Pressure? Panthers know they've made mistakes but still lead Oilers in the Stanley Cup Final
Yes, the Florida Panthers have lost their last two games and gotten embarrassed in one of them
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. (AP) — Florida coach Paul Maurice sat behind a microphone again on Wednesday, giving his daily news conference even though basically nothing new had happened in the 13 hours between then and the last time he spoke to reporters.
He took a bunch of questions. He also had one to ask.
“How can I be the only person in a decent mood here today?” Maurice asked, sort of rhetorically, sort of seriously.
Yes, the Panthers have lost their last two games and gotten embarrassed in one of them. Yes, they've wasted two chances to win the Stanley Cup. Yes, a 3-0 lead in the title series against the Edmonton Oilers is down to 3-2, after the Panthers lost Game 5 on home ice 5-3 on Tuesday night. Yes, Game 6 is in Edmonton on Friday night and, yes, Oilers star Connor McDavid just had back-to-back games the likes of which have never been seen in the Cup final before.
