Behind the scenes in the Oilers locker room immediately after losing game 7

[Sticksandsun]

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[Filthy Dangles]

Just a quick glance at a bunch of depressed guys...as you'd expect after losing Game7 of the cup.

Not much to see or gain here

 

[ucanthanzalthetruth]

 

[John Garretts KD]

Lol amazing. Sad and depressed Oilers are the best Oilers.

 

[Sasha Orlov]

That boy McDavid is about to go nuclear this year, teammates look like they’re afraid listening to the Smythe announcement lmao

 

[nerevarine]

Passion and heart, throw in the smartest fanbase in the league and its easy to see why people love bandwagoning the oilers

 

[WayTooCold]

The NHL donated Florida the Cup via biased reffing. The Oilers were bette.

 

[NVious]

They would've won if they had Puju's infectious energy/laugh.

 

[tarheelhockey]

Good time to revisit this thread:

Very disrespectable of Connor McDavid to not show for the Conn Smythe trophy.

When Connor McDavid did not come out for the Conn Smythe trophy, it was very disrespectable of him, it makes it look like he thinks he is bigger than the game and bigger than all of the great players before him. Also Leon Draisaitl is a bit of a sore loser, first about Vancouver's goaltender...

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Imagine, in that atmosphere, McDavid hearing the announcement and leaving the room to go get his trophy

 

[John Garretts KD]

The NHL donated Florida the Cup via biased reffing. The Oilers were bette.

 

[Love]

Buncha losers in that room

 

[banks]

Who allowed a camera in there after a game 7 Cup Final loss?

 

[Cup or Bust]

They dug a hole too deep unfortunately. Winning 4 games in a row is not super easy, in the playoffs against the same team, almost near impossible.

 

[Laus723]

The NHL donated Florida the Cup via biased reffing. The Oilers were bette.

For every “look at Florida getting away with” there’s a “look at Edmonton getting away with.”

Learned that years ago against Tampa.

 

[John Garretts KD]

Who allowed a camera in there after a game 7 Cup Final loss?

Probably for the upcoming Amazon documentary series.

 

[Smirnov2Chistov]

The NHL donated Florida the Cup via biased reffing. The Oilers were bette.

I love getting a chance to use this lmao:

 

[Turin]

Hope they never have to go through that again

By never making it that far

 

[tarheelhockey]

They dug a hole too deep unfortunately. Winning 4 games in a row is not super easy, in the playoffs against the same team, almost near impossible.

In a way it makes it worse. If they lose in 4, the room is still grim but guys are probably keeping their heads up about it because they knew their chances were near zero after the prior game. But the opportunity to close out a reverse sweep, all the days they spent between games fighting hype and nerves, and then a Game 7 where they had a very real chance to tie and win, is just a different headspace altogether.

For all the shitty losses I’ve seen both IRL and vicariously through my teams, I still can’t imagine what it must be like inside the mind of a player in that moment. Especially sitting there listening to the Cup presentation including the Smythe going to your captain who looks dead inside.

 

[Evergreen]

Ugh I hate seeing people—fans and players alike—look so dejected. Luckily for the Oilers, they have another chance at the Cup this year.

 

[KeithIsActuallyBad]

The loss to the Canes hurt more than this one did.

Hopefully they use it as fuel for next year.

Also yeah, no wonder McDavid didn't go accept his meaningless trophy. Anyone who said he should've is an idiot.

 

[Sheppy]

I'll never really understand why people shit on or make fun of players for being upset they lost in the final fighting for the toughest trophy in sports.

"LoOk aT HiM CrY!"

 

[tarheelhockey]

I'll never really understand why people shit on or make fun of players for being upset they lost in the final fighting for the toughest trophy in sports.

"LoOk aT HiM CrY!"

Some people really do hate other people because they wear the wrong color shirt.

 

[Rodgerwilco]

Passion and heart, throw in the smartest fanbase in the league and its easy to see why people love bandwagoning the oilers

I'd love to see the source for this one lol.

I'll never really understand why people shit on or make fun of players for being upset they lost in the final fighting for the toughest trophy in sports.

"LoOk aT HiM CrY!"

I think the last little bit there about self-esteem is interesting lol.

 

[Slats432]

Passion and heart, throw in the smartest fanbase in the league and its easy to see why people love bandwagoning the oilers

You have obviously never listened to a 630 CHED post game show.

 

[WetcoastOrca]

Wow! That brought tears to my eyes! Like I haven’t experienced since I watched the ending of Old Yeller as a kid.