Leon Draisaitl admits he's failing the Oilers in Stanley Cup Final
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Hope for an Oilers comeback in this series is slim without their stars producing offensively, and last night Leon Draisaitl owned up to his part in the failure so far.
"I pride myself on being good in the playoffs and playing well, just can't seem to get anything going. Obviously have to look in the mirror, and try to be better.»
- Leon Draisaitl
- Leon Draisaitl
In three games of the Stanley Cup Final so far, Leon Draisaitl has zero points, but he's not the only struggling Oiler. Connor McDavid, Zach Hyman, Evan Bouchard, and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins also have zero goals in this series. The Oilers have had some quality looks, but they can't beat Sergei Bobrovsky.
On the other hand, Connor McDavid continued to express his belief in the team and their ability to break through offensively in this series. Still, McDavid appeared clearly frustrated.
»What's the most disappointing thing is being down three, obviously . . . I thought we had lots of looks, I thought the game was right there, just a couple mistakes and they find a way to score . . . I thought we did a good job of getting pucks to the net and bodies to the net. You can't score on the outside in these games, you got to get to the middle.»
- Connor McDavid
- Connor McDavid
Down 0-3 in the series, the Oilers chances of a comeback are mathematically near zero - only the 1942 Leafs have ever come back by three to win the Cup Final. Still, if any team would be capable of doing so, it would be the McDavid-led Edmonton Oilers.
Game 4 on Saturday night is now a must win to keep their season alive, or the Florida Panthers will hoist the Cup in Edmonton. With their backs against the wall, we'll see if the Oilers elite offence can finally begin to break through against Florida's elite defence and goaltending.
Source: Sportsnet
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