I actually thought that his own father was expecting Mcdavid to come out. The broadcast showed him having his camera phone out and ready. He probably should have come out but it's not a huge deal to me. I think his dad raised him differently though so it's a little surprising.
Yeah it sucks that two out four teams on this run took upon themselves to try and injure our stars instead of playing hockey. Hitting to hurt is one thing intending to injure is something else completely. Both LA and Vancouver employed the latter technique
no, you still woke up a Flames fan with no hope
Ah, thanks, my mistake. Always happy to be corrected about history.
Playing with broken ribs is admirable, but sometimes I wonder if these players ever stop and ask themselves if the team would be better off if they sat one or two. Drai has tons of talent, but if he'd sat in favor of some hungry kid with fresh legs maybe things turn out different. Just look at the Preds run to the Final, they had like 9 AHLers in their lineup and it worked (for awhile at least) because everyone was young, healthy and SUPER MOTIVATED - getting their first NHL action, in the playoffs and playing to earn a permanent slot. Brining in a couple guys like that that and giving more ice time to Connor Brown/M. Janmark can really change the energy on the ice. Granted its a risky gambit if the kids have low hockey IQ.
I got no issue with it. It shows Connors unwavering goal for the real prize. That’s what a great team leader does. He doesn’t care about the individual acollades, he only cares about a Cup back to Edmonton.
who f***ing cares about his opinion?
One or two would not have helped the broken ribs though. If it was a sprained wrist or something ok but broken ribs are not healing sitting one or two games ever. Leon is too much of a warrior to shut it down that close to the chance to sip from Stanley. I know it sucks but it was really our best chance to leave him on the lineup
McDavid once told his Dad that he didn't want to play for the Erie Otters and his Dad told "you play for the team that drafted you" and he listened. So take that from what you will. That's what I mean.
Yeah, why are we giving any attention to some Leafs idiot?
Let's be honest. You guys get to do this all over again next playoffs: the anxious night after night watching the Oilers creep ever closer to the cup, while the Flames continue to swirl toward the drain of its own decade of darkness, made worse by the fact that it was Edmonton who flushed the handle in 2022. Enjoy the shit down there.
Read what basically every single player who has played the game says about what Connor did. He did exactly as you expect a great captain to do, he waiting on the ice till all of his teammates left the ice, gave them each a pat, and then left the ice to leave the celebrations to the winning team. It would have been a complete dick move to come back onto the ice to accept what at the time was really a meaningless trophy (of course it isn't and in time he will take pride in it), and take away the joy of the Panthers celebration for their team and fans. The fans would have booed his ass off if if came back on the ice and complained about it. He knew that the moment was the Panthers, and not his own. Pure class.For those still wondering why McDavid didn’t come back out for a photo with the Conn Smythe last night, here is Luka Modric accepting the “player of the match” award after Croatia dropped a 1-0 lead in the last minute to draw and be eliminated in the Euros
Brutal. f*** the fans (especially the casual neutrals and Panthers fans) whining about him not coming back out
I get the hate but he really is correct. The oilers taught back from 3-1 in 06 and most of the hockey world besides oilers fans forgot in just a few short years. Like Leon said it’s a hell of a run but if you don’t finish it nobody gives a shit
All these Oilers haters who had to grit and grind their teeth to smile through an Oilers Cup run will now be pulling complete 180s to show their true colors again. f*** Dangle. Been saying it since the very beginning, he is the enemy and anyone that gives him views should realize they are supporting an Oilers hater.
But everyone remembers that the Leafs haven't won a cup since 1967.
Unless Henrique was continuing to struggle with injury why wouldn't he be getting more than 11mins in this game? Last few games was one of our better players and clearly feeling it. KK kind of lost sight of some things. Also Ryan was just awful this playoffs outside of pk. At EV Ryan was essentially Ceci/Nurse level bad. No blame, he's too old. On the whole Connor Brown total playoffs don't impress me much. Two goals all playoffs, 5 all season. For this we have to see him here another year. Perry can just get lost. Thanks I guess for donning our jersey and being nothing but a stationary pylon.
