Defense wins championships
Florida 2 – Edmonton 1 (Finals Panthers 4-2) Florida scored first, their penalty killers twice stopped the Oilers from scoring shorthanded, Panthers out hit and out blocked the Oilers as goaltender Bobrovsky allowed just one goal to get past him in Florida’s initial Cup championship.
The game was exciting all night long, one of the best Finals game sevens in NHL history, Florida may have scored first but Edmonton wasted no time tying the game a few minutes later setting the stage for an edge of your seat tension filled game and ending.
Hockey fans could not have asked for a better Stanley Cup, as announcers from both ABC and CBC were all without shame as they talked up 1942 and how awesome Edmonton’s comeback is/was as they cheered on the Oilers and backhanded complimented the Panthers during the game.
After game six the Panthers were underdogs everywhere except Sunrise, Florida and the diehard, brilliantly attired, emotional and loud Oilers fans did all they could to alter the game’s outcome with their enthusiastic cheering, but no amount of watch parties or Shania Twain singing could stop Florida from winning.
Buffalo Winter Awards
Playoff’s MVP Captain Barkov earned the Selke Trophy as the heart & soul of the Panthers and it was his leadership and defensive play that helped bring the Stanley Cup to the Panthers.
Playoff’s Unsung Hero Evan Rodrigues whose unexpected and timely assists and scoring helped his team to Stanley Cup victory.
Playoff’s Feel Good Story Kyle Okposo who played for nearly two decades and struggled to give up leading his team, and fans to accept an opportunity to help a different team win a Stanley Cup.
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