The old adage that you have to lose before you learn how to win in the playoffs just smacked the Edmonton Oilers in the face. The team with the best power play in the regular season and two of the best players on the planet in Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl is finished, dispatched in four games by the Chicago Blackhawks.
Yes, the Blackhawks – you remember them, right? Three-time Stanley Cup winners not so long ago. They briefly fell on hard times, but still retain most of the crucial core that won those titles. And perhaps it’s no surprise that said veterans played such key roles in killing the Oilers in Game 4.