Well, I don’t know about you, but I’m ready for the series between the Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers to get started. Unfortunately, as I write this, we are about 104 hours from that happening… ouch!
ICYMI, here is the schedule for what’s left for the rest of the 2023-24 NHL season.
Florida Panthers (1A) vs. Edmonton Oilers (2P)
Game 1: Oilers at Panthers — June 8, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)
Game 2: Oilers at Panthers — June 10, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)
Game 3: Panthers at Oilers — June 13, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)
Game 4: Panthers at Oilers — June 15, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)
+Game 5: Oilers at Panthers — June 18, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)
+Game 6: Panthers at Oilers — June 21, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)
+Game 7: Oilers at Panthers — June 24, 8 p.m. (ABC, ESPN+)
The Panthers aren’t the only team on the organizational tree still playing hockey. After earning a split by winning Game 1 of the Kelly Cup Final, the Florida Everblades will host the Kansas City Mavericks for the next three games at Hertz Arena in Estero starting on Wednesday. The Mavericks evened the series with a 5-1 win on Saturday.
Once again, I forgot to email myself the full results of Round 3 of the LBC postseason predictions contest. ThackAttack won the round with 17 points and Habs Cats and I tied for second place with 16 points. Bill Kozloff’s 11-point mastery of the Panthers-Rangers series earned him fourth place. Like Bill, the rest of you picked Dallas. Fools! (just kidding). I will have all that for you tomorrow, I promise.