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Line by Line Comparison of the Finals

Created by: PurpleHippo
Team: 2024-25 Custom Team
Initial Creation Date: Jun. 6, 2024
Published: Jun. 6, 2024
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Line comparison for each of the 2 remaining.

5-on-5 lines: RW is the line I believe is better.
Goalies: the top goalie is who I believe is better.
Special teams: top is PP, bottom is PK, LTIR is who I believe is better.

Closest matchups:
Forward Line 2 - Depends on how Kane plays vs Tkachuk, expecting that they will be matched up. Drai does have the potential to take over this match-up though.
D-Line 2 - If Nurse is on this favours Edmonton, if he isn't it favours Florida.
PK - Edmonton has it figured out throughout these playoffs, though normally I would give this to the Panthers.

Lines are from daily faceoff:
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/florida-panthers/line-combinations
https://www.dailyfaceoff.com/teams/edmonton-oilers/line-combinations
ROSTER SIZESALARY CAPCAP HITOVERAGES TooltipBONUSESCAP SPACE
25$87,700,000$129,197,501$0$437,500-$41,497,501
Left WingCentreRight Wing
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$10,000,000$10,000,000
C
NMC
UFA - 6
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$12,500,000$12,500,000
C
NMC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$5,500,000$5,500,000
RW, LW
NMC
UFA - 4
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$9,500,000$9,500,000
RW
NMC
UFA - 6
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$8,500,000$8,500,000
C, LW
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$4,425,000$4,425,000
C
UFA - 1
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$3,000,000$3,000,000
LW, C
UFA - 3
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$2,100,000$2,100,000
C
RFA - 1
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$4,166,667$4,166,667
LW
UFA - 1
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$3,000,000$3,000,000
LW, C
UFA - 3
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$867,500$867,500 (Performance Bonus$57,500$58K)
C
RFA - 2
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$5,125,000$5,125,000
LW, RW
NMC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$7,500,000$7,500,000
RD
M-NTC
UFA - 1
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$3,900,000$3,900,000
RD
RFA - 1
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$925,000$925,000 (Performance Bonus$300,000$300K)
RW
RFA - 1
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$5,750,000$5,750,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 8
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$9,250,000$9,250,000
LD
NMC
UFA - 6
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$916,667$916,667
RD
RFA - 1
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$2,500,000$2,500,000
LD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$3,250,000$3,250,000
RD
UFA - 1
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$896,667$896,667 (Performance Bonus$80,000$80K)
C
RFA - 2
Left DefenseRight DefenseGoaltender
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$10,000,000$10,000,000
G
M-NTC, NMC
UFA - 2
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$2,600,000$2,600,000
G
UFA - 2
ScratchesInjured Reserve (IR)Long Term IR (LTIR)
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$950,000$950,000
RD
RFA - 2
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$5,125,000$5,125,000
LW, C
NMC
UFA - 5
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$2,750,000$2,750,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Florida Panthers
$950,000$950,000
G
RFA - 2
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$6,000,000$6,000,000
LD/RD
UFA - 2
Logo of the Edmonton Oilers
$900,000$900,000
C, RW
UFA - 1

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Jun. 6 at 4:10 p.m.
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This took me way to long to understand
Jun. 6 at 4:12 p.m.
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Quoting: Letsgosharks
This took me way to long to understand


Couldn't figure out a more effective way to communicate the point of the post, sorry this was the best I could come up with.
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Jun. 6 at 4:13 p.m.
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Couldn't figure out a more effective way to communicate the point of the post, sorry this was the best I could come up with.


hahahaha no this is good, I just like was staring at it for so long tears of joy
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Jun. 6 at 4:21 p.m.
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This is quite confusing, the players you have representing some positions don't actually play those positions.

I.e.
- You have McLeod and Verhaeghe representing the 3rd line, but they play 4th and 1st according to your DFO links.
- likewise the 4th line is way off, as are the 2nd and 3rd pairings.

