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Anyone notice how they stopped making the simple passes up to the forwards and just chipped it out everytime onto Floridas sticks. It was driving me crazy

Give it up for the cult of hockey pod cast! 👏👏👏👏 win or loose they go on and do the show game after game, thank you and keep up the good work! We will get her next year!

What a disgrace to Canada….

It feels like i attened a funeral. Sad gloomy day

Super tough to see as an Oilers fan. Thanks for the reporting this season, my favorite podcast!

Great job you guys have done all season. I wish the players and coachs would listen to your advice it could help the team.😢

Cecci i think played a great game last night same with Janmark.

You guys always bring the laughs and insight when the fans need it. I feel for McDavid and the whole team, but if they failed to bring their best at the pinch point, then the Panthers, who did bring their best, take the win. It’s okay. I sure hope Draisaitl keeps his heart in this team. Next year they can build on all the success and hard lessons. They would be even more dangerous and consistent next year. It’s a game and a gorgeous one. Thank you, Oilers

Thank you Cult of Hockey, and Thank you OILERS!!!

This loss ultra-sucks, but we had an awesome year. I believe this is different than 2006, in that we have much better chance to be back, soon, and multiple times.

Maurice, effervescent?? He always seemed one of the most dreary people I can think of.

Thanks for the podcasts 👍

unfortunately the bad goal that has plagued Skinner for a couple of years was in evidence last night. Yes , he's played well the last few weeks...made some great saves... but his propensity to allow a really soft goal cost the Oilers. It's game seven , tied 1 - 1. You can't allow that goal by Reinhart. That stop MUST be made. Under the glove on short side..not screened. Not deflected. It's irrefutable , you must save that at NHL level. Not saying Oil would have won , but that was tough. Ultimately in most important game of his career Skinner was the second best goalie. This tendency to allow bad goals on occasion is why many have lingering doubts about Skinner...myself included.

You both are the best, i never miss a podcast. Thank you for all your hard work. Myles Maloney, St. Albert

Wasn't Skinner...it was a total lackluster performance on the Oilers in general. Very flat...no fire, no extra stride or undying effort to get to the puck. If players are hurt they should NOT be playing!!! I don't care who they are, that's just plain stupid. The other thing is how can the whole team deflate at the same time? I don't get it... it wasn't just Skinner letting in weak goals...he actually kept them to 2 points...which is very reasonable ... it was lack of offense. The Oilers played all out hockey for 3 games and in the SCF of Finals they barely skate to the puck...literally backing up as a play develops and they just escort them into the front of the net. It almost seems rigged. If I didn't know any better that would be a fair conclusion. The Oilers do have the laying an egg syndrome from time to time...just I thought they had more will and presence of mind than that. Very disappointed. Hope it was worth it so they get their turn to win? All the Parasite "industries" like banks and betting Houses fund the NHL... parasites always destroy the host.

Damn, I honestly thought the Oilers would do it but the Panthers said not in our house and they were the better team in this game. Thanks for all all your insights guys, enjoyed it!

The Oilers were outhustled in this game and didn't want it as much. What actually happened to McDavid's vaunted offensive abilities the last two games? This game is actually why McDavid's name is not in the conversation when talking about the best player all-time. Points are one thing, leadership is another. And McDavid is not there yet. I don't blame McDavid for the loss of this game or the series because one man is not the team. But what I saw in the series was the unlikely way that the Oilers' third line was the most consistent and probably the best line for the team in the final series. Something about the way the third line gelled, especially in the final series, says the rookie coach made one big rookie mistake in the final game by not playing the series' best line enough in the last game.

How is a pass 4ft in the air a 'good pass'?

A healthy Draisaitl & Kane………

I would much rather see David Staple’s shelves in the background than the Panthers hoisting the cup over their heads. Why put that on???

Well played season, oilers are so close. Just a few tweaks, I’m sure they learned from this what they need. Whoever the next GM is. It’ll be a challenge but they can do it. Thanks for the podcasts by the cult of hockey. Always nice to watch 👍🏻. Look forward to them after the draft and free agency season. Oilers will win next season the way Florida has and previous cup winners have. They are earning it. One thing to add, I believe refs missed a tripping call moments before the 2-1 goal. Had they called it, probably Florida doesn’t have that 2-1 goal. Broadcasters pointed out the missed trip. Idk who it was but I remember seeing an oiler falling down due to a Florida players stick. TBH I’m not sure there is much integrity with the NHL.

Oilers got lucky playing the lousy Kings in the first round. While Dallas won the Presidents trophy and got Vegas then Colorado? By the time they played the Oilers they were exhausted. Vancouver was good but not an elite team and fell apart physically. So will you Oiler fans be as lucky next year?

