2024 CUP CHECK: Game 1 - Bob's Your Uncle - Oilers 0, Panthers 3

[@nerinamak3298]

That was Florida’s worst game since game 1 of the Boston series. I don’t think they like long breaks

[@petrikallio2485]

Yeah and after that game it was over for boston

[@aapokettunen8796]

They still looked like a dangerous team, they were just making more sloppy plays than usual

[@stevenbasarowich3429]

PoMo has never been good at keeping his team's intensity up after a long break.

[@martinvermeer1514]

It makes me laugh that all these experts say the Oilers played well, it's all good, the next game will have a different outcome. What they fail to point out is that a team that didn't play well, still beat an oiler team that "dominated" them. What happens if Florida doesn't play the rest of their games so poorly. What happens if they play their best. I'm sick of "deserve to win". You lost. Florida has lots of room for improvement and Edmonton doesn't...if you can't beat a team at their worst you aren't beating them at their best.

[@Loading_DLC]

@@martinvermeer1514 If Florida now just brings it from here, I could really see them winning in 4 or 5 games.

[@nicholaslouie7590]

Panthers didn’t even played at their best, but they capitalized on their chances. That 3rd period is a perfect example on how to close out a game.

[@Doooooooooooood]

Bringing Okposo was a great bit of business for the Panthers, he isn't flashy, he isn't going to lead your scoring or points but he is going to give you everything on every shift. Just solid as solid comes and that is what you need in the playoffs.

[@X-7-JAMES]

He's a little tank.

[@JulianFranco-d7o]

@@X-7-JAMES I love Oki he is such good person. Him and Tarasenko

[@Jypimeister]

Oilers got totally Bobbed.

[@TheJasonVoorhees]

VGK fan here cheering on the Panthers.... go get that cup gentlemen!🎉

[@georgeblair3894]

"Win-O-Meter" might be the most useless stat in the NHL.

[@wwpjd28]

How so? It’s not saying Oilers deserved to win the game on the ice. But it is say in that maybe only 10% of the time will a goalie stand on his head enough to win a game when you are so significantly outplayed. That is all it’s saying.

[@aidandunne5978]

@cjcable6995 could you please clarify that? It kind of does sound like the same thing: Only X% of the time a goalie will steal a game, which means Y% of the time the other team will win.

[@etahhcumosevahi]

@@aidandunne5978 There is a difference between “deserve to win” and “probability of winning”. The win-o-meter is “deserves to win”. The Vegas book lines is “probability of winning”. Although the win-o-meter had oilers at +90%, the Vegas odds had Florida winning at 85.7% by final 2 minutes of 2nd period. I know this because that’s when I placed my hedge bet on oilers.

[@aidandunne5978]

@@etahhcumosevahi Ahh, okay, thank you!

[@starwarriorterra8373]

I think it's a plenty valid stat; it puts numbers to the eye test of a game's expected outcome versus its actual outcome. It's basically shooting a hypothetical "chance to win" based on all of the stats outside of goals scored--stats that tend to dictate the outcome of a game like shots on goal, scoring chances, zone time, and high-danger opportunities. It isn't saying that the Oilers deserved the win just because they were statistically better than the Panthers, but it is instead basically putting a theoretical number on the more intangible aspects of the game that might not immediately pop out, most notably on goalie play, shot play, and defensive box-outs; the Panthers did a very good job limiting access to juicy rebounds by boxing out in front of the crease, which isn't really a quantifiable stat, to give an example. The problem with the stat is that I feel it gets read wrong a lot. People treat it like a metric to how badly one team choked away a game they should've won (not the case), or they take the "deserve to win" part far too seriously.

