Connor McDavid is a legend in the making and delivered more assists than anyone and doesn't steal the thunder for himself. He'll show up and score the winning game 7 goal.
"Bounce back"..??? Lol Dude was a Monster in game 6. Tbh, measuring his game by the stat sheet ALONE is dumb... and it's that exact lesson that McDavid has learned from past Playoffs. I'd go as far to say that performance, was his best in terms of playing BOTH sides of the rink. He was constantly backchecking, never outta position and still had a bunch of crazy chances offensively. I always thought if he could learn to play both sides, like Crosby or Toews in their prime, he'd win his Cup. Now he's 1 game away..... job's not done yet tho. We know Florida ain't gonna lay down and die... can't wait.
What you are saying is 100% on the money... McDavid plays his heart out every game, whether he is getting any points or not. Aside from everything else McDavid does, he took a penalty in game 6 to stop a potential goal as well...
@@pucker672 if you watched him when they had a 3 goal lead he was playing super defensively. True F3 in the offensive zone. Laying back to take away the odd man rush. In the defensive zone he isn’t above the dots unless his team has a puck.
@@baconatorrodriguez4651sens fan here. I hope a Canadian team wins. The only Canadians who seem to have beef are flames fans (understandable) leafs fans (jealous) and canucks fans (more understandable).
@@baconatorrodriguez4651 every habs fan i know including myself is rooting for the oilers bud stop being a sensitive little girl canadas cup is canadas cup
"Games 2 and 3 they didn't look good at all" The fuck are you talking about? Game 2 sure, they got their asses handed to them, but game 3 was another steal by Bob. The Oilers outshot the Panthers 35 to 23 and had double the high grade scoring chances.
Yeah Bob the 🧱 was impenetrable and Oilers played aggressive but Bob stole the game. Then wtf happened as Bob fell from 97% saves to 81% like that's not even minor league level and 3 in a row such garbage performance is uncharacteristic for this Vezina caliber goalie so the only explanation is he threw it away.
@@ocramocram1 should come up with how Bettman hates Canada. Seems that theory has been going on for 30 years. Everyone knows Canadians just hate Jews,blacks and Americans.
Scoring first and getting the lead is gonna be sooo important....I hope the boys play mistake free hockey...no freebies, no gambling on plays especially on defense....G O G!
@@rickhammond2473 It would have been something special. But Oilers deserve credit to pushing to game 7 but it was too big of an ask to overcome history.
@@jonfreeman9682 I do not understand how the Panthers did nothing for the 3 games they lost then shut the Oilers down makes no sense to me.I won 2,450.00 on the Panthers bet them in January.
When you really look at it. Back in the 1940's there was only 2 rounds, not 4 rounds. So just think how many more games these oilers had to play to get to this game. It's unreal what they have accomplished
You are missing the fact that whenever McDavid is on the ice he draws at least one if not more than one of opposing teams players to either check or at least try to keep up with him. Almost like a power play. Whether he scores or not does not matter. He is playing on a TEAM so as long as his TEAM gets one more goal than the other team he has done his job. I suspect he is aware of that.
Yeah I hate when people say McDavid didn't show up when he's extremely effective whether or not he ends up on the board. It's like people don't bother to actually watch the games lol He brings it into their zone through the other teams entire roster so often when pretty much anyone else would just flip it in, he's making plays, creating chances, applying pressure, drawing defensemen, and not to mention his defense has been great as well. He hunts that thing down like no one else, sneaks up behind people and just takes it from them, he's fast, he's physical Like the guy doesn't have "bad games" he plays great and then other times plays extraordinary haha
Watching him play always reminds us how Jordan used to dominated in the 90s. Either you send two or more guys to guard MJ and create an opening for other Bulls, or you let MJ have free reign with only one defense against him.
For the Panthers, maybe. Yes, it'll suck to lose but after that horrific start to the season and this series, getting to Game 7 of the Cup Finals is nothing to sneeze at.
Looks like TSN's mission is to get non-hockey fans interested in the NHL. The pile of smarter comments on here are from people who already follow the Oilers.
absolutely frightening ... Oil do not need him to win, convincingly ... Oil have reached an incredible peak ... the Panthers have probably booked tee times for Tuesday - golf can be therapeutic !!!
