After a quiet 4,100-kilometre flight home from Sunrise, Fla., the Edmonton Oilers begin their off-season by cleaning out lockers at Rogers Place and holding a news conference at noon.
The team came close to ending Canada’s Stanley Cup drought. The Oilers, led by Conn Smythe winner Connor McDavid and new coach Kris Knoblauch, lost Monday’s Game 7 by a final score of 2-1.
After trailing the best-of-seven championship series 3-0, the Alberta squad reeled off three straight wins and tried to become the first team since the 1942 Toronto Maple Leafs to claim a Cup after losing the first three games of the final.
The Oilers, who had a number of chances to tie Game 7 in a wild third period, ran out of gas, puck luck, and time.
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You're golfing now too Leon you plug.
The absolute horrific audio levels are completely second rate abismal for a NHL playoff team do a proper sound check both on and off stage , however in light of the often condescending unsupportive ( seemingly player or league slanted questions often seemingly pay to get question presented without thought of players or teams best interest ). some questions should be level down from being on verge of being stupid and unproductive .
Oilers didnt play well, but the rigged for a long time, watching since 1980. That will be the demise of the NHL
3rd year consecutive the guys got further and better each year . Getting to the final and game 7 is a great achievement . The experience should be the catalyst to encourage next oilers season of a strong cup win.
Bettman 31 Canada ZERO. He has been preventing Canada from winning since 94. NOT a "conspiracy" . No one can convince me that in 31 years no Canadian team was "good enough to win" and more suspiciously no 2 Canadian teams were good enough to meet in the finals. The first thing he did was prevent Vancouver from winning in 94 (after he moved the NHL head office from Toronto to New York). He has been doing it ever since – allowing a team to periodically go to the finals and even game 7 but always prevents the Canadian team from winning. He does this with the "help" of the referees who are told to call extra penalties against Canada and less against the other team. In game 7 of this year within 3 minutes of the start a bogus call against the Oilers which gave Florida a goal. If the Oilers would have scored more there would have been more penalties called against them and fewer against Florida. People saying the Oilers were not "aggressive enough" are wrong because if they were the refs would have called even more penalties against them. A no win situation. He is all about helping the American teams thrive and will do everything to ensure the cup stays in America. He is salivating at the eventual move of McDavid, Draisaitl, Matthews and others to US teams because they will know they can never win a cup playing for a Canadian team. Now that he has promised the owner in Phoenix that they will have another team it should work out that at least one of those players I mentioned will end up signing there which would instantly help that Phoenix team. So corrupt. He hates the Canadian teams but loves their money and stretching out the series to game 7 brought him millions more. It is especially sad that the two most expensive season tickets are in Edmonton and Toronto but neither of which will ever win again. Edmonton is lucky that he took over in 94 instead of 84 because if he did the Oilers would never have won even 1 cup. "Captain America" – Gary Bettman.
should be less about contract earnings and more about building the team to rightfully earn the rewards of more by every line every player .
What a bold and unifying statement it would be if all UFA, and RFA players rallied to all remain with others talking a pay cut to meet cap space .
Restricted free agents: Dylan Holloway, Philip Broberg
Unrestricted free agents: Connor Brown, Sam Carrick, Warren Foegele, Sam Gagner, Adam Henrique, Mattias Janmark, Corey Perry, Vincent Desharnais, Troy Stecher, Calvin Pickard
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Congratulations on a wild ride of a year!!! What an achievement!! The whole city was and is behind you all!! Enjoy your break, we'll be cheering you on again next year…..
Tell draisaitl kick rocks
Haha cup bust we got the cup
It's impossible for Panther's fans to be respectful & classy isnt it…
A championship NHL TEAM is developed and grown collectively , NOT CONTRACTED OR TRADED INTO . This group has the focus, talent and ability to be that championship team, now is not the moment to slice and dissect, its a definitive growth potential for achieving greatness together building on this and previous years of development .
The Florida Panthers are celebrating A STANLEY CUP. If the Oilers could have pulled it off they would have been celebrating THEE STANLEY CUP. Tough pill to swallow. I'm really proud of our team though.
Let's all take a moment to congratulate the best team in the league, world champions, the Florida Panthers
Canucks would have beaten the oilers with demko and boeser
Cup or bust … bust baby
The whole country didn’t root for the oilers
Oilers players you are heroes in my heart 💖💕…
Game 6 and game 7 No goals McDavid still got his participation trophy .
Long time panther fan you guys great organization i know from last year the pain i have great repect for edmonton and yours fans see you next year
If I were them, I think I wouldn't come back to Edmonchuk, but take a lonnnggg vacation 😅….but I'm not them – lol…. awesome season guys!! Loved it!! ❤
You should be very proud Canada was behind you and will be next season.
Game seven Stanley cup game leads to a different kind of heartbreak.
McDavid and Draisaitl are clowns.
Oilers has done very well as a team under the current coaches. To be at the second bottom of the league to the top two teams is incredible. It could have gone either way. Disappointed but very proud of our Oilers.
Oilers didn’t deserve to win it, played so dirty (slashing to nuts, slashing to face, etc) glad they lost 🙂 especially in game 7 the way they did
I live in Edmonton born in Edmonton and speak for yourself I wasn't for you I was against you I'm so happy that you didn't win
A proud fan here. Whatever happened you will always be the winner in my heart. See you again next year.
Stupid questions to ask about Leons contract. Why ask Mcd about another players contract. They dont even ask Trudeau that many questions about the scandals
Canada got to celebrate a Stanley cup thanks to FLORIDA!!! We are so proud of the champ and so happy deadmonton didn't win😂
Been a fan since 1979 and this was the most entertaining playoffs since the early 80s playing the Islanders in the finals. Love this team. Everyone contributed. No matter what the result was these guys are champions