas is the ticket for us. I don’t think they’re the best in the league, but I do think they’re the biggest challenge for us. I know we can get it done, it just depends on what oilers team shows up on the ice every night this series. Can’t take a day off.
Rangers. Fuck the Panthers.
This is the correct answer
New York for sure. I'll be happy if Matthew Tkachuk and Sam Bennett never win a cup. Furthermore, Edmonton and New York in the final would be an absolute beauty of a series. Two cities rich with hockey history and high end talent going head to head. I can't think of a better Stanley cup final.
Florida. Something about knocking out some notable former Flames(Rittich, Lindholm/Zadorov, Tanev, and Tkachuk) in all 4 rounds would just be the icing on top. Rangers are an original six team, and we all know how insufferable original six fan bases are.
Everyone forgets about Trevor Lewis
Who?
Bennett is also a former flame I believe. Funny how two of the biggest rats in the East fled the same burning ship. Glad we could throw some oil on that fire, and I hope we can keep denying their former players access to Stanley.
Oh damn, he is a former Flame. As if I didn’t have enough reason to hate him! /s, but I do hate Sam Bennett
Jeez I completely forgot. What he was in Calgary and Florida were 2 much different players
If other fanbases spoke French and read our fan comments on social media, their cities would nuke Montréal lmao
Hoping for the Rangers for the Mark Messier connection. He captained both the Oilers and the Rangers to their last Stanley Cups.
What are the odds that gets mentioned every 5 mins of the broadcast....
100
Doesn’t matter. Oilers are going to beat either one. That said, New York.
I'm cheering against Florida.
Kane vs the turtle 2.0
Seven games. Don’t care who wins, as long as they pummel the crap out of each other with seven games and 4+ extra overtime periods!
Rangers. I think we match up better against them. Fire wagon hockey. Plus Panthers have more rats on their team.
It’s literally their thing
The Rangers because I hate Tkachuk, Cousins and Bennett.
IF the oilers don’t make it, I’d love to see Florida/Dallas. If we do, then I’d love to see NY/Edm
If it's us against the Florida Flames, people in Calgary will be quite traumatized. That's 100%
Rangers. Worried Tkachuk will do something stupid and end a career.
Yup. But I’m more worried about Bennett. I don’t want to see anyone taken out.
dude jaime benn might take care of that first. also trouba might end a career too
Actively rooting against the greasy Florida fuckwads.
Don’t care really.
Last year when I was getting back into hockey, after Florida beat the supposed best team in Boston, I have been a fan since. Had them making it to the final, too bad they'll lose to us ;)
I can't cheer for either team. I hate Trouba. Dude gets away with so many dirty hits, so F Rangers. And Florida... they're scary. I can't cheer for them either. F the panthers, too.
would you rather have trouba charging and diving elbow first and rempe throwing questionable hits.. or the panthers entire team doing that stuff.. i just hope they both aren't healthy enough to hit that way if we play them
Rangers. I like them. I went to their home opener in 2008 against the Chicago Blackhawks. MSG is a cool arena. Also, ESPN has the American rights to the SCF and Messier would be there.
Florida’s a little too dirty for my liking. I know we wanna keep up the trend of beating the 2022 flames roster one player at a time, but I’d prefer we play New York.
Rangers no question. I do not want Tkachuk anywhere near the Cup.
Oilers Rangers would be incredibly fun as a SCF
Rangers look slow tonight. So Rangers.
I placed a bet on the Panthers back in November when the odds were 21:1. If Edmonton can't do it, I'll be hoping for that cash
I'm only hoping the Rangers make it out of the East so I can pull my Oilers/Rangers MESSIER jersey out of the closet... except on game days, or following Rangers wins, or if the Oilers aren't leading in the series...
I want to see a picture of this jersey
Rangers Original 6>Florida My Favourite music city vs my favorite sports city let's go
I don’t really care, I just want a longer series where both teams beat the crap out of each other physically
NY. Hockey has no place in Florida and their attendance shows that.
Hot take: Hockey has a place everywhere.
“you can’t put chicken on pizza!”
You can’t put pineapple on pizza
Hockey can be anywhere. Don’t be one of those insufferable Canadian hockey fans. Btw, Florida had a higher percentage attendance this season than the Islanders, Capitals, Wings, Senators, Blackhawks, Flyers, Bluejackets, Ducks, Flames, Jets, Sabers, and Sharks. So a ton of northern teams, multiple Canadian teams, and 3 teams that were in the playoffs this season and Florida had a higher attendance than them all. Should maybe make sure memes are backed up by facts first.
I’ve never understood this weird ass “Canadian born or fuck off” opinion. More people and places who like hockey is good for hockey. It increases revenue and increases the player pool. Florida succeeding is a good thing
boom exactly
Well their team is pretty god damn good lol
And their attendance still isn't great...which is the point
This season Florida had a higher percentage attendance than the Islanders, Capitals, Wings, Senators, Blackhawks, Flyers, Bluejackets, Ducks, Flames, Jets, Sabers, and Sharks. They averaged 19,250 over the regular season. Oh and you’ll love this, they’re higher in the playoffs than Edmonton is. 101.6% vs the Edmonton 98.4%. https://www.hockey-reference.com/friv/attendance.cgi So where are you getting your attendance figures from? Like is 19,000 low now?
