Apologies if already posted — I stumbled across this article about the ridiculous 6-minute shift to end the game on Saturday and thought it was funny:
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But six?! This is asking a quarter horse to run a mile and a half. It’s a triathlon...after you’ve spent an hour trying to get the kids to bed. It is the height of ridiculousness. It’s simply unheard of. Which makes it the height of “Edmonton Oilers,.” who specialize in the unheard of when it comes to desperation.
Both McDavid and Draisaitl ended up playing over 27 minutes for the game, which would be a lot for a defenseman. The Oilers and coach Dave Tippett would tell you they were down two goals, had a power play, and a timeout, so might as well ride them as long as you can until they fall over. Which doesn’t come close to justifying it.
This is the kind of thing you’d do trying to stave off elimination in the playoffs. In the first quarter of a regular season that isn’t even a normal regular season? With a game in Ottawa just two days later? SIX MINUTES?!
It’s the lever you pull when you look down the bench and see only Stryper tribute band members and Jim Rose Circus rejects. Nothing illustrates the Oilers better. That and that they didn’t score and lost anyway.
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https://deadspin.com/give-connor-mcd...ath-1846216523