We will be back

As soon as the Panthers won I had to shut it off and catch the Cult in A.M. In hindsight I think I bolted from that game as soon as it was over not because we lost but because we didn't really show up. We allowed the Panthers to dictate the type of game it was going to be and we never challenged that. We also clearly had lady luck abandon us tonight or did McLeod knock her overboard! My good thing was Skinner, and I feel bad for him that the winner was a weird one. It's too bad, but for the second straight year I don't think the better team won...the better team just couldn't prevent self inflicted loses. But despite that it was another amazing run. Thank you Oilers, Oiler fans, and all those who cover them including the Cult.

We are so lucky to be here on the 24th of June having just watched our team come close but overall have an amazing season, yes it hurts so much, but have faith next year they will be back, in full force, with so much hunger and all having the experience now to deal with ANYTHING any team can throw at them, no longer are they just all offense, be proud because you should be! Have a wonderful summer and see you all in the preseason! Next year is OUR YEAR!

I enjoyed the cult as much as the games. Sad but oh well. Can’t beat the referees.

Edmonton should keep Ceci

This was their first time in the Stanley Cup final, they just didn’t have enough composure and tenacity to finish the job.

a great run by a very good team....good commentary by you 2...I am a Leaf fan....your team template is too much like ours....can't win often with too much skill upfront....you came closer than we ever have....

Draisaitl totally shit the bed and for wanting to win...did pretty much nothing to prove that..

Bottom line is, I have been saying the Oilers needed to come out flying like they had them previous three games in order to win and establish dominance early. They did not do that, they looked timid. They were behind it all night from the first five minutes on, they did have somewhat of a pushback in the second and third. But too late. They did not deserve to win it. I didn’t play with Temp from the beginning? On Skinner and defensive play on. They did not deserve to win.

Great pod cast really enjoyed it all season!

They gave us hope. Came back from 0-3 deficit only to bring a lifeless effort when it mattered the most. 2 freebie goals against and that's all Florida needed.

Disgrace

Gotta give Florida credit they played great. And outside of Ekholm Janmark and Henrique the Panthers just wanted it more than the Oilers. After this, I don't think the young guys will ever want to feel this again if they get back to the cup. Not wanting to lose again, on home ice, and be remembered for the biggest collapse in sports history, trumps wanting to come back and win your first trip to the cup. I'm not too disappointed, they gave us a heck of a ride and you could tell in the 1st 10 minutes of the game the desperation in Panthers not to lose was higher than the oilers desire to win. Except Janmark Ekholm and Henrique you could see they were desperate not to feel the disappointment of losing the stanley cup again. Now all the young guys know that feeling too and will want it more, not just the desire to win, but the desperation not to feel this again.

Long post follows. Read / Don't Read up to you. Statistics for Round 4 Cup Finals Game 7 Edmonton at Florida June 24th, 2024. These are "Base" statistics and are simply a foundation for reference not the detailed stats the Cult of Hockey compiles. On a personal note I'd like to thank the COH group. Every game you're there for us with expert level analysis, advanced analytics, opinions, and some humour from time to time. Your work is exceptional and I, for one, appreciate it. Score: Oilers 1, Panthers 2. Panthers win Series 4-3 winning the Stanley Cup for first time in Franchise History. Edmonton Oilers Janmark 1 Goal Ceci 1 Primary Assist Skinner 19 Saves on 21 Shots = .905 Save %age, 58 minutes played Florida Panthers Verhaeghe 1 Goal, 1 Primary Assist Reinhart 1 Goal (GWG) Rodrigues 1 Primary Assist Lundell 1 Secondary Assist Kulikov 1 Secondary Assist Bobrovski 23 Saves on 24 Shots = .958 3 Stars: 3-Verhaeghe (1G, 1A), 2-Reinhart (1G), 1-Bobrovsky (.958 Save %age) Edmonton Florida Shots on Goal 24 21 Hits 19 30 Faceoffs Won 31 28 PP 0/1 0/2 Giveaways 9 13 (12 per NST) Takeaways 7 (6 per NST) 12 Blocked Shots 13 (12 per NST) 17 (15 per NST) Player TOI SOG +/- PIM Hits Blocks Giveaways Takeaways Bouchard 27:43 5 0 2 1 3 2 0 Ekholm 26:07 4 0 0 0 3 1 0 Ceci 18:35 1 0 0 2 1 0 0 Kulak 15:40 0 -2 0 1 0 0 0 Nurse 15:39 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 Broberg 14:37 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 McDavid 25:42 2 0 0 2 2 2 1 Hyman 24:52 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 Draisaitl 22:22 0 -1 0 0 0 2 3 Nuge 21:00 1 -1 0 2 1 0 0 Foegele 13:50 4 -2 2 0 1 0 0 Janmark 12:40 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 Brown 12:08 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 Henrique 11:55 2 1 0 2 0 0 0 Holloway 10:31 0 0 0 3 0 1 0 McLeod 9:02 0 -2 0 0 0 1 1 Perry 7:52 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 Ryan 6:54 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 Oilers Faceoffs Won Lost Percent Draisaitl 16 7 69.6 Henrique 6 6 50.0 Ryan 3 5 37.5 Nuge 3 1 75.0 McDavid 3 7 30.0 McLeod 0 1 0.00 Holloway 0 1 0.00 Panthers Faceoffs Won Lost Percent Barkov 10 2 83.3 Rodrigues 5 4 55.6 Lundell 5 5 50.0 Bennett 3 5 37.5 Stenlund 2 6 25.0 Reinhart 2 7 22.2 Okposo 1 0 100.0 Luostarinen 0 2 0.00 Florida won the cup for the first time in franchise history after loosing in the finals last year. Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe as the MVP of the playoffs (he didn't come out for the trophy, he wanted the cup). So I couldn't watch or listen to the game. I have treatments on Monday's that make that pretty much impossible. I tried catching what I could but just couldn't watch or listen to a lot. The stats tell and interesting back and forth in some ways but the key stats for me are Giveaways, Takeaways, and Blocked Shots. Oilers had less giveaways (by 4) (good). They also had 5 less takeaways (not good) and 4 less blocks (13 for the Oilers, 17 for the Panthers, also not good). The Panthers out hit Edmonton 30 to 19 (so by 11). Edmonton was slightly better in the faceoff circle and took 1 extra penalty though both PK's were at 100% and no one scored on the PP. By all accounts this was a good and very close game that the Panthers just did a little more to win. Mentioned it to a friend's son once but it's possible to do your best and do everything right yet still lose because others can be better. In this game Leon didn't even get a Shot on Goal and Connor had 2. The big 4 were offensively invisible. That is a good for the Panthers and a Bad for the Oilers. I hope the Oilers get there, I hope they hoist the cup again (and I hope it's next year). Hope is understanding but a lot of things have to happen for there to be realistic hope. To all of those that have followed hockey and who's youtube sites I've ever posted on I want to thank-you for your support of hockey and, most of all, the Oilers. To all the fans of every team it is possible your team will get there, you do have a chance and you can also feel the wildest of high's and the lowest of low's and everything in-between. Never give up. Never surrender to the apathy that can happen. Make sure your team knows that you support them. I am so grateful to my community, my home city of Edmonton. The fans here are wonderful (and very very loud) in their support. I'm grateful to the Oilers fans across the planet, old and new. Those that may have just seen hockey for the first time or those that have been watching or playing for decades. Thank-you for allowing me to contribute in my way and for those that have supported my efforts. Take care all.

