So - Who wins the cup? Florida or Edmonton? Expect a Stanley Cup Preview this week diving in on both teams! Also - thank you all for watching & supporting the channel. These playoffs have been a blast to cover!
Been watching hockey for 40 years and never seen anyone in any form of media break down games and plays with such detail for us amateurs. These videos are 100% pure gold. Thank you.
How have you watched hockey for 40 years and are still an amateur? I’ve been watching for 8 and I know more about hockey and how it’s played than most hockey fans do on earth. When you say watching, do you mean just going to the bar and getting hammered with your friends when the game happens to be on?
@@watervillegangmemberso they started bad, made the coaching change, had a rough road trip in Tampa, Florida, and Carolina (as you can see it was 5-1 in that game) to drop their record to 5-12-1 (the second time they dropped to 7 games under 500), and multiple people used that as an indication that Edmonton was not coming out of the deep hole it was in. Following that game the Oilers won 24 out of their next 27 games and went 44-14-5 from that game to the end of the season (56-20-5 if you include the first 3 rounds in that)
Great breakdown. Love these analyses. Only one missing credit - Paul Coffey. Knoblauch is brilliant, don't get me wrong, but the biggest difference in Edmonton since the coaching change has been with their defense.
I think k this is like MEGA understated. I think he's more responsible than Knob, who is probably doing a great job but Coffey is a 4time Champ hall of famer with undeniable hockey IQ especially for defense. No Coffee, no cup run IMO (ie. Same old oilers)
Nurse, Bouchard, Ceci, eckholm, etc. Have all shown me glimpses of Paul Coffee style of transitioning their offensive potential in key moments. It's been a huge change in the momentum and supports the mindset of the top lines. You can see the energy shift . None of these defensemen played this way until the coaching change. It's truly what saved the oilers. Also the back checking has been noticeably better as well. Less coasting back to help.
Yeah that's not winning stats at all. But it's championship type stats by winning games where you don't have winning stats at all. Will be awesome to see how they pull off such things against cats
@@barstar888 i dont believe that robo had a hat trick the only one on either side even. oilers won cause they finally got ppgs, those three last games they win by ppg margns only. thats what they were missing and the only win condition they have. they lose this game without that pp. just like they lose the series if it never wakes up. the only bad dallas game was that game 5 depression./
After they scored the first 2 in the first period they went completely on lockdown defense. They weren't even trying to shoot when they had opportunities they just kept the clock running.
You and channels like yours are Hockey Media. There's no comparison. You guys are where we get our info. An absolutely invaluable resource. I think I speak for all NHL fans when I say thank you for the constant informative content!
As a Rangers fan, I really wish we could have found a way to keep Kris Knoblouch, but I'm glad he has moved on and found success so early as an NHL coach. I'll be cheering for the OIlers b/c of our ex-ahl Rangers coach, but I also just like the OIlers and how exciting their players are, I mean who doesn't like watching them? No hat for the Panthers, they are just an awesome team to watch too. Gonna be a great series. Good luck to both teams.
Mcdavid, Bouchard, and a lot of their players are developing. This team had something overlooked, all the pro panellists, of which 80% said Dallas would win, which is passion. When you have a city that makes their team the be all end all, I can get behind this result.
Totally agree with you. This final 4, probably all if them had really insanely high passion except maybe Rags. But EDM has passion PLUS insane expectations. From media, fans, but most importantly, themselves. Now in finals, it's even more crazy. Because just on the other side is another team with about the same level of passion and self expectation. You see how Tkachuk and barkov talk about how they felt after losing last year, etc. This is gonna be wild! But so, so we'll deserved either way it goes. IMO it's one of those years a lot of ppl would be happy if both teams could hypothetically win
I, too, was thinking/hoping Dallas would win but never thought it would be a lopsided series, far from it. The Oilers have a lot of players that really are coming on and were never going to be dominated by the Stars. Hyman was one of my favorites when a Leaf and is now as an Oiler. One thing I did NOT do was write the Oilers off when they had that horrendous start to the season. A lot of people did write them off, and that obviously was a big mistake.
Reminds me of my 2019 blues that were in the basement in the standings and miraculously came back to win the cup. I think the two best teams are in the final now and it should be a great series. I'm excited.
@@Hype_Incarnate FAR from it bro. There are active goaltenders with multiple Vezinas (Shesterkin/Bobrovsky) and Ben doesn't have 1. That said, to win a Cup, you only need 16 wins and he showed up in the form of a brick wall the last 8.
The Stars were a class act. Your showmanship for the games was incredible! Gave me goosebumps to watch the energy, lighting, and solidarity in Dallas! If the series went the other way, I would be cheering for Dallas to hoist the cup.
i'm amazed as to how much thought is actually put into positioning and just the structured everything is. i knew coaches made plays and stuff but it's so much more intricate than i ever thought.
