Ice hockey-Canada’s Stanley Cup dry spell stretches to 32 years as Edmonton flops in Finals
NEW YORK, – The Florida Panthers prolonged Canada’s agonizing Stanley Cup drought to 32 years with a 5-1 win over Edmonton in Recreation Six on Tuesday, a second straight Finals defeat for the Oilers which left their followers devastated and gamers looking for solutions.
It was the eighth time a Canadian group reached the Finals however fell quick for the reason that Montreal Canadiens gained the NHL championship in 1993.
It was additionally the second Finals in a row that the Panthers beat the Oilers, who grew to become the primary group to lose back-to-back Stanley Cup Finals for the reason that Boston Bruins in 1977-1978.
Oilers captain Connor McDavid, arguably one of the best participant within the league, stated his group had given all the pieces within the best-of-seven collection.
“No person stop, no one threw the towel in,” he added. “They are a heck of a group. They’re Stanley Cup champions back-to-back for a motive.
“By no means actually capable of generate any momentum up the ice. We stored making an attempt the identical factor time and again, banging our heads in opposition to the wall,” he advised reporters.
“Nonetheless loads of confidence and perception. I do not assume folks thought we had been going to make it this far – we clearly believed. Got here up simply quick once more,” added McDavid, who final 12 months gained the Conn Smythe Trophy because the MVP of the playoffs.
From “the Nice One” Wayne Gretzky to Mark “the Moose” Messier and “Mr. Hockey” himself, Gordie Howe, the proud sons of the Nice White North have created ice hockey lore to final generations.
The Canadian males’s and ladies’s groups have gained 14 Olympic gold medals between them, but the nation’s NHL sides regularly fail to get their fingers on the trophy.
The Oilers had dwelling benefit within the collection regardless of an injury-plagued season however that mattered little to the Panthers, who gained seven of their final eight video games on the street.
Goaltender Stuart Skinner, who bought the nod over Calvin Pickard for Recreation Six, stated the Oilers needed to discover out what went flawed.
“We have to be taught from this instantly, proper now. Letting it occur two instances in a row is devastating,” he stated.
Prime Minister Mark Carney struck an optimistic tone on social media, as he rallied his compatriots to maintain religion.
“Happy with the Oilers’ grit. Happy with the fellows for getting us to this second. Heads excessive,” Carney wrote. “Subsequent 12 months.”
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