[@dennislopez1272]

I warned you, Oiler fans. You hadn't seen a better goalie. BOBBY is on a mission and he won't be denied. "Vezina Bob" will be "Conn Smythe Bob." Oh, and the Panthers will not play that bad again. #GOCATSGO

[@JesMcdld-nb6pg]

Be careful oilers killed Panthers in this game same as Dallas there goaltender was unbeatable but oilers figured him out they'll figure th out oilers speed is hard for Florida to handle oilers a bounce hear there could have won 5 to 2

[@secretlobsterclawsandother2060]

Arturs Silovs though?

[@dennislopez1272]

@@JesMcdld-nb6pg you guys will never learn. There's levels to this. Otter is NOT Bob.

[@X-7-JAMES]

As a Panthers' fan, I think Bob facing and stopping so many breakaways is good for his confidence going forward. We've all seen him not look so great. I think the Panthers will tighten up in game 2 like they did in the 3rd period of game 1. Oilers will make adjustments too. Game 2 should be even better than game 1. Bob remained humble during post game interviews because he knows how dangerous the Oilers are and how quickly things can change. Really hoping he can win his first Stanley Cup along with Paul Maurice. They both deserve it more than any other players on the team, IMO. They've put their time in.

[@dennislopez1272]

@tb7-rf1fb If you've followed Bob long enough, you should know this about him. 1. He's always humble. He's a straight-up great guy. 2. He gets better the more shots he sees. Our back checking has been great, so even though we're giving up breakaways, we're not giving them a boat load of time to snipe.

[@JPbruv]

Agree with your points but Florida excels on the road so they will be feeling well Game 3 & 4 even if they lost game 2.

[@Ando2k10]

During the regular season, they beat Edmonton, in Sunrise, 5-3, and then, a few weeks later, beat them in Edmonton, 5-1, and those were both after Knoblauch was hired.

[@JHockeyFan]

Bobrovsky made several tough saves look easy. Scary that the Panthers looked mediocre to below average for half the game and still won. Panthers in 5 (maybe 6)

[@MaxSoininen]

He also faced 0 shots through screens. He will look like Hasek all series long if that doesn't change.

[@algrundau9441]

OR...the Oilers truly are a better, faster team. Bobby held on for dear life and will not be able to sustain this....Oilers in 6.

[@schustererik83]

@@algrundau9441 yea, thats why this is their first time here after years of failing in the playoffs.

[@hockey_highlights_and_more]

@@MaxSoininenI finally found someone who saw what I saw, they didn’t even get one body in front of bob or a rebound, literally zero second chances too

[@hockey_highlights_and_more]

@@algrundau9441keep dreaming bud, oilers played on the perimeter most of the game and were completely shut down in the third period

[@JustSlapshott]

Goalied

[@andrewbent9204]

Not even close.

[@elemeno0pee]

Agree. Edmonton got goalied by Skinner.

[@JustSlapshott]

@@elemeno0pee lol

[@JustSlapshott]

@@andrewbent9204 let’s just hope there will be enough healthy players for game 2. It’s only game 1

[@hockey_highlights_and_more]

Watch Floridas d they’re a five man unit, has a big role in bob’s success and they shut them down in the third

[@lqgspike4722]

Who else misses Steve on sportsnet?

[@xX0T1Xx]

me

[@W32-W63]

Steve dang it’s & hat pick 😢 miss them man made my Thursdays every week

[@lqgspike4722]

@@W32-W63 faxx those made my week ngl

[@StarFinderWebb]

Don't know why they couldn't work together and let a smaller group like SDPN have some rights for small time stuff. Steve has done alot for sportsnet

[@mcrelish2]

Just you.

[@chrisg1556]

The scary part for Edmonton is that Florida probably played their worst game of the playoffs in this one. Im expecting this series to go at least six, though. Should be fun.

[@JHockeyFan]

Go Panthers

[@sequoiax7094]

Exactly what I was thinking all game. The Oilers came out and played their best hockey tonight and couldn't beat a Panther team who played their worst game of these playoffs.