Nurse, Bouchard, Ceci, eckholm, etc. Have all shown me glimpses of Paul Coffee style of transitioning their offensive potential in key moments. It's been a huge change in the momentum and supports the mindset of the top lines. You can see the energy shift . None of these defensemen played this way until the coaching change. It's truly what saved the oilers. Also the back checking has been noticeably better as well. Less coasting back to help.
Seriously this is the first season I have been following your content and as a former player for a decade I am simply amazed every time you post. These breakdowns are so thorough that I can't imagine following any season forward without them. You, my good sir are making some of the best content I have ever seen. Keep doing it your style. It is uncomparable, stunning at times. Sending love from Slovakia. Let's go oilers! Long live the king Connor McJesus!
My first thought after McDavids toe drag goal, after I picked my jaw up and shoved my eyes back in their sockets, was, “I can’t wait to see HP break this down.” Awesome awesome video as always.
Great video as per usual with your channel. Once again the Oilers are getting written off by how great the opposing team is. I truly don't know what to expect as the outcome. I am in Edmonton and this city is going bananas. Go Oilers!
I had a dream the other night and Mcdavid hoisted the cup.....was born in Edmonton and its always been one of my favorite teams!! Oilers will bring The Cup home!!
Stars fan here: as a sports fan, I KNOW that the game isn't over until the final buzzer. And that scheduling, health, and exhaustion play as much a role in a team's playoff picture - as the team itself. BECAUSE I'm a Stars fan, it never sat with me to say, "Stars in six" when we haven't been in a looooonnnngggg time. It sucks that we've been eliminated, but not unexpected. So, now I'm cheering on the Florida Panthers to win.
I'm hoping for Cats in 7. I know it's completely secondary to winning the Cup, but I'd like to see it happen at home. The celebrations are just so much better when a champion lifts it in their own arena.
As an Oilers fan. This is going to be one hell of a match up and will have many on edge. I'm just happy to see that the Oilers made it this far with odds against them.
New hockey fan here, chose Florida as my team a few years ago because of the pure absurdity of a jungle cat in a rural urban area . This gets me excited to see how FLD will adapt to try and combat Edm this series . They’ve never won a cup hopefully it’s their year
Thank you for your content. I wish they could break down stuff like this during period breaks. You can tell the teams have their systems but its hard to exactly know what they are looking for, when its working and when its not and what went wrong, while you are trying to focus game in overall and not just tactical things
I was one of the ones that wrote off the Oilers early on, I honestly didn't see them recovering mentally from that start. I was wrong and they look incredibly strong mentally and physically steamrolling into the Cup finals. Congrats and good luck vs the Panthers!
Two non-play-related moments from the Oilers this year gave me inexplicable confidence in them: the Draisaitl-McDavid bench taps (7:55), and the heated exchange between Perry and Kane which was brushed off with the response, "brothers fight." This team is tight, and it shows.
I didn't expect Edmonton to make the finals, especially considering how bad they did earlier this year. Just goes to show that it's never too late to comeback from such an awful start. also Fun Fact: this is the 2nd time an Alberta-based team and a Florida-based team faced each other in the Finals. The last time that happened was coincidentally 20 years ago with Calgary and Tampa Bay in 2004.
Yep, still remember the controversial disallowed Gelinas goal in Game 6 of OT that would’ve won the cup. One of the many reasons people believe Bettman hates Canada.
I picked them for the final just because they’ve been the best in the league since that start - but I thought they were fragile and thought Dallas was going to take care of business after that third period collapse a few games ago. Much credit & respect.
Great job explaining the gameplay. I’m a fairly new fan to hockey and the way you described the action made much more sense to me than most other sources.
Oilers fan here. Dallas played with such class. Mad respect for your team and your city. You guys put on a hell of a show. Feels like we are kindred spirits, the Texas of the north and Texas.
I'm just so happy for Skinner. He's had so many naysayers, especially going up against Oettinger. But when he's in the zone, he's just so damn good. I'm thrilled to see him play in the SCF.
I rarely cared about hockey until the algorithm allowed you to show up… and pretty sure the first one was this exact one from earlier this season. Been subscribed since and started catching Dallas games.
I still keep thinking to myself that if you would’ve told me 10 years ago that the oilers and the panthers would be facing each other in the Stanley cup final someday I would’ve laughed 🤣 you have to respect the amount of work these two teams have put in to their franchise over the last decade!
I am so proud of my Edmonton Oilers for their eighth conference championship. Let's go Oilers! I am enjoying this cup run and hope it ends in our sixth Stanley Cup title! Should be a great final series this year
Why do sports fans say "our" and "my" team? I'm just curious as a bystander as you are merely watching the game, buying their merchandise, and essentially being their product. They literally don't know you exist.
I'm a big Panthers fan and, yes, they do look like the favorite. But I am NOT writing off the Oilers, far from it. They have too many players that are really coming into their own. Their special teams were perfect in game 6 against Dallas. I don't think Skinner is going to falter. It's going to be an exciting, hard fought final series. I can't wait!!
