Can Edmonton Be Stopped? | The Chris Johnston Show

Chris Johnston and Julian McKenzie discuss the latest news surrounding the NHL and help get you ready for what is perhaps the biggest game in NHL history.
00:00 We have a game 7: How did we get here? What happens on Monday?
17:30 Bob isn't on the ice for practice and Panthers UFA
22:00 Rutger McGroarty doesn't want to play in Winnipeg
25:45 The latest on Martin Necas
27:00 Is Tristan Jarry out in PIttsburgh?
30:55 Patrick Kane to New York?
32:30 The Arizona Coyotes are still a disaster
35:30 Patrik Laine for Mitch Marner
40:00 Leon Draisaitl needs an extension
42:00 Matvei Michkov is on his way to the Flyers
43:45 Conn Smythe voting
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[@swavekbu4959]

I don't remember the last time I've been this stoked for a game 7 in the NHL.

[@MScorpioM]

I agree. Even more euphoric than Game 7 in 2011.

[@TH-tl6sy]

The fact that 4.2 million Americans tuned into ESPN to watch game 6 says it all. I bet game 7 will see close to 5 million Americans. This series it great for hockey down south. I mean a non-hockey market with a low fanbase playing a Canadian team and getting that kind of numbers? I think this series may be creating some new hockey fans.

[@ouzi9122]

I hope so because besides Pat no one on ESPN talks about the NHL . You get the occasional greeny radio show clip or pti segment but nothing like it should be. I love the NFL and NBA but nothing no sports compare to how intense hockey is for it's all around attributes. It's truly a gladiator sport and I love it .

[@jonfreeman9682]

Many non fans tuned in to check it out too but Florida has picked up a ton of new fans to see them win or see them implode. Is it possible Bob threw those 3 games away to create huge excitement to boost fanbase and income to the team and then will seal the deal in style? There's merit to this claim because Bob never plays a game this badly with 81% saves and never 3 games in a row. Very suspicious. 👀

[@TH-tl6sy]

@@jonfreeman9682 absolutely ZERO Merit to that claim and anyone who believes it is foolish.

[@mjberta7319]

​@jonfreeman9682 he's worn out, after he was pulled he shouldn't have started the next game his confidence is broken and is now feeling the weight of the pressure and what is expected of him

[@ripapa6355]

Remember when people thought the Panthers would lose game 4 on purpose, so they could win at home? 😅 This is why that never happens.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Those people are still holding onto that thinking they're saving their best for game 7 to win in style.

[@AK-ix6xg]

Lol ...I was one of them, Tampa did it Montreal for sure !

[@abj136]

@@AK-ix6xg We’ll see but no way they lost the 3 games on purpose.

[@AK-ix6xg]

@@abj136 Ya no way 3 in a row, I agree

[@davidmorris6254]

If Edmonton wins this, they will be legends; if they lose they will be a footnote.

[@Greenfrom3]

Oilers fans will remember. Nobody else though, I'm already proud of them, but really hoping they take it home

[@jonfreeman9682]

They are legends already but yeah. History remembers winners not runner ups.

[@chriskola3822]

I've had the pleasure to have watched the Oilers "Dynasty" teams play. Different era, different game and all that. However, I haven't been looking forward to an Oilers game this much since. If they pull this off (and I truly believe they will) it is going to be so incredibly sweet.

[@swavekbu4959]

Oilers never had a dynasty. 2 Cups in a row is not a dynasty. The word "dynasty" is reserved for teams like the Canadiens and Islanders.

[@chriskola3822]

@@swavekbu4959 Cope harder bud

[@huyoung9153]

@swavekbu49: actually the Oilers from the ‘80s were considered a dynasty because they went to the SC finals in six of the eight years between 1983-1990, winning five times. So if you disparage them for only winning “2 cups in a row”, the fact is they did it twice in 5 years (for a total of five SC victories in 8 years.) Moreover, the league changed how penalties were called to prevent 4 on 4s with coincidental minors bc Gretzky, Kurri, Messier, Anderson and Coffey et al were virtually unstoppable. If that sent dynastic to you, so be it; however, among all the great hockey reporters of the day, that’s how they were characterized.