No, Staples. The better team did NOT win the Cup. That’s what sucks about game 7s - comes down to dumb luck

I think the Panthers benefitted of having played the final series in this crucial game 7. They were confident. Similarly, if the Oilers would reach to the finals next year, I think they would take the cup. The team was spectacular after the coach change. Even Skinner was great, but I wonder, if he is great enough. Your analysis has been such a treat to listen. Thank you.

How do you come back from a 3-0 series deficit so dominantly to lose game 7, it's honestly baffling, I thought this was in the bag once the Oilers tied the series. I hate Florida teams, they're crowd and market is weak. I hope the state of Florida never wins another cup again. Garbage state!

Good point Dave about not using the hot Janitor-Rico-Brown line more, also to keep the big guns fresher. Did Ceci live up to his Mr. Game 7 label?

Bouchard is only worth that kinda money because of the players around him, Mcdavid etc Draisaitl

Draistl is a non entity

Thanks for doing this again this year guys. It's great to hear intelligent conversation about hockey, about the Oilers. I appreciate your effort

Mistake by the coach, henrique line should have play more , Nuge should have never start the game on first line

Unfortunately with Ryan Mcleod he doesn't lay a hit and when you can't score and barley defend you have to contribute with hitting, he won't learn from this cause he is a perimeter player was and always will be and should be moved on from IMO

Thanks Bruce I’m not the only one sad, I’m just a spectator as a fan only watching all regular season games oilers should have won, McDavid didn’t show up and he’s going to have to live with that forever

Canucks- the NHL does not want this team to win the cup and will fix the final to ensure their demise. Habs-Too much pressure to win it. Jets-Can only ever win one playoff game (Game 1)per year. Ottawa- is a mess right now. Calgary-is in a rebuild. Toronto-jealousy, envy and infighting will prevent them from winning. Also, the Leafs are in the toughest division.

I don't think another Canadian team will ever win the Stanley Cup. If the Oilers with the two best players in the world, Evan Bouchard, Matias Ekholm and Skinner cannot win it, then tell me another Canadian team with better pedigree that can or that will.

Some of these comments though. People are behaving like they didn't get their stanley sippy cup. I know you love this team and it hurts but you just saw some shock and awe hockey and most of you saw it for free.

There's got to be a morning after. It was a great run, exceeded expectations. No matter how hard I wanted to believe they could do it, I couldn't find it for this game. Thought they played pretty good, maybe they were looking for a miracle, too. Just wasn't to be, I guess. It's too bad because the chances of them getting that far next year, pretty remote