That's how much depth there is on the team. You can't have just one guy carrying the team. Cats are in unfamiliar territory as they thought it was in the bag. Golf will have to wait.
McDavid is going to do McDavid things. Whether he posts points or not doesn’t matter to him. The Oilers are clicking well and there is solid goaltending, solid defence and depth scoring. Hockey is a team sport and the Oilers are a solid team. GO OILERS!!
Scoresheet doesnt always tell the whole story. 8 points in 2 games i think its time somebody else stepped up. Its been a team effort to get them back into the series and here at game 7! Lets go Oilers. Lets go Canada. (Leafs fan)
All I'm hoping for is we play mistake free hockey, NO FREEBIES! If we do that Oilers win! I'm expecting Connor & Leon to go nuclear beast mode this game.... GO🧡 OILERS 💙GO!
McDavid does what needs to be done for the win. The Oilers have Been getting better and better every game. When the Oilers are playing their best hockey,no team can beat the them. FLA’s best won’t be enough to get it done 🐱meow 🐱 IN SKINS WE TRUST🫡
Did not realize that the finals are over.Funny when down 3-0 everyone including me thought it was over.When the Oilers won game 4 I raced to the casino and hedged my bet placing 410.00 on the Oilers @+700 so if the Panthers win I win 2,300.00 if the Oilers win I win 2,800.00 I bet on the Panthers in January @+1600 so I was fortunate to be able to do this.Oilers were +2000 when down 3-0 I looked at it and did not bet on them.
It would be nice if they covered every one of Mathew's zero point playoff games this way... there would be plenty to talk about. What more do you need TSN - 4 points every single night! This guy is in the stratosphere. Enough of these Toronto hockey writers!
There is no need to bounce back. He played really well on Friday. Points and chances will come naturally for him. He knows that playing a well rounded team game is far more important than any personal records. (Personal records are byproducts for a phenomenal hockey player like Connor.) Also, 8 points in 3 games, I am not complaining 😂 But I think we all know it is more important to Connor that the Oilers win the Stanley Cup Monday night.
He almost always pops off after being held off the scoresheet. But to call it a bounce back? He was still an animal all of game 6. Bobrovsky needs to bounce back lol, not McDavid. Calling it a bounce back is crazy. But yeah, I expect at least 3 points from McDavid in game 7.
as a neutral guy observing, (that picked FLA prior to series start).... um EDM has proved that they can win without mcjesus blowing it up. sure he had 4pts x 2 in games 4 and 5. then, game 6, 0 pts. and that's not to mention if the nuge and draisaitl explode for goals. if EDM gets the 1st score in game 7 and sits/if not builds upon that, FLA is done like turkey dinner. florida has had no answer for edmonton's depth guys, goaltending, o-zone and neutral zone penetrations, special teams, and goaltending. FLA coach paul maurice needs to be fired in the (highly likely) event FLA loses monday night. 💩
im so proud of my oilers team, even though i have only been a oilers fan for about a week, i really feel im in the same boat as life long oilers fans. lets go oil! lets go oil!
I think so too. No way Bob is gonna tank 4 games in a row. This is Bob the 🧱 Vezina extraordinaire goalie that carried Florida to the finals. Last 3 games was highly unusual for him.
Nope, I say the Panthers shut Connor down again and that Edmontons depth scoring will not be able to carry the ball this time. It will be Cat Scratch Fever in Florida when Barkov is doing the Victory Lap.
It could be. Part of me thinks Bob is goofing off saving his best for a game 7 round of high fives with the fans. He threw the last 3 games away as that's how good he is.
In some ways the comeback narrative is an exaggerated one. Edmonton lost one of their home ice games, and then the Panthers lost one of their home ice games. That’s really all that’s happened. It’s a bit like how in tennis you can be up 5-2 in a set with a single break of serve, and then your opponent can get back to 5-5 with a single break of serve.
"We're talking hockey here, not tennis." That's the response I got from many when I quoted Roger Federer. Which says something about the intelligence demographic of hockey fans, exemplified by the behaviour on June 15, 2011 & June 14, 1994.
Saying that the Oilers didn’t need McDavid is a gross understatement when every time he steps on the ice all the attention is on him and what he’s doing giving his teammates more ice space.
@@MattAlbie They changed the Title.... these guys were asking how McDavid will bounce back.... It made no sense, then thy changed the title, as to not look s silly.