[@swavekbu4959]

@@huyoung9153 Interesting argument. Okay "mini dynasty" maybe. The isles 4 consecutive cups and 5th year to the final 19 consecutive playoff series wins dominated the playoffs for basically half a decade. Real dynasty.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Oilers have not even made Stanley Cup finals since Wayne Gretzky. That was in the 80s. Rumor was the owner traded away Gretzky back then to pay off his debts.

[@TH-tl6sy]

Maybe its wishful thinking because no one is in Draisaitl's head. But when you listen to players on the team that played in other markets talk about how amazing it is to play in Edmonton, you have to think, that if they can give him a substantial raise and term to stay, he's got a great market, a winning team, and contender, that really the only thing that would make him want to leave is the chance to be a 1st line center on another team or significantly more money than oilers can offer. McDavid has made over $110 million usd in salary then there is his advertising and endorsement deals. He has generation wealth at this point. This season solidified the need for depth if you want to win. I would imagine he's willing to take less than expected on an extension to make sure there is money to resign Draisaitl. I think a deal gets done. I don't see a reason for Draisaitl to want out unless they can't make him a decent offer or he wants to be the lone star 1st line center on another team.

[@mjberta7319]

He will do anything to stay with mcdavid, they are the modern malkin and crosby

[@user-fj9uu2jl1n]

With the season they had how can they not finish it Monday hell I didn’t think they would even make the playoffs with the start they had 😂

[@Dawg476]

1942 was the last time a team came back 0-3, 42 backwards is 24 if the hockey gods are real the Oilers might actually win.

[@BurtTurbo]

according to your god using mirrored numbers theory, wouldn't the next time be 2491?

[@humanbeing2420]

But 1 + 9 + 4 + 2 = 16, and 2 + 0 + 2 + 4 = 8. 1942 was the first reverse sweep in the Finals, and 16 / 2 = 8. So if there are hockey gods, the Oilers will lose.

[@mythicrampage9909]

Your math is wrong & there’s no hockey gods the will win game 7

[@huyoung9153]

@@humanbeing2420 you forgot to multiply by 2 at the end because this would be the second time it could happen after Detroit failed in 1945. 8 x 2=16. That said, I’m not a numerologist. Just looking forward to an exciting game that will be amazing for everyone.

[@humanbeing2420]

@@huyoung9153 Me too. I was hoping it would go to OT, but the game was still very good.

[@Rayraycat32]

Regardless of what happens these two teams have made this cup final exciting. I hope the Oil win because what a great story that would be. Respectfully, we love hockey and THIS is the best hockey we could have asked for!

[@justinmiller5660]

A team winning their first ever cup isn't a great story. Going to tye finals in back to back seasons isn't a great story? No only a Canadian team can be a great story right?

[@epiphany519]

CJ The Oilers WERE A Wagon going through the league, they just didn't have wheels for some time (lol). Great vid as always. Take care all.

[@BigBore525x]

Very surprised CJ hasn't heard the Frank Seravalli reporting that both Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl want 8-year contracts with Edmonton and have no interest in testing the free market. In an interview with Bob Stauffer, who is an Oilers employee, he said the team and Leon have already started negotiations and expects 8-year contracts with McDavid (16m/year), Draisaitl (14m/year), and Evan Bouchard (10m/year) to be signed. Leon and Connor are not only best friends but live next door to each other, and Leon's girlfriend and Connors fiancé are ALSO best friends. Don't think either of the three are going anywhere.

[@drunkenastarte5243]

If the Oilers do pay McDavid 16mil AAV/yr, watch the Maple Laughs respond by signing Mathews to 18mil AAV/yr in another couple years time?!

