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Lloyd Braun
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Oilers: Biggest Fraud in SCF history

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- The 2024-25 Edmonton Oilers set an NHL Record for most minutes trailing in a single Stanley Cup series.
- They did not have the lead at the end of regulation in a single one of the 6 games this series
- 3 games went to OT, while Florida dominated the other 3. Edmonton did not outplay Florida in a single game this final.

The Panthers were basically 4-0-2 in this series.

Truthfully, the Cup was never a realistic option, when you have a coach like Kris Knoblauch switching goalies back and forth. I couldn't think of a single example in my lifetime of that working.

So I asked A.I. if if any team has and here was its response:

"No, no team has won the Stanley Cup by switching goalies back and forth throughout the playoffs. While it's not unheard of for teams to use multiple goalies during a playoff run, a team hasn't won the Cup with a consistent "switching" strategy where they're regularly alternating starters. The 1972 Boston Bruins are the last team to have multiple goalies record decisions in the Stanley Cup Finals without an injury necessitating the change."
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Re: Oilers: Biggest Fraud in SCF history

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Yup! Nothin better than watching them come up short.
Poor McDavid...he's gonna have to come to America if he wants to be a winner. :lol:
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Knoblauch takes a ton of the blame as far as I’m concerned. Shouldn’t have gotten the gig in the first place; only did because he was McDavids choice.

Even if you put aside the mismanagement of his goalie situation, the way he handled Kane was abysmal - how many stupid selfish penalties does a guy need to take before you bench him?
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Can't rule them out of making one more run because of the weak Pacific, but that should just about take them out of Finals talk for a few years.

Until they fix the defense and goaltending they aren't legitimate contenders.
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The Panthers were the biggest Fraud in NHL history

…when Pietrangelo beat them 9-3 in the clincher

Laughing
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theograce wrote: 17 Jun 2025 22:25 pm The Panthers were the biggest Fraud in NHL history

…when Pietrangelo beat them 9-3 in the clincher

Laughing
Five game massacre.

Man … Pietrangelo made the Panthers the biggest Fraud in history … remember that slaughter boys?

Biggest slaughter in history … you old guys with bad short term
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theograce wrote: 17 Jun 2025 22:54 pm
theograce wrote: 17 Jun 2025 22:25 pm The Panthers were the biggest Fraud in NHL history

…when Pietrangelo beat them 9-3 in the clincher

Laughing
Five game massacre.

Man … Pietrangelo made the Panthers the biggest Fraud in history … remember that slaughter boys?

Biggest slaughter in history … you old guys with bad short term
Somebody must have (upset) in your Wheeties to make you so angry... and obnoxious.
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Aesa wrote: 17 Jun 2025 23:10 pm
theograce wrote: 17 Jun 2025 22:54 pm
theograce wrote: 17 Jun 2025 22:25 pm The Panthers were the biggest Fraud in NHL history

…when Pietrangelo beat them 9-3 in the clincher

Laughing
Five game massacre.

Man … Pietrangelo made the Panthers the biggest Fraud in history … remember that slaughter boys?

Biggest slaughter in history … you old guys with bad short term
Somebody must have (upset) in your Wheeties to make you so angry... and obnoxious.
You think about me and follow me as an old man on a hockey forum.

Pretty clear who’s upset

Until you quote me again … tomorrow
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They're a poorly constructed team. Amazing talent upfront, but no support to go all the way.
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somni wrote: 17 Jun 2025 23:20 pm They're a poorly constructed team. Amazing talent upfront, but no support to go all the way.
They were a goal away last year. You don’t do that with a poorly constructed team

Florida is head and shoulders better than the the 2nd best team in the world
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McDavid, Draisaitl = Mathews, Marner. :D
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Aesa wrote: 17 Jun 2025 23:10 pm
theograce wrote: 17 Jun 2025 22:54 pm
theograce wrote: 17 Jun 2025 22:25 pm The Panthers were the biggest Fraud in NHL history

…when Pietrangelo beat them 9-3 in the clincher

Laughing
Five game massacre.

Man … Pietrangelo made the Panthers the biggest Fraud in history … remember that slaughter boys?

Biggest slaughter in history … you old guys with bad short term
Somebody must have (upset) in your Wheeties to make you so angry... and obnoxious.
Nah, just trying to deflect as always.
Everyone’s talking about it
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No GM should be rewarded a Stanley Cup for trading a 1st round pick for Jake Walman.
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Aesa wrote: 17 Jun 2025 23:10 pm Somebody must have (upset) in your Wheeties to make you so angry... and obnoxious.
He's wounded. Deep.

Laughing

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Goaltending pure and simple. Bob was better than Skinner.
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You have to at least be able to hit the pinata if you want to bust it open.

I'm sure Bro and Holloway would have really loved to have been there on the bench.

hahaha
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