Quote:
Originally Posted by dino7c
Canucks have to play 19 games in 31 days and the Oilers are the ones complaining lol
|
The Oilers weren't complaining about the amount of games in days. Emily Cave scheduled the memorial which was known around the league as teams and players, and players wives tuned in and sent gifts (Vegas, Boston, Chicago among others) and 4 days later the NHL put it on the same day when it could easily have been played the following day on Sunday. It's just the timing of it. McDavid and the Cave's are really close and the emotion of seeing a friends memorial got to him. Personally, I do feel the game could have been played on Sunday as well but the outcome wouldn't have changed and that's not what was being challenged.
No excuses whatsoever. The Oilers got badly outplayed and deserved to lose.