Mark Stuart is the PK coach, the Oilers might set another record for their PK being above 100% effective because of our short handed goals in a Stanley Cup Final series. If so, it'll be fun to see all future cup runs puzzled by that number.
McDavid's game is so reliant on his skating. I hope he can continue produce well into his 30s as his skating wanes. Would love to see someone break 2k points in a career.
If you recall, the St Louis Blues were also in at the bottom of the rankings, the year they went to win their first Cup. Ever. 2018-2019 season, everyone figured the Blues were going to go the same that they'd always done. Jake Allen was as effective at stopping pucks as your average deli-sliced swiss cheese, and they were, at one point, the bottom of their division, and pretty close to the bottom of the entire league. And then they pulled out a win. Binnington, for all the shenanigans that he's had in recent years, was crucial to that win, bc of his ability to stop the pucks that Allen couldn't. (Yes, I'm fully aware that Binnington is a slur, these days, but give credit where credit is due; the kid helped the Blues win their first cup.) The Oilers didn't change a goalie, bc they knew that Skinner was the dude that could get it done. They changed coach, and it was the spark that was needed to shake things up, and give the Oilers back their belief in themselves. TLDR: Oilers are going to take the Cup in 5 games.
Don't forget that when the Oilers got spanked by the Hurricanes, the Hurricanes were also in the basement of NHL standings and had no consistent goal tending until after Christmas. So they went down to a Hurricanes team, that at the time, had no goal tending, bad defense, and a hard time scoring
Idk why my brain for the longest time kept thinking u were talking abt the 06 finals. And I was like hey, those Canes were good lol. Then I realized u meant from the vid and this year. It's prob cus I keep looking up past playoffs
Oilers were worse..and get your eyes checked if you think the oilers got spanked. The series went 7 games and Pisani was the best player for both teams
Thank you for another great analysis. I like how you showed the coaching adjustments because it was visible with the eye test that EDM solved the Dallas fly outs but just couldnt see how. I feel a SC Finals vid coming up! Anyoen wishing they had it starting on Fri or Sat instead of Sunday??
Vancouver: comeback kings by making wild comebacks in the 3rd period Edmonton: comeback grandmasters by turning their season around and also Skinner, who looked terrible in the series against Vancouver, is now looking amazing. Probably something else too.
Skinner really only looked bad in the first half of the VAN series. Since coming back for 6 and 7 up until now, he's been lights out with sv& and more importantly GSAx
This is pretty cool, I didn't even realize they started the season out like this. It was pretty cool watching an 8 seed kings team win the cup in 2012.
I don't care which team you follow, but you all know the significance of this. A Canadian Team hasn't won the cup in over 30 years. OVER 30 YEARS. Edmonton really has a chance here, and it'll be an all-out war with Florida for Lord Stanley's Mug. All of Canada is standing with the Oilers, the entire country needs that cup, BAD. Can't wait for the Godzilla vs King Kong matchup of Oilers vs Panthers, and of course, good luck to you Florida. Y'all have Montour, who's an Ontario boy, so some Canadians are still walking out with a W no matter who wins. as for Edmonton, I'm a Canucks fan, but I'll be tuning in for these, GIVE EM HELL FOR BEN N' JOEY!!! Say it with me Canadians, *LET'S GO OILERS!!!*
It’s time for people to admit that goaltending was never the issue with the Oilers. They they needed to learn defensive systems so they wouldn’t give up horrible high risk chances.
My home team 🧡💙 We haven’t had a win since Gretzky. We are playing the best I’ve ever seen us play, our city is BUZZING. It’s amazing to behold, and I don’t even usually watch the games!
I'm 43. I grew up with Gretz, Mario Stevie Y, Coffey, Messier, and so on. McDavid is probably the best I've ever seen. I say this as a Wings fan. The dude is just electric and a class act. Looking forward to this final. I love 45 minutes from Sunrise, Fl. I've seen 50 + Panthers games against the Wings and Bruins (fiance is a huge Bruins fan). I kind of hate the Panthers ngl 😂 But man they are good. I feel like it will come down to the goalies. I think Edmonton has an advantage as Bob can be exploited. Trouble is getting the shots to actually get to the net. So we'll see.
Reminds me of the Penguins back in 2016, were down in the basement after the first half of the year. They went on to dominate the rest of the season and cruise through the playoffs.
The fact that they were outshot 3 to 1 and still won the game says a lot about both the goaltending and the defense. I have seen Stanley Cups won before with teams using this strategy. It is usually hard to score goals in playoff games, so the strategy is not "who scores the most goals wins", but "who scores the least goals loses".
Awesome breakdown! It is actually embarassing that all those well paid pundits and 'analysts' on SN, TNT and the likes never have anything insightful to offer, other than the usual "It's all about attention to detail" or some other cliché. Instead channels like yours do the hard work and provide some actual analysis.
