In a series too close to call, with games too intense to watch, the stakes get even higher as the Stanley Cup Final moves into enemy territory for Game 3.
You don’t need a degree in sports psychology to know that the best way to recover from a crushing, double-overtime defeat isn’t taking a five-hour flight to the place where you suffered the most heartbreaking night of your career. Article content
But that’s where the Edmonton Oilers will be forced to shake off Friday’s gutting Game 2 loss, as well as the lingering PTSD (Post Traumatic Stanley Cup Defeat) from last season, and fire back at the Florida Panthers. Article content Article content
“No matter how much time passes it will always be on your mind, to be that close,” Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said of last year’s loss in Ga