Oilers fan goes viral for cringe-worthy moment in Game 3 loss to Panthers in Stanley Cup Final
NY Post
An Oilers fan’s apparent blunder stole the spotlight Thursday during Edmonton’s Game 3 loss to the Florida Panthers in the Stanley Cup Final.
With a little more than a minute remaining in the first period, cameras caught an Edmonton fan cheering moments after Panthers center Sam Reinhart scored the opening goal at Rodgers Place in Canada to give Florida a 1-0 lead.
The ESPN broadcast of the curious series of events sparked a flurry of responses on social media.
“LMFAO, Oilers fan too far gone to realize she’s cheering for the wrong team.” X user Drew Livingston wrote.
“Why was this Oilers fan celebrating the Florida goal?” The Funhouse account wrote.
Given the Oilers’ 2-0 series deficit entering Thursday’s game, conceding the opening goal would be disheartening for the majority of fans.
It was only a three-second glimpse, but Matt Rempe, finally, showcased offensive strides. The ones he started talking about in the preseason — after a summer’s worth of work — and kept doubling down on, even when he fluctuated in and out of the Rangers lineup and shuttled back and forth to AHL Hartford.
In a different time, in a season to come, we may be inclined to wax poetic about the way this one played out. In a different time, in a season to come, the Nets will be seeking to stack wins and not losses, will be fighting for playoff seeding and not for a few extra ping-pong balls in the draft lottery this spring.
The NBA has an All-Star Game problem. Despite Adam Silver’s efforts to inject juice into the February showcase — including a format alteration to the 2025 game that is too confusing to attempt to understand before it’s inevitably changed again — there’s little interest in watching teams eschew defense for a series of layup line highlights. That also means the most entertaining part of the NBA All-Star Game is just like the Pro Bowl — debating over who should get a spot.