Compare this team to the 2019 St. Louis Blues. Similar stories. Basement. Coaching change. Turnaround. Stanley Cup Finals. We will see if they can seal the deal. I predict the Cats in 6
As a born and raised oilers fan, who watched us get demolished for yrs then get connor and leon and still do alright im soo happy were finally in the finals for once
People saying oilers only won with 10 shots, they are going to get wrecked against Florida. Don’t forget that is one game, we had the most shots on goal for the entire season against any team.
Florida is a great playoff team. I hope Edmonton is ready for the physicality. And I also hope the league (refs) doesn't favor Florida and allow them to cheat like they did my team last year.
Who’s we? You play for the panthers? It didn’t say the oilers were going to win. It’s going to be a good series finale. Not a fan of either team but they are both good.
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So - Who wins the cup? Florida or Edmonton?
Expect a Stanley Cup Preview this week diving in on both teams!
Also - thank you all for watching & supporting the channel. These playoffs have been a blast to cover!
I want Edmonton to win!🎉
Florida.
I want OILERS TO WIN!! GO OILERS GO
Heart says Florida, head says Florida lmaoooo
Edmonton
Been watching hockey for 40 years and never seen anyone in any form of media break down games and plays with such detail for us amateurs. These videos are 100% pure gold. Thank you.
How have you watched hockey for 40 years and are still an amateur? I’ve been watching for 8 and I know more about hockey and how it’s played than most hockey fans do on earth. When you say watching, do you mean just going to the bar and getting hammered with your friends when the game happens to be on?
I love doing it. Thank you for watching!
@@user-vt3vo1yd3vbro what
Agreed, love these breakdowns
@@user-vt3vo1yd3v excellent pasta
That draisaitl & mcdavid Pat on the bench will live on forever
Can anyone tell me the story behind that? Thanks.
@@watervillegangmember they had the worst start in team history after showing up 2 weeks early to start the season
@@watervillegangmember This video is literally the story behind it
@@watervillegangmemberso they started bad, made the coaching change, had a rough road trip in Tampa, Florida, and Carolina (as you can see it was 5-1 in that game) to drop their record to 5-12-1 (the second time they dropped to 7 games under 500), and multiple people used that as an indication that Edmonton was not coming out of the deep hole it was in. Following that game the Oilers won 24 out of their next 27 games and went 44-14-5 from that game to the end of the season (56-20-5 if you include the first 3 rounds in that)
Then, mirror that to them hugging after the conference final win. Chefs kiss.
I'm an Oilers fan in Australia and let me tell you, I CRIED when we won the game. Still doesn't feel real. Let's win it for Canada boys!
Absolutely legendary that you’re cheering Edmonton on from Australia! Thanks for supporting the Oilers!
Canadian here.. Just wanted to say WE LOVE YOU!
Great breakdown. Love these analyses. Only one missing credit - Paul Coffey. Knoblauch is brilliant, don't get me wrong, but the biggest difference in Edmonton since the coaching change has been with their defense.
I think k this is like MEGA understated. I think he's more responsible than Knob, who is probably doing a great job but Coffey is a 4time Champ hall of famer with undeniable hockey IQ especially for defense.
No Coffee, no cup run IMO (ie. Same old oilers)
And special Teams
@@lup1up was he just brought in this season?
I've been saying for 3 years that if the Oilers can figure out their D, they'll win a cup. Welp, they figured it out.
Nurse, Bouchard, Ceci, eckholm, etc. Have all shown me glimpses of Paul Coffee style of transitioning their offensive potential in key moments. It's been a huge change in the momentum and supports the mindset of the top lines. You can see the energy shift . None of these defensemen played this way until the coaching change. It's truly what saved the oilers. Also the back checking has been noticeably better as well. Less coasting back to help.
The Oilers had 2 goals on 3 shots in the first period. Even being grossly outshot they hung on to win. Insane.
Yeah that's not winning stats at all. But it's championship type stats by winning games where you don't have winning stats at all. Will be awesome to see how they pull off such things against cats
Keep in mind this was the first game in the series that the corsi was in Dallas’ favor. Dallas deserved game 6 but Edmonton deserved game 3
@@barstar888 i dont believe that robo had a hat trick the only one on either side even. oilers won cause they finally got ppgs, those three last games they win by ppg margns only. thats what they were missing and the only win condition they have. they lose this game without that pp. just like they lose the series if it never wakes up. the only bad dallas game was that game 5 depression./
After they scored the first 2 in the first period they went completely on lockdown defense. They weren't even trying to shoot when they had opportunities they just kept the clock running.
@@lup1up - They have to stay out of the box because the cats were killing the Rangers on the PP.
You and channels like yours are Hockey Media. There's no comparison. You guys are where we get our info. An absolutely invaluable resource.
I think I speak for all NHL fans when I say thank you for the constant informative content!
yeah ever since i started watching these channels now i feel like i follow every team and player ffs
This is honestly going to be a great series. The best Canadian team vs the best American one.
I hope to god we get our first this time.
Leafs are the best Canadian team. Get your facts straight
@@guyfantastico8268 As a fan of that team, no, we are not. For now we're 2nd.
^Muppet
@guyfantastico8268 Fact is, Leafs are out. Get your facts straight!
