EDMONTON — Leon Draisaitl tugged at his full playoff beard as he waited for the first question.
Wearing a team-issued hoodie, the Edmonton Oilers superstar stood in front of a video board at the base of the dressing room moments after yet another elimination loss, this time to the eventual champion Vegas Golden Knights. This one felt different than the previous knockout blows.
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Over the next two minutes and 40 seconds, Draisaitl tried to make sense of what had just happened all while holding back tears.
“It hurts,” he said. “It’s tough to find the words right now.”
It wasn’t just that the Oilers lost. It was how they lost.
The series was tied
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