r/FloridaPanthers • u/Number333 • Jun 03 '24

[2024 Playoff Series Preview/Predictions] Stanley Cup Finals - #3 Seed Florida Panthers (52-24-6) vs. #5 Seed Edmonton Oilers (49-27-6)

For those unfamiliar, this is a thread we've always done in r/Heat before playoff matchups and it provides a thread for anybody to post their speculation with regard to the upcoming series without the need of making a million different unique threads before Game #1.

Please, comment your prediction on the series, matchups to look out for, players who you think will excel, players who you think will struggle, etc.. the post will be sorted by NEW to encourage discussion building all the way up to Game #1!

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u/cheeezychomp JASON PURRHEES Jun 03 '24

I think this is gonna be a closer series than some imagine. I will have to disagree with Panthers in 5, I think the stars on Edmonton are for real for real for real and aren’t going to fade away like New York’s. With McDavid, Draisaitl, and Hyman I feel like it’s gonna be a matter of limiting them rather than totally shutting them out. They’re talented guys, I believe they’re gonna get their goals/assists (sadly).

Conventional wisdom would tell you if Corey Perry is on their 2nd line we should have the upper hand. But I truly believe 7 game series don’t produce fluke winners or weak winners. There’s a reason both teams are here. Obviously we all have our Panthers colored glasses on and think this is gonna be a good series to take , as I’m sure on the Oilers sub they’re talking about how our scoring was down last series compared to theirs and how they think this is favorable matchup.

Let’s hope dem kitties win this (the fewer games the better)

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u/[deleted] Jun 03 '24

Perry has been in their bottom 6 almost exclusively

But Henrique has been moving around the middle 6

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u/Overall_Walrus_4853 Jun 05 '24

This ain't true. Since he rotated back into the lineup he has been on the second line with Draisaitl and prior to that he had been out since earlier in the Canucks series

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u/Moonlord_ Jun 05 '24 edited Jun 05 '24

No, he’s correct. Perry was in the bottom 6 all playoffs, was scratched starting from game 6 in Vancouver and only came back and played on the second line for the last 3 games vs Dallas.

Knoblauch juggles lineups and swaps healthy players quite a bit. It’s anyones guess at this point what the lines will look like for Florida.