As a Rangers fan, I really wish we could have found a way to keep Kris Knoblouch, but I'm glad he has moved on and found success so early as an NHL coach. I'll be cheering for the OIlers b/c of our ex-ahl Rangers coach, but I also just like the OIlers and how exciting their players are, I mean who doesn't like watching them? No hat for the Panthers, they are just an awesome team to watch too. Gonna be a great series. Good luck to both teams.
Mcdavid, Bouchard, and a lot of their players are developing. This team had something overlooked, all the pro panellists, of which 80% said Dallas would win, which is passion. When you have a city that makes their team the be all end all, I can get behind this result.
Totally agree with you. This final 4, probably all if them had really insanely high passion except maybe Rags. But EDM has passion PLUS insane expectations. From media, fans, but most importantly, themselves.
Now in finals, it's even more crazy. Because just on the other side is another team with about the same level of passion and self expectation. You see how Tkachuk and barkov talk about how they felt after losing last year, etc.
This is gonna be wild! But so, so we'll deserved either way it goes. IMO it's one of those years a lot of ppl would be happy if both teams could hypothetically win
@@lup1up totally man. no question the panthers have passion too. I’ll be on the edge of my seat
I, too, was thinking/hoping Dallas would win but never thought it would be a lopsided series, far from it. The Oilers have a lot of players that really are coming on and were never going to be dominated by the Stars. Hyman was one of my favorites when a Leaf and is now as an Oiler. One thing I did NOT do was write the Oilers off when they had that horrendous start to the season. A lot of people did write them off, and that obviously was a big mistake.
It’s a country now not just the city ha
They barely hung in vs the Stars lol. PP will be the x factor.
This will be a very interesting final. I feel that the Panthers are the 2009 Pittsburgh Penguins, whereas the Oilers are the 2019 St. Louis Blues.
spot on i feel the same way
That's actually a really great comparison in terms of the storylines for all those teams👍👍
Different end tho...
The oilers are not that blues team lol. Oilers have generational players, stl had none
@typhant4043 I'm talking more in terms of a coaching change turning a team around.
seeing Skinner so happy after the buzzer made me so happy
Reminds me of my 2019 blues that were in the basement in the standings and miraculously came back to win the cup. I think the two best teams are in the final now and it should be a great series. I'm excited.
that was no miracle man. that was Bennington lol
@@AxeomThe goat
@@Hype_Incarnate FAR from it bro. There are active goaltenders with multiple Vezinas (Shesterkin/Bobrovsky) and Ben doesn't have 1.
That said, to win a Cup, you only need 16 wins and he showed up in the form of a brick wall the last 8.
That one really hurt as a Boston fan.
@@Axeom whos ben
That was a thoroughly excellent breakdown of the Oilers this round vs. Dallas.
Thank you! Go Oil!
Stars fan here. We chocked big time, but I can’t help but root for the Oilers. Such a historic team!
The Stars were a class act. Your showmanship for the games was incredible! Gave me goosebumps to watch the energy, lighting, and solidarity in Dallas!
If the series went the other way, I would be cheering for Dallas to hoist the cup.
@@trevorsanigaWell said
i'm amazed as to how much thought is actually put into positioning and just the structured everything is. i knew coaches made plays and stuff but it's so much more intricate than i ever thought.
Nurse, Bouchard, Ceci, eckholm, etc. Have all shown me glimpses of Paul Coffee style of transitioning their offensive potential in key moments. It's been a huge change in the momentum and supports the mindset of the top lines. You can see the energy shift . None of these defensemen played this way until the coaching change. It's truly what saved the oilers. Also the back checking has been noticeably better as well. Less coasting back to help.
This channel turned me into more of a NHL fan than i thought id ever be. Love the breakdowns
Seriously this is the first season I have been following your content and as a former player for a decade I am simply amazed every time you post. These breakdowns are so thorough that I can't imagine following any season forward without them. You, my good sir are making some of the best content I have ever seen. Keep doing it your style. It is uncomparable, stunning at times. Sending love from Slovakia. Let's go oilers! Long live the king Connor McJesus!
My first thought after McDavids toe drag goal, after I picked my jaw up and shoved my eyes back in their sockets, was, “I can’t wait to see HP break this down.”
Awesome awesome video as always.
That double McDangle with cheese was delicious!
I really appreciate the work you do. I love the NHL so much and your coverage of it is amazing and ahead of its time. Thanks again!
Lifelong hockey fan and I’m still learning so much. Loving your videos, especially all the extra playoffs content!
Great video as per usual with your channel. Once again the Oilers are getting written off by how great the opposing team is. I truly don't know what to expect as the outcome. I am in Edmonton and this city is going bananas. Go Oilers!
Great and insightful stuff as always. Who needs those pre and postgame shows anyway
was waiting for that video all day in Germany :D Thank you!
I had a dream the other night and Mcdavid hoisted the cup.....was born in Edmonton and its always been one of my favorite teams!! Oilers will bring The Cup home!!