[@user-bi6yf4hv9g]

That would be crazy to sign Matthew's for that much.....Signing players above McDavids salary would be to their peril. No player is worth more than McDavid....but that's their business.

[@jonfreeman9682]

Wow that will be a new salary record. Can Oilers afford that for a small market team? I mean they're not Toronto.

[@t.m.l.t.m.l.5399]

If Edmonton signs those contracts they will not win a cup again. The support guys are doing all the scoring. Without them the team would have been out early.

[@eddiec4503]

@@jonfreeman9682 Edmonton is tied with Toronto as the top teams in revenue this season.

[@les7719]

We won't be denied.

[@CC-pj7iy]

Welp...

[@cpnstbn1266]

Things can change in a flash. I think the panthers will shock the world ( which is weird to say becuse they led 3-0) but people are acting like the Oilers already won. Not so fast

[@Hockeynut73]

as a hockey fan you kind of have to root for Edmonton, once in a lifetime accomplishment will probably never see this again in the finals in the next 50 years

[@justinmiller5660]

As a hockey fan, no I don't.

[@jonbonda1917]

The 1993-94 NY Rangers(50% Oilers) had a great story to their Stanley Cup Win but it would had been a much more awesome final if it was the Oilers vs NY Rangers for this year.

[@goleafsgo332000]

How Crap!!!! My questions made it to the Show!!!! CJ and Julian 4 life❤❤❤❤❤

[@goleafsgo332000]

Julian got my name right!

[@JoshuaRouleau]

If Florida aren't willing to pay their top RD at least 6 million then they are going to find themselves becoming the TML. I know Ekblad is currently top RD, but with only one year left. So there is no way Forsling's 5.75 is the limit they will pay a RD. Not saying they would be able to pay Montour more than that (as Ekblad is still on the books) but people are always willing to may more for RD than LD.

[@matthewsommerville8911]

McDavid is inevitable. He has the infinity stones lol

[@CC-pj7iy]

😂

[@whitekuk4679]

Even if this stuff was rigged I think that alone would take pretty special talent to pull off the acting job on ice.

[@George__Parasol279]

Lol no kidding. Somehow a “rigged sports” KZbin channel popped up in my algorithm and reading the comments felt like reading a Flat Earth page. Apparently Bobrovsky is a paid actor and the Connor Brown shorthanded breakaway goal was because Montour also is a paid actor.

[@pascalbouchard6018]

I saw that too, bunch of crazy mofo’s

[@madguitarist]

Yes they can...also...big up to Paul Maurice. Honestly wanted him to win more than I wanted the cup to come to Canada, because seeing him win with a team that actually bought into his system is vindication. Seeing him shake hands with ex-Jets who were a part of the group that helped wreck that locker room for him was sweet in and of itself, but then seeing him win the cup...that was the ultimate...and for him to be classy enough to wish for Winnipeg to win one despite those players tuning him out...guy's an übermensch. Like...if it was any other team...this would sting a lot more, but because it's Paul Maurice...I'm pretty okay with it.

[@jesseyules]

Oilers win, hockey gets a huge fan boost.

[@charlesrodriguez4331]

no we need a new 1st time champ , edmonton has a cup . florida needs to win

[@RedPill780]

@@charlesrodriguez4331 Edmonton has 5 cups, the Oilers deserve to win more than the Panthers do, and Canada's fans are more passionate about hockey.

[@justinmiller5660]

​@@RedPill780stupid gate keeping take.

[@j.provenzano]

Love the SDPN ❤

[@themorethemerrier281]

I'd love them more if they could do without sketchy gambling sponsorships...

[@toucantojo1022]

@@themorethemerrier281they gotta pay their bills like everyone else

[@themorethemerrier281]

@@toucantojo1022 Easy out. Why does THG get it done without?

[@toucantojo1022]

@@themorethemerrier281 several reasons.. THG has several hundred thousand more followers. he has content for 32 fanbases where sdpn focuses on 1. sdpn must financially support multiple people, multiple families. thg is Shannon, just one person (and his girlfriend, but she could have a full time job idk). just think sometimes

[@themorethemerrier281]

@@toucantojo1022 No need to get defensive. The main reason is: THG is principled in this matter.

