After back-to-back Stanley Cups, is it fair to say the Panthers have unquestionably become the class of the NHL? How devastating is it to come this close and fall short not once, but twice? Could this series have gone differently with better play from Stuart Skinner or Calvin Pickard? TSN Director of Scouting Craig Button joins SC with Jay Onrait to break down the Panthers winning back-to-back Stanley Cups.
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The Oilers curse happened once Epsteins buddy skated with the team.
McDavid is at a point in his career as of last night that he has to realize he got no closer to the cup at all this year..they have a terrible GM in Edmonton now and the future was now..is he willing to play the next 5 years for an organization who might not get back to the Finals?? As much as I detest the Leafs they are starting to make sense as a landing spot cause they are more deep right now than the Oilers are
I’m from Buffalo and have said this for many years…the 2 best organizations in the NHL reside in Florida.
The Oil were not missing components they were missing organs. They had no heart or genitalia!
Wow the media realizing there’s another team besides the Oilers 😅
Oilers looked like a junior team in their own zone 😅
40% of the Oilers cap is McDavid, Draisaitl, and Nurse. 1 of these 3 does not belong. They can't won't win until they solve this.
Great job Florida Panthers
Yes. Top down. Moving fluidly and carefully. 2 Stanley Cups, 3 straight Finals. Great recipe for Domination.
Lifelong Detroit Red Wings fan here. It's heartbreaking comparing the Wings to the Panthers. The gulf is simply unbridgeable. And it goes well beyond the players. Never gonna see the cup hoisted in Detroit in my lifetime.
oh, for crissakes.
let's debate whether they're the most important organized entity to exist in the last decade.
"Class of the NHL" Shoulder Blocking a goalie you can't beat in the head knocking him into concussion mode and Embellishing yourself into the arms of another goalie to get a cheap goal. Oh yeah, the classiest team to ever grace the NHL folks
And Oilers are like the swash bucket of the NHL.
Florida plays the purest hockey to the essence of the sport that any team played in a long time
And the Cup stays where it should be…..in the good old U.S.A.!!!!!!!!!!!
Panthers amazing team
What kind of stupid question is that?
I’m sick of American teams winning. When will Canada clubs put real money into them. Not just one or two guys to sell tickets. Pay them if they win, if they don’t win they shouldn’t get paid.
I don't Bank at the CIBC anymore! Obviously 😢😮😅😊 Canada
Certainly isn’t the two man team Oilers
The Maple Leafs were the best team in the playoffs. Then Stolarz happened.
The panthers broke the rangers the lightning the bruins. Maple leafs are gonna be worse off next yr. Oilers are broken and next yr they will break the Hurricanes roster too.
Well, Bouchard had a ton of giveaways/turnovers that led to backbreaking goals, and funny enough he's gonna get paid like a #1 dman(which is maybe $10+mil/season). Also, he has arbitration rights plus point totals to back up what he's worth…
Also, the Panthers didn't get much respect coming into the playoffs. I know that cuz in my hockey pool, ppl weren't exactly fighting over Panthers players, and that's why I had a chance to scoop up 7 players in the mid to late rounds of my pool…
I think about the greatest NHL players of all-time (Valeri Kharlamov and Herb Carnegie not included since Valerie was never allowed to play by the Russians Herb was black). For me Orr, Gretzky, Lemieux, Howe, Beliveau, Hull, Ovi and Sid the Kid . All have won at least one Cup. Does McDavid have to win one Cup for his legacy?
MISSION ACCOMPLISHED 🎉🎉🎉🎉GO CATS GO 🐈
You guys realize that even if 97 won this year, he’d have to chase it again the next year and the next year.
"Class" is not the term I would use.
Look at their contracts lol they are well under cap much lower than say the Habs who have over spent for a sub par team.They were GIFTED Reinhart man th Sabres have made so many bad moves like also getting rid of Eichel Vegas says thanks.
Think about it Vegas and Florida both won cups with former Sabres first round picks both were #2 overall lol.
This is more about the East being the better conference currently. The Leafs could have probably beaten the Oilers.
This is an all-time team. What are you people talking about?
Edmonton’s defense needs a complete rebuild. That’s where I would start.
It’s almost like the hockey gods said “Canadiens think they “deserve” the cup, let me watch them lose to the most southern nhl team where it doesn’t even snow” 😂
Having that clown Kane did more harm than good.
You call It class Concussion on players by Bennett stick the NHL Where the sun dont shine Bettman and Mob boss Zito
You want to be competitive, get competitive players.
Hey MLSE, here is some great advice.
1967
Yeah.
Until somebody beats them it is hard not to.
Yeah VGK beat them 3 yrs ago, but VGK has not been heard from since in the playoffs.
Meanwhile, FL has gone back to back.
In the last 4 seasons
2 Stanley Cups
3 Eastern Conference Titles
1 Atlantic Division Title
1 President Trophy
How is this even a question? THE Florida Panthers are miles ahead of everybody
Just watched some of the Stanley Cup celebrations, swearing in front of children. I’d say it’s fair to call the Panthers the “lack of class of the NHL”. Disgusting.
Is it fair? YES because that is what they are.
When you market hockey to a newbie. You say the Panthers. Its chippy, its skilled, its tough, its entertaining and its a TEAM with funny media moments. There are faster teams, but Florida has it all
You guys really need to stop complaining about state taxes. Florida was bad for a long time and nobody ever said a word about it. Even during Tampa bays run nobody said anything. Florida is also not the only state without state taxes. I love it that the Panthers are Oilers soul crushers!!!!