I've been watching hockey for only 20 years, whoever found the oilers new coach was/is a genius.
Stars fan here: as a sports fan, I KNOW that the game isn't over until the final buzzer. And that scheduling, health, and exhaustion play as much a role in a team's playoff picture - as the team itself. BECAUSE I'm a Stars fan, it never sat with me to say, "Stars in six" when we haven't been in a looooonnnngggg time.
It sucks that we've been eliminated, but not unexpected. So, now I'm cheering on the Florida Panthers to win.
The expertise and production value of this breakdown is incredible. Well done!
I've been watching Hockey for over 50 years and your videos have amazing analysis and perspective. Kudos.
I was there last night. What a game!
Its call final conference playoff game
must've been electric, as a Flames fan i fear i'll never know the feeling
Great analysis. Panther fan here. Going to be an awesome series, I'm so excited. Panthers in 6!
I'm hoping for Cats in 7. I know it's completely secondary to winning the Cup, but I'd like to see it happen at home. The celebrations are just so much better when a champion lifts it in their own arena.
Cats in 6, hell yea
Panthers will have this sewn up in 5.
As an Oilers fan. This is going to be one hell of a match up and will have many on edge. I'm just happy to see that the Oilers made it this far with odds against them.
New hockey fan here, chose Florida as my team a few years ago because of the pure absurdity of a jungle cat in a rural urban area . This gets me excited to see how FLD will adapt to try and combat Edm this series . They’ve never won a cup hopefully it’s their year
These breakdowns are, amazing. 💯
McDavid just casually reminding the rest of the league that they cant even do anything about it.
Thank you for your content. I wish they could break down stuff like this during period breaks. You can tell the teams have their systems but its hard to exactly know what they are looking for, when its working and when its not and what went wrong, while you are trying to focus game in overall and not just tactical things
Don't forget the killer goal tending, excellent group of guys all around. Next series gona be like 80's hockey. Can't wait
I was one of the ones that wrote off the Oilers early on, I honestly didn't see them recovering mentally from that start. I was wrong and they look incredibly strong mentally and physically steamrolling into the Cup finals. Congrats and good luck vs the Panthers!
Makes for a hell of a story
Great analysis as always. Bieksa did a nice package on the adaptation of EDMs power play during one of the intermissions as well. Also excellent.
Two non-play-related moments from the Oilers this year gave me inexplicable confidence in them: the Draisaitl-McDavid bench taps (7:55), and the heated exchange between Perry and Kane which was brushed off with the response, "brothers fight." This team is tight, and it shows.
I didn't expect Edmonton to make the finals, especially considering how bad they did earlier this year. Just goes to show that it's never too late to comeback from such an awful start.
also Fun Fact: this is the 2nd time an Alberta-based team and a Florida-based team faced each other in the Finals. The last time that happened was coincidentally 20 years ago with Calgary and Tampa Bay in 2004.
Yep, still remember the controversial disallowed Gelinas goal in Game 6 of OT that would’ve won the cup. One of the many reasons people believe Bettman hates Canada.
nobody did! hockey is a beautiful sport.
can anyone say RIGGED?
@@Cornelius-c4g RIGGED
It's never too late to make a comeback unless it's Toronto
This is such brilliant analysis.
I picked them for the final just because they’ve been the best in the league since that start - but I thought they were fragile and thought Dallas was going to take care of business after that third period collapse a few games ago. Much credit & respect.
Great job explaining the gameplay. I’m a fairly new fan to hockey and the way you described the action made much more sense to me than most other sources.
Hey dude ...your breaking down of the various plays/setups and attacks is very revealing... thanx for your insights and efforts.
These breakdowns are so on point, it gives the opponent an advantage; therefore, may the informed coaching staff's team win!
Fantastic video, amazing technical breakdowns!!!!!!!!!
Absolutely fantastic video
Stars fan here.
Hell of a series by the Oilers. They were the better team and deserved to win. Go get McJesus a cup! ❤
Oilers fan here. Dallas played with such class. Mad respect for your team and your city. You guys put on a hell of a show.
Feels like we are kindred spirits, the Texas of the north and Texas.
I'm just so happy for Skinner. He's had so many naysayers, especially going up against Oettinger. But when he's in the zone, he's just so damn good. I'm thrilled to see him play in the SCF.
And he's from Edmonton. I can't even imagine that feeling- the pride, the pressure, and the level of desire
Panthers are going to Skinner alright. 🔪🩸
Get ready for heartbreak, Twinkle Toes.
Nice video as oilers fan I’m having flashbacks and feels like just yesterday lol LGO it has been a hell of wild ride
Awesome breakdown, just top notch. Go Oil!
Watching your Vids here in Germany, cause we dont have such informativ hockey content here in the media. Its all about football...so thank you.
Excellent analysis.
I rarely cared about hockey until the algorithm allowed you to show up… and pretty sure the first one was this exact one from earlier this season. Been subscribed since and started catching Dallas games.
