Gotta disagree, 303. I’d agree if we were talking about streaming (e.g., Amazon Prime, Netflix), but cable seems to be on the way out.
Yep..cable is on the way out but I was talking about over the air free channels. And agree about viewership but that's today's landscape - they want to charge fee for everything. And the matchup isn't ideal being it's a rematch.
This is fantastic. One of the best hockey series I have seen. Reminds me of some of those Edmonton/Calgary playoffs in the 80's. Just so intense and so much action. This is where this sport is so different than soccer. You have an attack mode with these two teams rather than the old Devils sit back and wait for the other team to make a mistake.
If you’re Florida, from a psychological perspective, how do you overcome blowing two massive leads in one Cup Final? This series should be over already if they close out Games 1 & 4. That’s why I think Edmonton has a massive edge, especially with Game 5 heading back north.
That's overrated, "seeing the puck". It's more of a lazy excuse for some. The only two sports where you really see the ball all or 99% of the time is basketball and soccer.
Even live it is much easier to follow from a higher angle.
I am also much more interested in say......switching channels at a moment, then switching back. Streaming has yet to perfect this. It's a deal breaker to me.
I think the “streaming” service that comes closest to this is Apple TV. If you already have your different subscriptions synced (e.g., ESPN+, HBO Max), they give you that capability for sports if you select your favorite teams in your Apple account. You can do that for other movies/series they recommend as well, but obviously that’s not live. IMO, it’s worth checking out.
Great post… right on cue, Marchand opens up the scoring in Game 5 for Florida.
How great were those two goals? I mean they were Lemieux like. What hands he has. He's a tremendous player and maybe one of the most underrated of this generation.
Pretty impressive speed and strength for a guy his age as well. Post game interviews make him far more likable
Here is why I love Florida. Line after line, they just attack and win every loose puck. Every one. It is amazing.
I’ve been comparing this series to the 2009 Cup Final for a while now… Pens were down 3-2 that year and came back to win the series. I think McDavid drags the Oilers to a Game 7.
If the Oilers want to win tonight, they will likely need to use their speed/quickness to negate the Florida forecheck, not take stupid retaliatory penalties, get great goaltending from Skinner, and shut down Marchand and Bennett who are killing them ...... if the Oilers pull it out tonight, I'd love to see a 5 OT Game 7, would be icing on the cake for this GREAT series !!!!!!!
I am an unabashed Panthers fan. Love the way they play, attack loose pucks, the depth and their overall skill.
Everything they do is sweet. Even the second goal, look how they just played the Oilers. They are relentless. Paul Maurice is a ****ing hockey genius and they have alot of talent without having a Gretzky, Lemieux, Sid, Ovy or McDavid.
I love how they move the puck quickly and rarely over pass.
Edmonton has 4 good lines. Perhaps not as good as Florida's, but on the other hand, McDavid and Draisatl take shifts that are way too long, while FLA plays those 4 lines in short effective bursts. Even the first line isn't out there for more than a minute. Some of that reflects their faith in their depth, but some of that is also just bad coaching/team play by McD/D. Or maybe they are just selfish.
And it showed and Florida took advantage of that and their forechecking took it to the oilers.
Panthers brought their A game for sure. But the gutless Oilers quit after the opening goal. I mean this is the Stanley Cup and you are fighting for your lives. Connor McDavid's reputation is going to take a big hit here.