[@JHockeyFan]

@@sequoiax7094 Panthers worst game was Game 1 of the Bruins series

[@sequoiax7094]

@@JHockeyFan I could agree to that, they don't like long breaks. They'll come out engaged and fired up for game 2. Oilers are in big trouble.

[@dtmgomc2039]

Florida in 5

[@chootum8295]

Don’t worry guys. The Panthers will do much better in game 2.

[@swoosh1420]

Oilers in 6

[@jk7921]

Oilers are gonna win game 4. Florida in 5

[@swoosh1420]

@@jk7921 Florida shoulda lost tn we outplayed in every way bob can’t carry every game bahd

[@firehawk1152]

@@swoosh1420 Bob could be medicore for the rest of the series and still outplay skinner lmaooo

[@raze5346]

​@@swoosh1420same could be said for dallas in game 6

[@TomasCyr]

I'll say this, if Florida wins this year and with Las Vegas winning last year, I really think we're going to see a big shift in team make up as teams try to be more like them

[@generalimlerith8356]

I missed cup check baby glad it’s back

[@waltercorcoran6160]

Hat picks and Dang its made my week. My kids loved them. Please bring them back!!!! We need more Steve and thats from a Bruins fan.

[@ratedRblazin420]

Panthers in 6

[@canada1966]

4

[@t2av159]

4

[@windsolarupnorth7084]

5

[@canada1966]

@@windsolarupnorth7084 4

[@filipohman7277]

Awesome Work Bro, Thanks!!!! Greetings from Helsinki, Finland🇫🇮🇨🇦🇫🇮🇨🇦

[@kieranperreaultdit-morin9262]

Between this game and the Tampa series, Bobrovsky ought to be the top choice for the conn smythe

[@David2Shifty_]

Willie Nylander's chilling on the beach in Cancun

[@quercusquercus532]

Cancun vacations must be cheap this time of year. It's hot as unmanscaped balls in Ontario right now.

[@omegasenpaiz]

Florida is definitely a well determined team this year

[@blueteamk087]

Bobrovsky, imo, won the Conn Smythe last night. masterful performance

[@robreid546]

I was disappointed that Nurse and Ceci were put back together and played as the top dmen. This had been stopped earlier in the playoffs with Bouchard and Ekholm taking the 1st pairing (with great success). Hopefully, this is switched back in the next game.

[@xxllbb55]

You better realize that the SLUG Darnell Nurse IS THE KILLER , he does NOT know how to play defense , stands beside the goal crease WHILE THE SCORER IS STANDING IN FRONT OF THE SLUG # 2 ..... GET RID OD NURSE / HOLLAND / SKINNER and start winning before McDavid is too OLD !

[@danielpetrucci8952]

​@@xxllbb55You sound like a Leaf fan 🤣

[@robreid546]

@danielpetrucci8952 Now, that hurts!

[@robreid546]

@xxllbb55 There's no team that would take Nurse with his 9 million plus contract. Holland's contract is up, and it's been widely speculated that he's either retiring or going to Columbus. Skinner needs to work in a tandem situation in net. The Oil need another goalie who can play 30 to 40 games. The fact that goalies are the most difficult to replace, as there seem to be so few available as of late, is a strong reason to keep Skinner.

[@cartoonscollecting1891]

I wasn't surprised Florida won. Bobrovsky is just that good that he seems unstoppable. I'd like to see Edmonton win the CUP,, but after watching the game, I just keep seeing Florida Panthers winning it all.

[@SRTifiable]

Steve, I need to fix your pronunciation. It’s BobROBsky. You’re welcome.

[@30to50feralhoglunds]

well this simply cant be true can it

[@tiger5869]

No one will say the Oilers didn't dominate the play, but it's much easier to sit back and play rope a dope when you have the lead for 56 minutes. The Panthers never gave Bobrovski a battle he couldn't win, either, and they covered for him on the few mistakes he made.