Vancouver fan now cheering for Canada's Team! ❤❤❤
Panthers NOT LOOSER MCDAVID GOLDEN BOY
I still keep thinking to myself that if you would’ve told me 10 years ago that the oilers and the panthers would be facing each other in the Stanley cup final someday I would’ve laughed 🤣 you have to respect the amount of work these two teams have put in to their franchise over the last decade!
I am so proud of my Edmonton Oilers for their eighth conference championship. Let's go Oilers! I am enjoying this cup run and hope it ends in our sixth Stanley Cup title! Should be a great final series this year
Why do sports fans say "our" and "my" team? I'm just curious as a bystander as you are merely watching the game, buying their merchandise, and essentially being their product. They literally don't know you exist.
Panthers won’t be denied this season. Your 6th Cup will have to wait.
@@X-7-JAMES We shall see
It's easy to write the Oilers off with how good Florida is but I think the Stanley Cup Final will be closer than a lot of people think it will be
I'm a big Panthers fan and, yes, they do look like the favorite. But I am NOT writing off the Oilers, far from it. They have too many players that are really coming into their own. Their special teams were perfect in game 6 against Dallas. I don't think Skinner is going to falter. It's going to be an exciting, hard fought final series. I can't wait!!
I wouldn't be surprised if it goes to 2OT in game 7.
This series is going to be wild. A chess match at 40 km/h.
So happy to be an oilers fan over the years 4 wins away baby
Knob said he didn’t do anything with the pk he gave someone else that opportunity and it payed off hugely
Mark Stuart is the PK coach, the Oilers might set another record for their PK being above 100% effective because of our short handed goals in a Stanley Cup Final series. If so, it'll be fun to see all future cup runs puzzled by that number.
2024 Stanley Cup Champions, Edmonton Oilers
me when i lie
McDavid's game is so reliant on his skating. I hope he can continue produce well into his 30s as his skating wanes. Would love to see someone break 2k points in a career.
good breakdown, thanks for this!
If you recall, the St Louis Blues were also in at the bottom of the rankings, the year they went to win their first Cup. Ever.
2018-2019 season, everyone figured the Blues were going to go the same that they'd always done. Jake Allen was as effective at stopping pucks as your average deli-sliced swiss cheese, and they were, at one point, the bottom of their division, and pretty close to the bottom of the entire league. And then they pulled out a win. Binnington, for all the shenanigans that he's had in recent years, was crucial to that win, bc of his ability to stop the pucks that Allen couldn't. (Yes, I'm fully aware that Binnington is a slur, these days, but give credit where credit is due; the kid helped the Blues win their first cup.)
The Oilers didn't change a goalie, bc they knew that Skinner was the dude that could get it done. They changed coach, and it was the spark that was needed to shake things up, and give the Oilers back their belief in themselves.
TLDR: Oilers are going to take the Cup in 5 games.
It will be so aad seeing Skinner crying as the Panthers hoist the cup. I hope his team doesn't put all the blame on him again.
Don't forget that when the Oilers got spanked by the Hurricanes, the Hurricanes were also in the basement of NHL standings and had no consistent goal tending until after Christmas. So they went down to a Hurricanes team, that at the time, had no goal tending, bad defense, and a hard time scoring
The actual low point was when they lost to the sharks
Idk why my brain for the longest time kept thinking u were talking abt the 06 finals.
And I was like hey, those Canes were good lol. Then I realized u meant from the vid and this year. It's prob cus I keep looking up past playoffs
Oilers were worse..and get your eyes checked if you think the oilers got spanked. The series went 7 games and Pisani was the best player for both teams
@@tomreed-oe7hi I think the guy was talking about losing to the hurricanes 5-1 this year not losing in 7 games with their backup goalie in 2006.
@@lup1up you weren’t the only one.
Nice to get this win after all the pain of playing Dallas during the dead puck era lol
Thank you for another great analysis. I like how you showed the coaching adjustments because it was visible with the eye test that EDM solved the Dallas fly outs but just couldnt see how.
I feel a SC Finals vid coming up! Anyoen wishing they had it starting on Fri or Sat instead of Sunday??
Game 1 is Saturday 8pm EST Panthers at home
I already know its a great vid just a minute in. Keep it up, man!!
Edit: just finished and I loved it
Game 6 McDavid is the new standard for what we will see in the final
Vancouver: comeback kings by making wild comebacks in the 3rd period
Edmonton: comeback grandmasters by turning their season around and also Skinner, who looked terrible in the series against Vancouver, is now looking amazing. Probably something else too.
Skinner really only looked bad in the first half of the VAN series. Since coming back for 6 and 7 up until now, he's been lights out with sv& and more importantly GSAx
As much as I wished for this to be a repeat of 2006, with the hurricanes vs oilers, I’m still happy that the oilers made it and the rangers didn’t
I'm so hyped for this years SCF series. I'd be happy to see either team win. Oilers vs Panthers is going to be fun to watch.
This is pretty cool, I didn't even realize they started the season out like this.