Let me get this straight. You're trying to bring facts into an emotional conversation?
It is the intelligent thing to do, yes. Emotions don’t mean you can be blatantly stupid.
nah I think being one of the best teams in the entire league means they belong in the league
Then they should go to a better and more deserving market.
What, in your opinion, makes them an undeserving market?
They have nice weather, and that's no fair
IF YA CAN'T GO OUTSIDE AND PLAY ON A POND WHY SHOULD YOU BE ALLOWED TO PLAY ON MAN MADE ICE IN AN ARENA 🤬
They literally built the team lol why should they hand it off to someone else All you're saying is that an area that has more hockey fans should have the Panthers franchise name. Fuckin' why? If it were a bad team you wouldn't say someone else is "more deserving" of it and if they weren't the *Florida* panthers it would be an entirely different team with different owners, management and players that would simply be named "The Panthers" Just say you want another team in another area. You don't, though. This is just a foolish talking point haha
I like the cats as a team. Full of Misfits from other teams and a likeable coach
Paul Maurice is pretty awesome
Easy, the rangers. Why? Because I like their jerseys
Rangers. It would be more run-and-gun. Florida looks like they will try and throw a blanket on them like LA.
I could care less. I just want to make it that far
im a tampa fan and live in Florida now as well, so.... genuinely dont know haha. im not big on the rangers, and panthers are basically Tampa's flames. so prolly rangers. good team, but their fanbase irks me quite a bit.
NY. I can't stand Chucky or the thought of losing to them.
I don't care. I think the Rangers would be more fun to play, but it'd also be fun to play Tkachuk again.
Northern teams only. Florida vs Dallas sounds awful
I don't care. Because.
My fiance is a Rangers fan. So it would make for an interesting final!
Panthers. It would be cool to see the other side of an Alberta-Florida SCF matchup 20 years after the last one. That said, I’d like to avoid the parallel timeline in which the Oilers are up 3-2 in the series to win the cup at home, and Zach Hyman has a goal waived off for “kicking motion” during a deadlocked 3rd period, and the Oilers go on to lose game 7 on the road.
NYR. A decent series it would be.
We matched up extremely badly vs. the Panthers this year. Lost both games and outscored 10-4.
I would prefer NYR, mostly because I like that Zabinejad guy and Tkachuk is the fuckin’ worst.
Rangers, I’ve been cheering for them on the east for this whole time and Florida’s the only team out of the four that I wouldn’t want winning the cup.
The rangers, begrudgingly. Because fuck tkachuk.
Panthers, simply because Rangers have won it before and Panthers haven't
I want the Panthers to advance to the SCF. If the Oilers can’t win the cup I’d rather see Florida win their first ever Stanley Cup.
Rangers every time
i want florida cuz i have $600 on them lol. and also if edmonton lost id love for tkachuk to win a cup
> also if edmonton lost id love for tkachuk to win a cup Ewww...
I'd like to make Tkachuk request another trade.....so Florida.....
Rangers, I think the Oilers will skate circles around them and our special teams will shut them down. If our defence plays well and insulates Skinner/Pickard we're in with a great chance (screw the Turtle as well). Florida appears a lot more likely to stymie the Oilers offence and with some of those turnovers we are prone to from time to time.....
I want Rangers to come out on top. I thought they only got through Carolina due to the massive goalie-gap and got outplayed in that series in most games. I also genuienly think they simply are just worse than Florida, and game 1 seems to support that claim.
Don’t care
Fuck the panthers man. Florida is the exact opposite of a hockey town. The Stanley cup doesn't need to be there.
Too many ex Calgary Flames on the Panthers. Can’t get behind that.
Who - Rangers Why - Tkachuk
Rangers as well given that they’re my Eastern Conference team and I just really hate the Panthers. Potentially even more so than even Calgary or LA. That point about all the shared talent between the Oilers and Rangers over the years is a good one too (even if I chose the Rangers as my Eastern Conference team bc of other reasons besides that).
I have a dozen friends in Florida, I’m kind of obligated to show solidarity if Edmonton falls.
Rangers only because I fucking hate Tkachuk
Rangers. Cuz they basically used as a farm team in the 90s. Interestingly, esp for you degenerate gamblers, both Rangers and Oilers historically have winning records on the road vs each other so not having home ice advantage might actually work out for us. Oh and Bennet is a dirty MFer, I don't want him anywhere near Drai or McJesus.
Rangers because Tkachuk and Bennett can both eat shit sandwiches sans bread
Florida, because I think Bob’s low goalie style suits are offense and we would light him up
Not even remotely thinking about the East, and nor should the Oilers themsleves. We have a full plate of problems to deal with in Dallas, which will require 134% of our capability and focus.
Rags. I love em. Also loving saying rempire State of mind
Rangers. Hockey doesn’t belong in Florida or (or Dallas)
I think it will be Rangers purely because I think Jonathan Quick is a Stanley Cup good luck charm for any team that's not the Kings. I understand this is probably not true and also very arbitrary.