[@matthewholden8719]

He faced 3 breakaways

[@X-7-JAMES]

I understand what you mean, but the Panthers D left Bob high and dry several times, and I think one of those times was against McDavid, arguably the best player in the game!

[@ShotzRox]

Bob Robs, painting happy little saves.

[@RocksSocks-k2m]

I don’t know if the Panthers are gonna have a meh game like this again though. If Edmonton thinks they can just run back the same exact thing next time I think we could see a potentially dominate game two for Florida and if they go up 2-0 I don’t think Edmonton would be able to run that back. Edmonton needs this to be a pure back in forth series, if they can enter game five tied 2-2 and force a game 7 even though it would be in Florida I think they’d have the advantage. Problem is I just don’t think we see Florida play like this again, hell I don’t even think Florida played bad this game they just parked the bus hard after their first goal(something Edmonton has been doing all postseason) For that reason I have Florida in five but don’t be surprised if this is one of those five game finals that are shockingly close like 2018 or 2014.

[@DDWyss]

Steve, you need to show us how Nurse playing with Ceci is like putting mustard on a cupcake.

[@Randomizer903]

I feel it's necessary to bring up that Edmonton was brought to the brink of game 7 playing an injured Canucks squad.

[@pyRoy6]

Primarily due to a hot goalie. And, also because of a cold goalie. Getting on the theme of the early part of this video, you play that series 1000 times, and the Oilers win probably 800 times, based on the underlying numbers, at least.

[@AmandaCan]

So what I’m hearing you say is, the Oilers at their best just aren’t good enough to cut through the Cats… you got it 😼😹

[@algrundau9441]

If the Oilers were at their BEST they would have scored at least 5 or 6 times.

[@schustererik83]

@@algrundau9441 yea, that's what Zibanejad and pannarin said after game 6. . . . .

[@algrundau9441]

@@schustererik83 And what TurtleChuck said after Game 1?

[@schustererik83]

@@algrundau9441 your losing it friend

[@algrundau9441]

@@schustererik83 WRONG!!!..100% HAVE IT...AND NEVER LETTING GO!!!!!!...GO OILERS GO!!!...

[@IOSALive]

SteveDangle, Your content makes me happy!

[@junioruncle4378]

Let's not ignore the fact that on the first goal Hyman gave Verhaege a clear path to the net.

[@dactah5177]

, As an impartial observer I would like to point out that it certainly appeared the panthers got a bigger piece of Edmonton. They did out hit them 68 to 35.

[@JaValeJustin]

What an insane career bob has had so far. I hate the panthers but bob and barkov are two guys who without a question deserve a cup.

[@t2av159]

Yeah, the only tolerable people on that team

[@schustererik83]

@@t2av159 i like the coach

[@rynekian]

​@@t2av159all the finns are tolerable imo, they just dont have any personality haha ( not in front of media at least)

[@JaValeJustin]

@@schustererik83 yeah i like him too. I just cant stand tkachuk and bennett.. and then throw in cousins and thats truly an unrivaled rat trio 🐀. Lol bennett can back it up super tough for his size but dirty. Tkachuk and cousins are pure dirty rats. The turtle bois 🐢

[@schustererik83]

@@JaValeJustin ive seen worse on the ice in my 40 years, it shifts between teams

[@nicholasciviero7289]

Nurse and Cici...hmm. must be Reilly and Brodie😅😅

[@pennyd.3651]

A 3-0 win really begs the question of... Did EDM really dominate? Or did the panthers allow EDM to play in a way that the Panthers could easily beat?

[@dinohag226]

Exactly, how do you dominate but lose 3-0. We let them play how they wanted but shut them down where we needed to

[@pennyd.3651]

@dinohag226 Literally. Anyone who's an avid fan would know that's exactly what the panthers wanted. Sure they gave up a few rushes, but other than that how many of those shots were truly high danger vs giving bob the best line of sight?

[@rt-rd5of]

@@dinohag226 Caps Habs 2010 is worse. Much worse. Game 6. Caps put up 54 shots and lose 4-1.

