Why Physicality Will Be Crucial In the Stanley Cup Final
Also, do the Oilers have better coaching than the Panthers?
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Analysts Giving Panthers’ Physicality Too Much Love vs. Oilers
June 5, 2024 by Jim Parsons
The Edmonton Oilers are being pegged as underdogs in the Stanley Cup Final versus the Florida Panthers. The main reason is that the Panthers play a physical style and are dogged on the forecheck, and many believe that will be too much for the Oilers to handle. But, as much as hitting and a heavy forecheck might be a factor in this series, is that aspect of the Panthers game being given too much credit?
Stanley Cup Final Key: Oilers’ Special Teams vs. Panthers’ Physicality
June 5, 2024 by The Old Prof
From the outside looking in, the Florida Panthers seem to have one big job if they are to win the Stanley Cup Final. They have to physicalyize the Edmonton Oilers without falling victim to the Oilers’ elite power-play units. The Cup Final promises to be a tightly-contested series, with special teams playing a pivotal role in determining the victor. Here’s a breakdown of what each team needs to do to lift the Cup:
Long Stanley Cup Final Layoff Has Pros & Cons
June 5, 2024 by Alex Hutton
The matchup for the 2024 Stanley Cup Final is set, but we’ll have to wait a little longer for the actual games between the Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers to take place. The puck drops for Game 1 on Saturday, June 8, making for a six-day gap between the end of the conference finals and the start of the Cup Final. That delay is tied with the 2007, 2019 and 2023 Playoffs for the longest such moratorium in the post-lockout era.
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Islanders Mirror Oilers & Panthers Coaching Staffs But Fall Short in Other Areas
June 5, 2024 by Mike Fink
It’s hard to look at the New York Islanders and see them as close to the Stanley Cup, especially when they are compared to the two finalists, the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers. The Islanders at best can make the playoffs but this team as constructed can’t go much further and certainly can’t compete against the Oilers and Panthers, two model franchises.
Islanders Need to Mimic Conference Finalists to Return to Glory
June 5, 2024 by Michael Ostrower
The Stanley Cup Final is set to begin on June 8 at Amerant Bank Arena in Florida. The Edmonton Oilers took down the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference Final and will begin the series on the road against the Florida Panthers who took down the New York Rangers in the Eastern Conference Final. As the Oilers and Panthers square off, the New York Islanders can learn from the four teams who played for a spot to reach the Stanley Cup Final.