Makes it difficult to actually compare the lines, which is the point of the post.

BTW, there's some talk of Florida matching Barkov up against Draisaitl, thus keeping Tkachuk away from Kane. Not sure I buy that, but we'll see.
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Jun. 6 at 4:26 p.m.
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Quoting: CD282
This is quite confusing, the players you have representing some positions don't actually play those positions.

I.e.
- You have McLeod and Verhaeghe representing the 3rd line, but they play 4th and 1st according to your DFO links.
- likewise the 4th line is way off, as are the 2nd and 3rd pairings.

Makes it difficult to actually compare the lines, which is the point of the post.

BTW, there's some talk of Florida matching Barkov up against Draisaitl, thus keeping Tkachuk away from Kane. Not sure I buy that, but we'll see.


Can't do this years roster so for EDM line 3 and Florida line 4 there are no players (unless I create them and lose the logo).

Would imagine that Mcdavid's line would be an issue for the Tkachuk line, I think they'd need to put Barkov against him.
There'll be a lot of adjusting though, Florida will have an issue with our speed and need to respond, likewise with us dealing with their physicality.
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Jun. 6 at 4:35 p.m.
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Quoting: PurpleHippo
Can't do this years roster so for EDM line 3 and Florida line 4 there are no players (unless I create them and lose the logo).

Would imagine that Mcdavid's line would be an issue for the Tkachuk line, I think they'd need to put Barkov against him.
There'll be a lot of adjusting though, Florida will have an issue with our speed and need to respond, likewise with us dealing with their physicality.

I didn't realize that 23-24 rosters weren't an option anymore, that makes more sense.

Florida is less physical than LA / VCR though, and a smaller team than the Oilers, so I don't see the physicality thing being a big deal. I recall reading that Florida has been outhit in every series so far. I think the physicality thing is overrated.

So much skill on both teams though, it's shaping up to be the best finals we've seen in a while.
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Jun. 6 at 4:44 p.m.
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I didn't realize that 23-24 rosters weren't an option anymore, that makes more sense.

Florida is less physical than LA / VCR though, and a smaller team than the Oilers, so I don't see the physicality thing being a big deal. I recall reading that Florida has been outhit in every series so far. I think the physicality thing is overrated.

So much skill on both teams though, it's shaping up to be the best finals we've seen in a while.


I think it's just overhype cause of the Tkachuk-Bennett-Rod line being a more physical top 2 line, otherwise Florida isn't as physical as VAN was.
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Jun. 7 at 10:59 a.m.
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I think it's just overhype cause of the Tkachuk-Bennett-Rod line being a more physical top 2 line, otherwise Florida isn't as physical as VAN was.

Someone pointed out an interesting stat: Florida has been out-hit in every series so far.
Jun. 7 at 11:22 a.m.
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Someone pointed out an interesting stat: Florida has been out-hit in every series so far.


Yea I spent some time looking through their lines and they aren't that physical, aside from Kulikov and Mikkola; Tkachuk, Bennett and Stenlund for Dmen and Forward respectively.

They play a really suffocating style of 1-1-3 forecheck/transition defense which gives the impression of physicality but they dont really throw hits in any of it.
They mostly just quick gap and stick check, which works well for them but they haven't played a very fast team all playoffs aside from TB who did well vs them (despite what the results looked like).
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Jun. 7 at 12:06 p.m.
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Yea I spent some time looking through their lines and they aren't that physical, aside from Kulikov and Mikkola; Tkachuk, Bennett and Stenlund for Dmen and Forward respectively.

They play a really suffocating style of 1-1-3 forecheck/transition defense which gives the impression of physicality but they dont really throw hits in any of it.
They mostly just quick gap and stick check, which works well for them but they haven't played a very fast team all playoffs aside from TB who did well vs them (despite what the results looked like).


Yeah, and Tampa is slow by comparison.

https://edge.nhl.com/en/compare/teams/20232024-playoffs-EDM-20232024-playoffs-TBL
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