[@TurkeyCreekjackjohnson_]

Bob 2024

[@TONY_87.]

Watching that game makes me laugh out loud at the Maple Leafs if they continue to go with the same CORE 4!!!!!!

[@humanbeing2420]

Five days off between the Conference finals and the Cup finals is too much.

[@michaeloporto5202]

Edmonton is in trouble. They’re not getting this kind of offense off again.

[@Nintentohtori]

I still think these should be called Watching The Finals.

[@matthewmeakin8343]

Sports net was better with Steve dangle. And watching on your tube. Was so awesome We want it back

[@frankfraga295]

Panthers learned a lot in that game. EDM is in major trouble if the cats stay healthy. All the lines of the cats are play makers, Oilers have 1 line only the rest are in to give them a break till them come back out…

[@Eskolol]

Last year Carolina had the same ”we’ll get em next time” mentality against the Panthers and they got swept. Carolina had the edge in every game, still lost and Brind’amour couldnt believe that it happened.

[@davidfitzpatrick6535]

So to me the strategy for Florida is simply DO NOT GIVE EDMONTON A POWERPLAY.

[@algrundau9441]

Considering what Bennet and Tkachuck got away with tonight....that will not be difficult.

[@aarons6907]

​@@algrundau9441considering what Evander kane and Darnell nurse got away with I concure

[@busorenkin55]

@@algrundau9441 Evander Kane’s hit on Bennett was way worse quit your bellyaching

[@algrundau9441]

@@busorenkin55 If Kane's was ....way worse, then Bennet would be bleeding...Besides, why are Florida's GOONS running our best players? Is that a tactic from Maurice?...(ie, Marchand Boston Bruin's?)...I suppose in keeping with that spirit, Barkov and Bobrofsy should be next?..

[@aapokettunen8796]

​@@algrundau9441Henrique got away with the most textbook boarding there is on OEL

[@leebird76]

I have to say for this Edition for "Cup check " I think it would be fun to watch an New Reaction Video of " The Stanley Pup " with SDPN panel and could call it ....wait for it.... Pup Check lol. Not sure it could be done or what the legalities it would be , but it would be a cool idea to do a live stream reaction and possibly donate some of the proceeds to help animal shelters.

[@JoeKirwins]

Nurse - Ceci pair can’t happen again, oilers fans are so puzzled why Knoblauch went back to it, we thought it had been eradicated in the 3 wins they had with them separated in the Dallas series 😭

[@bowdenproductions]

This game was eerily similar to Rangers Panthers Game 1. The Oilers were overwhelmed and Bobs is possessed in his desire to win this cup. He probably deserves some talk in the Conn Smythe even if it more likely goes to Barkov if Florida wins. Verhaege also deserves some Conn Smythe talk

[@BobsUruncle-dl7cs]

First Game of the SC Final...First shot on net....First Goal....First Game Winning Goal....First Loss...First SC Final Game for Knoblauch and Coffee....see where we are going here? Skinner is a Prince Ruperts Drop.....you can literally see the air leaving the Oilers sails when he lets those easy ones in on the first shot(4x so far,weird). 76% of Game #1 Winners take the Cup. Could be a Sweep.

[@vt1340]

Ah! Carter Verhaeghe the one-time Leaf magic bean. 😁

[@jamesruscheinski8602]

could help Edmonton to have more team coverage in defense zone, especially in first period

[@JulianFranco-d7o]

FL is thinking, We didn't even played out best game, in fact we played like trash for portions of this game and we still won 3-0 FL is only going to get better from here. Here comes the adjustments. BOB is a freak of nature and if he stays like this, This is gonna be quicker series that we think. Maybe 5

[@algrundau9441]

OR....Florida is thinking....Bobby hung on for dear life....Oilers were rusty, had the week off, travelled 4,000 miles and outskated and outchanced Florida. They usually score on almost every Powerplay...Bobby can not sustain this. they will run over him before that happens....Oilers in 6.