It was pretty cool watching an 8 seed kings team win the cup in 2012.
I've been waiting all morning for this video. Oilers being the underdogs to the panthers just means they've got em right where they want em. LFGOIL
I don't care which team you follow, but you all know the significance of this. A Canadian Team hasn't won the cup in over 30 years. OVER 30 YEARS. Edmonton really has a chance here, and it'll be an all-out war with Florida for Lord Stanley's Mug. All of Canada is standing with the Oilers, the entire country needs that cup, BAD. Can't wait for the Godzilla vs King Kong matchup of Oilers vs Panthers, and of course, good luck to you Florida. Y'all have Montour, who's an Ontario boy, so some Canadians are still walking out with a W no matter who wins. as for Edmonton, I'm a Canucks fan, but I'll be tuning in for these, GIVE EM HELL FOR BEN N' JOEY!!! Say it with me Canadians, *LET'S GO OILERS!!!*
LET'S GO OILERS
LET'S GO OILERS!!
btw I'm also a Canucks fan but I also cheer for the Oilers!
Let's go Oilers!
-American Habs fan
It’s time for people to admit that goaltending was never the issue with the Oilers. They they needed to learn defensive systems so they wouldn’t give up horrible high risk chances.
People find it easy to pick on goalies. Ridiculous.
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So many goalies get thrown under the bus because their defense lets them get peppered in the slot.
Great annalysis!!
My home team 🧡💙 We haven’t had a win since Gretzky. We are playing the best I’ve ever seen us play, our city is BUZZING.
It’s amazing to behold, and I don’t even usually watch the games!
I'm 43. I grew up with Gretz, Mario Stevie Y, Coffey, Messier, and so on. McDavid is probably the best I've ever seen. I say this as a Wings fan. The dude is just electric and a class act.
Looking forward to this final. I love 45 minutes from Sunrise, Fl. I've seen 50 + Panthers games against the Wings and Bruins (fiance is a huge Bruins fan). I kind of hate the Panthers ngl 😂 But man they are good. I feel like it will come down to the goalies. I think Edmonton has an advantage as Bob can be exploited. Trouble is getting the shots to actually get to the net. So we'll see.
I really don't think that Edmonton gonna beat Florida, but then again i didnt think that they are going to eliminate Stars, so what i know
Reminds me of the Penguins back in 2016, were down in the basement after the first half of the year. They went on to dominate the rest of the season and cruise through the playoffs.
The fact that they were outshot 3 to 1 and still won the game says a lot about both the goaltending and the defense. I have seen Stanley Cups won before with teams using this strategy. It is usually hard to score goals in playoff games, so the strategy is not "who scores the most goals wins", but "who scores the least goals loses".
Dallas keeping their reputation by making mid, AHL goalies look elite. Skinner is about to get exposed by the Panthers. Can't wait to see it
Can't wait too see him lift the cup, you're so right.
@@JACKAL747 How's that looking?
Awesome breakdown! It is actually embarassing that all those well paid pundits and 'analysts' on SN, TNT and the likes never have anything insightful to offer, other than the usual "It's all about attention to detail" or some other cliché. Instead channels like yours do the hard work and provide some actual analysis.
W video event though I just clicked. Keep it up!!!
Compare this team to the 2019 St. Louis Blues. Similar stories. Basement. Coaching change. Turnaround. Stanley Cup Finals. We will see if they can seal the deal. I predict the Cats in 6
When you get to stanley cup finals after 18 years but then realize you have Correy Perry on the team.
Watching McDavid is poetry in motion. I hope they'll win!
You can add up all the stats and say this or that, but the Oilers have just finally learned to play as a team.
Never mind the potential to win the Stanley Cup. Just winning the Western Conference Championship is a major accomplishment for the Oilers.
Nicely done, go Oilers in the Finals
I'm shocked. Go Oilers!
As a fan. So proud of this group. Always believed in them. No doubt they can win a cup. 🧡💙
As a born and raised oilers fan, who watched us get demolished for yrs then get connor and leon and still do alright im soo happy were finally in the finals for once
Amazing video!
Habs fan in New Zealand but rooting for "Team Canada", the Oilers!
*Goooooo OILERS GOOOO!*
Never clicked on a video so fast LFG!
Let's go Oilers!
People saying oilers only won with 10 shots, they are going to get wrecked against Florida. Don’t forget that is one game, we had the most shots on goal for the entire season against any team.
So true, f them haters
Florida is a great playoff team. I hope Edmonton is ready for the physicality. And I also hope the league (refs) doesn't favor Florida and allow them to cheat like they did my team last year.
Florida will take cup......Spoilers loose..
Agreed! Even during their abysmal start, they were still getting over 50 shots on goal in some games.
Who’s we? You play for the panthers? It didn’t say the oilers were going to win. It’s going to be a good series finale. Not a fan of either team but they are both good.
After that first goal from McDavid went in Dallas had no chance. There was too much momentum and good energy on the Oilers' side.