[@nolananderson4782]

You know how the Red Wings had the edge in the early 90s on getting Soviet players over here? That feels like how the Flyers have been lately.

[@RickL_was_here]

RNH.

[@Tater_Poutine]

Do people forget the oilers season.. 3 5game win streaks 2 8 game win streaks and 1 16 game win streak... Do the math.. 4 straight wins should be easy for them..

[@George__Parasol279]

Wild fact, since Mattias Ekholm joined the team on Feb 28, 2023, the Oilers have had 3 8 game win streaks - 4 if you count the 16 game streak as two lol.

[@justinmiller5660]

Turns out not so much...

[@joejones8810]

Edmonton has already won.

[@rt-rd5of]

They said that after gm 6 2006 SCF too

[@embracingchina1744]

Nope!

[@ratedRblazin420]

Lol 🤡

[@justinmiller5660]

The Conn Smyth. There finished that for you.

[@alexmrkonjic3138]

I love how People are still trying to trade marner. Guys he isn't going anywhere if he doesn't want to

[@davidfitzpatrick6535]

I Could see a situation where Win or lose Leon signs either the day after or this week. I highly douby Edmonton isnt going to resign him.

[@AquaLoona]

I love yall

[@Matt-gt6be]

Yes

[@johanstinson]

Of course they can. Will they be? Tough to say

[@gojakeog]

oilers said they are already talking with draisaitl about next contract they said so before round 4 started so yea

[@starbucksguitarM-jc5oy]

Barkov or McDavid...Tkachuck or Draisaitl...Hyman or Bennett...RNH or Verhage. Its tight...but the Oilers have the 2 best players in the game.

[@justinmiller5660]

And the panthers have the best team in the league. And as it turns out, the best team wins the cup and the best player wins the conn smyth.

[@HeWhoRoamsAimlessly]

Let's go

[@nolananderson4782]

CJ throwing out a SPICY MEATBALL with Draisaitl

[@mjberta7319]

Panthers issues started due to maurice making so many intermission line changes and not allowing players to mesh with each other properly

[@boomkilla12345]

People make the comparison to other series’ being 3-0, but I’d compare this comeback to the Falcons Patriots Super Bowl. I’m taking the Florida perspective on this; this CAN NOT happen if you are Florida. The Falcons had it, and blew it. Same with Florida if they can’t win tomorrow night.

[@robertholston4708]

I've been thinking of the Atlanta Falcons as a comparison also due to being a long running franchise without a championship. If the Panthers lose this game like the Falcons it changes the perception of the franchise. The Panthers aren't just another team that has 0 Cup wins like the Sabres, Canucks, or Jets, they are now the ultimate chocking team in hockey. There is also a comparable to Super Bowl 51, beating McDavid in the final would be similar to beating Brady in a Super Bowl.

[@thekiltedzombie8230]

When the series started the masses wanted the Panthers, now the masses want the underdog Oilers!

[@RedPill780]

Most people don't seem to think the Oilers are underdogs.

[@diceymaan]

I'm rooting for the Panthers, but what I find remarkable is how good of a coaching change the Oilers made.

[@ranger2055]

Coaching has nothing to do with this! These players are for real!!

[@timetowakeup6302]

@@ranger2055 Don’t be silly

[@darylwilliams7883]

No question in my mind that the 8-1 thrashing has had a permanent effect on the Panthers.

[@justinmiller5660]

You should question your mind.

[@peredliden6965]

Calling it now, Connor Brown ends it in OT for the cup.

[@joeshmow1583]

Conner brown hat trick would be like in the movies.

[@peredliden6965]

@@joeshmow1583 All 3 goals short handed of course

[@CC-pj7iy]

Good call.

