Edmonton Oilers stars McDavid and Draisaitl played through injuries in playoffs, coach says
Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said on Wednesday that some of the team's top stars were playing through injuries during their Stanley Cup playoff run.
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McDavid says getting over Edmonton's Game 7 loss to Florida in Stanley Cup final will take time
The sting of losing Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final lingered for the Edmonton Oilers on Wednesday.
Conn Smythe Trophy winner Connor McDavid's fiancée reflects on Stanley Cup loss: 'Heartbroken'
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Oilers' Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl played hurt in postseason - ESPN
EDMONTON, Alberta — Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said Wednesday that some of the team's top stars were playing through injuries during their Stanley Cup playoff run.
Panthers fans boo Oilers' Connor McDavid during Conn Smythe Trophy presentation
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The Oilers must move on quickly from their Game 7 loss
A comeback for the ages fell just short last night as the Edmonton Oilers lost 2-1 to the Florida Panthers in a nail-biting Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final. After becoming the first team in 79 years to force a deciding game in the championship series after trailing 3-0, the Oilers came agonizingly close to joining the 1942 Maple Leafs as the only clubs to complete the rally. But the reinvigorated Panthers held on to capture the first Stanley Cup in franchise history and prevent the Oilers from becoming the first Canadian team to win the Cup in 31 years. Another big trophy did go to an Oiler though, as Connor McDavid won the Conn Smythe Trophy for playoff MVP. He's the first player from the losing team to get the award in 21 years and just the second non-goalie, after Philadelphia forward Reggie Leach in 1976. Florida fans booed the choice (they wanted Panthers goalie Sergei Bobrovsky), but McDavid was the correct pick. He broke Wayne Gretzky's record for most assists in a post-season with 34 (in 25 games), while his 42 points were the fourth-most ever and just five shy of the Great One's record. McDavid fuelled the Oilers' comeback with an incredible eight points in Games 4 and 5, and even when he didn't get on the scoresheet (which was the case in Games 6 and 7) he was the best player on the ice and a scoring-chance machine.
Connor McDavid wins Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP despite Oilers losing Stanley Cup
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Oilers' Connor McDavid wins Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP after Game 7 loss
Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid has been awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the NHL playoffs after an incredible post-season that finished just short of a Stanley Cup.