[@josiahk.2048]

@@algrundau9441you can't watch a team take 32 shots on goal, score 0, and say "oh they are tired"😂

[@algrundau9441]

@@josiahk.2048 Oilers can play light years better than that. If you do not know that you clearly have not been watching them. Oilers will be MUCH better for the rest of the series.

[@hockey_highlights_and_more]

Florida didn’t play well offensively but they were pretty good defensively, blocked a ton of shots, broke up a lot of passes, let bob see everything, dominate in the face off dot and kept oilers to the outside for most of their shits

[@algrundau9441]

@@hockey_highlights_and_more Florida was badly outshot, outskated and out chanced. Bobrofsky hung on for dear life.

[@patrikroy2644]

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[@alicefox7076]

Florida knows the heartbreak of losing in the finals. They played with so much desperation with all the diving to reach pucks.

[@etahhcumosevahi]

There is a difference between “deserve to win” and “probability of winning”. The win-o-meter is “deserves to win”. The Vegas book lines is “probability of winning”. Although the win-o-meter had oilers at +90%, the Vegas odds had Florida winning at 85.7% by final 2 minutes of 2nd period. I know this because that’s when I placed my hedge bet on oilers.

[@andrewfong9821]

Florida 4-0 sweep calling it now. Bobrovski mvp

[@PeterCPRail8748]

If Bobrovski continues to play as he has. Florida takes the cup in 4 or 5 games. He has been unreal against New York, Boston, and now game 1 vs Edmonton.

[@MikeS29]

Wow, I didn't know you watched hockey after the first round.

[@staceytomblin9840]

I disagree that the Panthers are worried about playing in Edmonton. They beat Boston in TD Garden in Game 7 They've got this.

[@X-7-JAMES]

Steve, who are you pulling for? Canada, or the Leafs' division representative (Panthers)?

[@berke2336]

I still hold strong to the theory that selling Bob cursed the entire Flyer's goaltending and scouting team for all eternity. The man is magical.

[@berke2336]

Carter Hart scandal = payback for choosing Michael Leighton, Bryan Boucher, and Ilya Bryzgalov over Bob.

[@andygrenn680]

Last five including 2024 Stanley Cup Finals were played in Florida….Florida is the new Mecca of NHL…

[@Desert-Father]

Except hockey is not very popular in Florida, I imagine Islam is pretty popular in Mecca...

[@EricV92]

Hey Steve, you mentioned you guys were coming to Stouffville on June 13th. I can't find any links regarding you guys coming. Do we have to pay to meet you guys? Or just show up and say hello?

[@CC-pj7iy]

However will the panthers contain mcdavid? How can they stop the M-D-H line? Oh, i dunno. Just play their normal game i guess. Canadian cup thirst is hilarious.

[@matthewmeakin8343]

Welcome to the eastern conference goalies. There so good

[@arthurcanet1014]

Win or lose, I love my Panthers!

[@robmoen4609]

Looks like the Toronto folks are pretty happy. Dont wish you had Hymen anymore?

[@dumbestoyster]

I just stumbled upon this guys channel, he sounds like the sports version of Alex Jones...

[@jcjr19791]

Looks like the Oilers took a page from the Leafs playoff play book. 🤔😅😂🤣😭👀

[@markbeaulieu8004]

Steve, The Oil have been getting 30+ shots on net almost every game. This is nothing new

[@jamesbruce8749]

Goalie Bob steals the first one.

[@teapea8184]

I think there was a stat that Luostarinen-Lundell-Tarasenko has 0 goals against them in these playoffs. Just a silly statline. About the series, am still mixed. My head says it's even, but I just have a feeling longer it goes more Panthers are going to dominate. And with first being a loss to Edmonton, it's going to be at least 5. They really have to win the next one or this might be a short one if Panthers get their machine going and Bob is playing at this level(which he can) for the series.