[@KrisH-bt5cm]

I find it funny how no one had really watched the oilers this year but there fans. Buddy said they had been through so many valleys in the season to get here. Weren’t they number two in the league in points after the first 12 games.

[@tcon2370]

They were like second worst lol

[@ObviouslyProductions]

Good take 😅

[@ratedRblazin420]

No, they were garbage and fired their coach because of it

[@occultustactical6138]

The answer is no. Bobrovsky has completely checked out. In fact the entire Panthers team and coach has forgotten what got them here. All the way through the ECF they had the most brutal forecheck in the playoffs. From an offensive standpoint they don’t have that many threats which is showing lately. If you look at the goals comparison the Panthers have been blown out. Tonight’s game is 100% an Oilers win.

[@justinmiller5660]

We know to never trust your prediction.

[@user-ze6cv9ry6s]

Stanley Cup game 7. Nothing is better than that. Oilers win, they become legends. Panthers win, Oilers will just become another team that Lost. Just so people know where I come from. McDavid is the greatest player I have ever seen.*and I am damn old. He doesn't need a Cup to be a first ballot HOFer, to still be one of the greatest ever. Winning a Cup is a team effort. If the Panthers win, does that mean Tkachuk is better than McDavid? Hell no.

[@LoganFruz]

Anything can happen in one game. That being said i feel mcdavid is the xfactor. I feel like being florida you think of the fans seeing the oilers lifting the cup in your building and you play so desperate not to let that happen

[@bdbdkdfotbrveiw]

Absolutely 0 pressure on Edmonton. They’ve been counted out so many times during this season, and playoffs. Panthers blew it last year, and are about to blow it again

[@justinmiller5660]

Turns out the X factor didn't show up.

[@dangraesser5341]

Nobody is bitching now about the season finishing at the end of June!!!!

[@samsmith9504]

What if the Cats put in their backup goalie and he pitches a shutout talk about a story

[@cpnstbn1266]

I thought they should have started Stolarz for game 6. Either he wouldve the cup or lights a fire under Bobrovsky for game 7

[@Napalmthrower]

@@cpnstbn1266 This is exactly what I was thinking. I was mad before the game even started when I saw Bob going in net. Starting Stolarz would give Bob a bit of a break, gives the Oilers something different to shoot at, possibly motivates the Panthers more (having played hockey myself, when the backup is in net you're usually much more protective of the net). Terrible decision by the coaching staff imo.

[@user-jf3ov6dd3z]

Actually both teams are in comeback mode. It should be one for the ages.

[@goleafsgo332000]

I would take Laine but not at $8.7M. I would at $5M-$6M.

[@josephrobert1473]

This probably won't get talked about but what do you guys think of this Marner trade? Guenther, Durzi, 2025 second round for Marner (10% retained) and Lilligren.

[@S888A-KenObi]

Of course Edmonton can be stopped. Florida just has to reassert the things that led them to shut down the Oilers.

[@skyborne80]

Lolz, Marner for Laine.... This is why you don't make fans GMs.

[@razvanzamfir1545]

It was a LMFAO moment indeed. Laine wouldn't want to go to a high pressure market anyway. I see him going to the Blackhawks honestly, maybe the Ducks

[@drunkenastarte5243]

@@razvanzamfir1545 Nah, no one in their right mind is willingly going to any Commiefornia team for the foreseeable future... Who wants to have their income taxed even *after* they almost certainly leave the State?! Let alone the insanely high State tax rates to begin with

[@dalriada]

Bettman’s Law of Headlines: no.

[@t.m.l.t.m.l.5399]

I think Florida wins this year. Edmonton next year.

[@Rooz247]

congrats to corey perry 4 cups lost in 5 years with 4 different teams

[@jamiebrydges2286]

legacy or dynasty?

[@HeWhoRoamsAimlessly]

Legacy... dynasty is 3 cups or more. Wings, Pens, hawks. Lightning don't even qualify.

