After the asswhoopin the Oilers put on Florida in game4 you could see the adjustments making a difference. Though the Oilers won games 5 & 6 the Cats were figuring out how to get back to playing their game, and in game7 were back on form. The Oilers on the other hand fell back onto old habits. They shows in games 4-6 that there was some depth there and it was pushing them over the top. Last night they leaned so heavily on their top line, especially in the 3rd, that by the end of the game they were gassed. When they finally pulled Skinner they had nothing left and Florida could grind the clock for the last couple of minutes.
Hell of a game. Thought for sure we were going to get some Bonus Hockey to add to the drama. Hard to feel excited for anything in the state of Florida but easy to feel good for Paul Maurice.