[@eatingsnowman]

Does the Oilers losing in the final increase, or decrease the chance McDavo' comes home?

[@David2Shifty_]

I hope Mike Babcock's watching

[@wwpjd28]

Oilers got Bobbed and unlearned the lesson (for no reason) that Nurse and Ceci don’t belong together. Nurse needs more mobility next to him to make up for his mistakes. That is the only reason they lost. They played better. And this was not Florida’s worst game as many have said. I saw all the incredible things they do on the defensive end this game. Didn’t matter - Oilers still created high danger chance after high danger chance. They got an all time goalie performance and that’s it. Nurse gets his pairing swapped and Oilers definitely can still win this series. You only need one on the road. Would’ve loved for it to be that one. But I’ll settle for Monday

[@mikepetrilli4686]

The Panthers have a real goalie. The team played an average game as well, but the Panthers goalie stood on his head. Maybe that's a good lesson for the Leafs! The Leafs need a real goalie.

[@giovanni624]

Long breaks off doesn't ever have the Cats playing well. Hence Game 1. Also, people say Oilers outplayed the Cats... seen all the other stats? Hits? Faceoffs? Etc... Cats thrive is low scoring games. And, when oil'ed and greased, they can score with any line. It i going to be a GREAT series to see play out. Both teams brings greatness to the table.

[@boots_33]

This is a very, VERY Canada-biased look at the future of this series. I'm not saying Edmonton can't compete, but unless they keep up their pace and solve Bobrovsky in the process, it won't look good for them.

[@timebandit1266]

Oilers are gunna have to flank the goalie come on Edmonton!

[@VirulentGunk]

Dang it, the first Oilers Fan Review is actually a Panthers Fan Review.

[@Stormiiiiiiiiiiiiii]

Still waiting for McJesus to deke everyone like canadian media predicted before the series. They are paying the lip service but still overlooking Barky and how he owns the ice

[@STNeish]

Thing is, I don't think Bobrovsky stole this. He was really solid, but he didn't have all that many really tough saves to make. His defense was forcing the Oilers to make low percentage shots. The TEAM earned the shutout, if you ask me.

[@200iq-killswitch8]

he stopped 3 clear breakaways.

[@STNeish]

@@200iq-killswitch8 He did, and I'm not saying he didn't play well. I'm just saying that overall, he didn't have a lot of difficult saves to make. A few, but not many.

[@X-7-JAMES]

Normally the Panthers dominate to the point where you'd think they'd have more goals and their opponent wins. It seems this game was the opposite, as the Panthers were the ones who capitalized despite being outshot terribly. Thank goodness for Bob, but the Panthers will be even better name game. Oilers can strike in a heartbeat and Bob knows that.

[@petersewalk9777]

Panthers play like last night 900 times they win it 1300 times. The other side of your coin GENIUS. Your still young though.

[@Juannyboi-gl7kj]

Honestly the Oilers may have dominated shots but none were actually dangerous

[@pennyd.3651]

They had like 3 break aways and the were all super easy saves too, like wtf is 'dominated' while being diwn the entire game lmfao

[@aidandunne5978]

Disagree a bit there. Bob had to ROB a few people. That sliding pinwheel stack the pads save on a wide open net? That save on Hyman where he went forehand backhand and Bob had to do the splits? I don't think it was domination, but that game should have been 2-2 or 2-1 Oilers by the end of the 3rd (that Rodriguez goal was pretty bad from Skinner)

[@pennyd.3651]

@aidandunne5978 Then you probably don't really watch hockey. This has been Floridas shut shit down style of play when leading and feeling comfortable. Box out and allow bob to see the shot come in, it leads to some 'incredible' saves but the panthers know bob is capable so they play in such a way that bob is allowed to do stuff like that. If the oilers had scored the game would've been turned upside down by the panthers and things would've ended very lopsided like we've seen in other series so far.