[@dwaynegamble244]

​@@HeWhoRoamsAimlesslythank you Finally ffs there is Islanders Oilers and Canadiens and kind of a spread out over a decade Leafs maybe That's it When i heard a couple of yrs ago Chicago and Tampa were trying to say Dynasty no sorry guys Your some great teams But the word Dynasty is sacred Dont try and water it down

[@HeWhoRoamsAimlessly]

@dwaynegamble244 yes I was just naming recent ones. I would say 3+ cups with same captain or similar core should qualify. I'd be surprised to ever see three cups in three years ever again in my life

[@RareMusicLJM]

oilers arent losing game 7, floprida cant even complete basic passes, cant enter the zone…. they’re choking so bas

[@justinmiller5660]

Speaking of choking what happened to McNoshow?

[@tb7-rf1fb]

Can the Panthers be stopped?

[@JohnOlejar]

Why would you make a comment like that 1 day before game 7? OMG, keep that thought bubble in your head until Tuesday...

[@JayRiemenschneider]

At least the it's all about the goalie Bob ballwashers have been silenced

[@jacobperez10]

It doesn’t beat lebrons

[@acobb7961]

Marner + for Drai? (Assuming he doesn't want to re-sign?)

[@bretthollingshead7810]

Safe to assume Drai would be happy to star in Edmonton if Oilers can continue to afford him

[@starbucksguitarM-jc5oy]

Draisaitl isnt going anywhere...neither is McDavid...

[@ThePsychoReturns]

If I was Ken Holland, I wouldn't accept Marner as a gift.

[@acobb7961]

@@starbucksguitarM-jc5oy Hence the assumption. I'm aware he's 99% likely to re-sign. I just wonder if they would trade him if he doesn't want to re-sign, given that he would likely go to LA on the free agent market.

[@joejones8810]

I knew before game 1 the Oilers were the better team.

[@justinmiller5660]

Lol. Ok. Edmonton has 2 better players. Florida is the better team. Oh and your world star McJesus is even with Barkov at 5 on 5 over 44 minutes. He not that godly, or you have to admit Barkov is also godly.

[@LegionMiniatureGames]

No

[@RichardX-bs1pf]

Edmonton oilers AMERICA'S TEAM

[@ryleyw3684]

Lol that is so stupid seen this many times, no Oilers are Canadians team most of the Oilers roster is Canadian and it is an original team from before joining in the NHL, and it's in Canada.... Typical Americans trying to make it all about them...🙄

[@Krokodilius]

yes, losing when up 3-0 is the biggest choke of all time, no edmonton is not some legendary detroit 2002 all time team.

[@TH-tl6sy]

Huh what? Lol Just Randomly throws out a president's trophy team favored to win the cup that won the finals in 5 as a comparable to this story. Lol Why not just compare them to the 84-85 oilers. That Also won the cup in 5 games. Such a weird comment.

[@WolverineIncognito]

AWFUL. WILL NEVER WATCH AGAIN.

[@SportsPlug-cp1eq]

Nope. GO OILERS GO

[@Rob-rx7ku]

I just don't see it. I feel sorry for the oilers. The Panthers will win game 7

[@mr.8810]

It's because you are obviously blind

[@RedPill780]

Considering the Oilers' win streaks before the playoffs, and their flawless record in elimination games, winning 4 consecutive games should be easy for them.

[@Rob-rx7ku]

@@RedPill780 I hate to say it, but I told you so.

[@russell2952]

If Edmonton wins their fans will be awesome. If Edmonton loses their fans will turn on them. People take hockey fandom waaaay too seriously here. It's probably going to be in the DSM-6.

[@markfeland2285]

No they won't, this ain't the Leafs

[@TH-tl6sy]

They were one of the worst teams in the league after a quarter of the season had played. And they didn't turn on them, and the team took them to game 7 of the SCF. No one is turning on this team. Everyone's so proud of them no matter what happens.

[@starbucksguitarM-jc5oy]

I doubt it...Oilers fans are great...the media.. not so much.