It was June 25, 2024, when the Edmonton Oilers just fell short of winning the Stanley Cup. The season had reached heights of excitement when the Oilers made a comeback after losing three straight games. With only four games left, Connor McDavid led the team to win three in a row, forcing a Game 7 — the moment when everything was about to be decided. But then, suddenly… boom. The score was 2-1, with Matthew Tkachuk’s team in the lead, and they didn’t give McDavid’s boys a chance to equalize. But then, what happened after the game was even more intriguing.
The Panthers’ superstar, Matthew Tkachuk, recently recalled what happened after the intense game against the Oilers’ captain, Connor McDavid. On June 1, during a press conference, Tkachuk was addressing the media when one of the reporters asked him one of the most eagerly awaited questions: what exactly he had said to McDavid after the game, and whether the rumors about their exchange were true. The atmosphere was tense as everyone awaited Tkachuk’s response, curious to hear about the interaction between two of hockey’s biggest stars after such a crucial moment.
Tkachuk started, “No, I believe that it was going to be us two again. I think we’re the two best teams in the league. If everything went right, it would probably be us two again in the finals.” He also added, “I have that confidence in our team, and they were the best team that we played last year in the playoffs. So, I stood by that and I believed that at the time, and here we are again. Turns out you were right. So, there’s that.” So, let’s break down what he really meant.
When an upset Connor McDavid was passing by Tkachuk and congratulating him, the Panthers’ star said, “Hopefully, we’ll see you next year.” The words of a soothsayer, as he had mentioned, Matthew Tkachuk considers the Panthers and the Oilers to be the two best teams in the National Hockey League right now.
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