{"id":3518,"date":"2024-08-09T21:09:33","date_gmt":"2024-08-09T21:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3518"},"modified":"2024-08-09T21:09:33","modified_gmt":"2024-08-09T21:09:33","slug":"video-behind-the-scenes-footage-of-edmonton-oilers-locker-room-after-heartbreaking-game-7-stanley-cup-final-loss-is-the-most-depressing-sports-video-youll-ever-see","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usdailys.com\/?p=3518","title":{"rendered":"VIDEO: Behind-The-Scenes Footage Of Edmonton Oilers\u2019 Locker Room After Heartbreaking Game 7 Stanley Cup Final Loss Is The Most Depressing Sports Video You\u2019ll Ever See"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Cameras caught the heartbreaking moments of a devastated\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/nhl\/edmonton-oilers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Edmonton Oilers<\/a>\u00a0locker room following their 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the 2024\u00a0<a class=\"mai-link-injected\" href=\"https:\/\/www.totalprosports.com\/tag\/stanley-cup\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stanley Cup<\/a>\u00a0Final.<\/p>\n<p>The Edmonton Oilers nearly pulled off one of the greatest comebacks in professional sports, erasing a 3-0 series deficit to force a Game 7 winner-take-all contest in Sunrise. But Edmonton fell short 2-1 in the heart-racing contest, failing to win their first Stanley Cup since 1990.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Drop\u201d on OilersPlus.com shared a one-minute video of a crushed and silent Oilers locker room minutes after the gut-wrenching defeat. Let\u2019s just say that when it comes to the world of sports, you won\u2019t find many sadder videos than this:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">Raw emotions in the Oilers locker room following their Game 7 loss in the Stanley Cup Final.<\/p>\n<p>\ud83c\udfa5: The Drop on Oilers+ <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/atiWxp1xU2\">pic.twitter.com\/atiWxp1xU2<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Sportsnet (@Sportsnet) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet\/status\/1821947708388585824?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Losing in the Stanley Cup Final is tough enough as is. But to make such an epic comeback from 3-0 down, only to fall two goals short of winning your ultimate dream? It\u2019s indeed a bitter pill for Edmonton to swallow.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\">\n<p dir=\"ltr\" lang=\"en\">It&#8217;s day three of posting one Leon Draisaitl goal until he signs his extension.<\/p>\n<p>Throwback to when he fixed the net and sniped one top shelf against the Winnipeg Jets.<\/p>\n<p>Video Credit: <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Sportsnet?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@Sportsnet<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/vqkr9nimJV\">pic.twitter.com\/vqkr9nimJV<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Oilersnation.com, Oily Since \u201807 (@OilersNation) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/OilersNation\/status\/1821952207400382900?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 9, 2024<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>The loss is especially tough for Oilers fans to stomach because they don\u2019t know the future for franchise cornerstones Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl. The captain is only under contract for two more years, and Draisaitl has yet to sign an extension as he heads into the final\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/puckpedia.com\/player\/leon-draisaitl\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">year\u00a0<\/a>of his deal.<\/p>\n<h2 id=\"h-edmonton-oilers-have-at-least-one-more-run-with-this-core\" class=\"wp-block-heading\">Edmonton Oilers Have (At Least) One More Run With This Core<\/h2>\n<p>The worst-case scenario for Oilers fans is that both McDavid and Draisaitl lose. That\u2019s obviously unlikely, and the chances remain high that both players will commit to staying in Edmonton long-term.<\/p>\n<p>Even if Draisaitl were to leave next year, the 2024-25 Oilers still promise to be top contender for the Stanley Cup. They\u2019re bringing back the same core of players plus capable 30-goal scorers Jeff Skinner and Viktor Arvidsson, who were picked up on bargain deals in free agency.<\/p>\n<p>Edmonton opens their 2024-25 season with a home tilt against the Winnipeg Jets On Oct. 9.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Cameras caught the heartbreaking moments of a devastated\u00a0Edmonton Oilers\u00a0locker room following their 2-1 loss to the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of the 2024\u00a0Stanley Cup\u00a0Final. 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