[@aidandunne5978]

@pennyd.3651 watched hockey for 11 years, played for 9, don't know why you felt the need to make that argument: But just because they trust Bob to make those saves doesn't mean they aren't good chances. A lesser goalie wouldn't make those saves. An elite goalie playing great does not mean the chances aren't great. Saves that look easy can still be great saves because the goaltender had excellent technique and read the play super well. That doesn't mean it wasn't a good chance, it just means the goalie was on their game. Bob was

[@pennyd.3651]

@@aidandunne5978 Clearly not. You haven't been on ice a single minute of your life. Or else you'd know, when your goalie is hot, let him get stops and saves. Be gone from here poser.

[@ItsAlpacaMan]

McDavid, Hyman, Draisaitl FELTED

[@spazz27]

The alternative to this POV is that it’s highly unlikely the Panthers play such a horrible game again (let alone on home ice), so if the Oilers couldn’t win tonight, how are they going to win when the real Panthers show up?

[@bogeyt15games55]

This game could have been so much different is a couple bounces just went the other way…. All the oilers have to do is do what they did tonight and they win 99.9% of the time…. Florida is the one that needs to answer the call and show everyone tonight wasn’t just a fluke

[@RayzorFilms]

As sad as it was to see as an oilers fan that game was awesome. If bob can play like that every game he most definitely deserves the cup.

[@BoxingFan699]

LFG CATS BEEN A FAN FOR MY WHOLE LIFE WE MIGHT DO IT

[@bradmaguire9611]

Im betting Edmonton will get frustrated, start to overcommitt offensively and get blown out one of these games, mcdavid needs to sacrifice and drive the net not take one timers, one offs are not going to beat Bob right now, he's in the zone, and I don't see enough greasy goal scorers on Edmonton. Florida in 5.

[@edobkin]

Most likely outcome? Regression to the means. 2-2 going into the third, Panthers find a way to get one late and the boa constrictor closes out the game. Neither Bob, nor the Oilers, should be as good as game 1. And the team play for the Panthers will bounce back. Oilers will go home down 0-2.

[@jerrydethomas8058]

here's what I think you should do...when you recap the games, be an angry fan of the team that loses...I need the laughs...

[@ChefC03]

That colour grading is crazy. Who edited this lol. Thanks for the vid though Steve.

[@Krokodilius]

i can't see edmo putting in that level of effort 4 more times....so...i don't know how they win. looks like boblossky for conn smythe cuz florida ain't got much else.

[@davin1287]

The team that wins game 1 wins 75% of the time in the finals... the team with the best scorer wins 75% of the time in the finals... The Oilers have the top 4 leading scorers.

[@Cedisdead]

Have anyone sern McDavid? Choking again is he

[@Dawg476]

Hyman Nuge Mcdavid has been the best line in hockey by a pretty wide margin for the last 2 seasons 63% goal share yet our idiot HC’s decides to go McDrai 55% goal share, also Ceci needs to watch from the rafters game 2.

[@cowboy104]

whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa

[@Dawg476]

@@cowboy104 CTE really hit you hard

[@bogeyt15games55]

They dominated the first half, if they play that game again tonight and get a little bit of luck that didn’t go there way tonight it would have been a completely different game 🤷‍♂️ oilers in 6

[@cowboy104]

@@Dawg476 not as hard as puberty is going to hit you

[@deanm375]

So with Steve leaving Sportsnet does that mean he will no longer do Steve's Dang-its? I truly hope not.

[@KensterFox]

He hasn't done Hat-Picks or Dang-Its all season for exactly the reason you said - he's not with Sportsnet so he doesn't have the rights to show the highlights.

[@deanm375]

@@KensterFox I would only catch his dang-its on KZbin and didn't realize he had not done them this past season. I've been quite busy with work. Oh well, nothing lasts forever.

[@stephencoopet7860]

one word why florida won BOB