This final, which was rather bland and lifeless, is now extremely spectacular.
The tide seems to have turned, and despite trailing in the series, you really feel that the Edmonton Oilers have the wind in their sails, especially thanks to the incredible Connor McDavid.
And there are extremely encouraging signs for the Oilers fans, as the Panthers are showing worrying signs.
Their General Manager, Bill Zito, is starting to panic.
Their Head Coach, Paul Maurice, is finding it much less funny in press conferences, and it really showed in front of the journalists yesterday.
And above all, there's this.
It went unnoticed, but forward Matthew Tkachuk made an absolutely incredible play at the end of the game, literally saving a goal.
The problem is that all his teammates completely gave up, as the following previously unseen video shows.
It's sad to see, but you can clearly see all the Panthers players giving up (except Matthew Tkachuk), even though they clearly had time to try to tie the game.
It says a lot about their current state of mind, and they are clearly showing worrying signs.
It will be really fascinating to see how the rest of this Stanley Cup Final series unfolds.
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JUIN 19 | 866 ANSWERS Video circulating online shows Panthers players abandoning Who do you think will win the Conn Smythe Trophy? | ||
Matthew Tkachuk | 25 | 2.9 % |
Aleksander Barkov | 77 | 8.9 % |
Connor McDavid | 764 | 88.2 % |
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