Kris Knoblauch confirms Evander Kane's fate ahead of game 5
Kris Knoblauch and the Edmonton Oilers won their shot at a game 5 by beating the Florida Panthers 8-1 in game 4, but Evander Kane was not in the lineup.
With game 5 coming up tomorrow, Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch confirmed several things in his newest interview, including the status and fate of the controversial Evander Kane.
Question: Does Evander Kane go with you to Game 5?
Knoblauch: Yes, Evander is going with us and there's a possibility and we'll just evaluate his health and make a decision then.
Knoblauch: Yes, Evander is going with us and there's a possibility and we'll just evaluate his health and make a decision then.
This is already a very positive update for the Edmonton Oilers, who will likely get back one of their wingers if the series extends. As for how the team is feeling down 3-1 to the Florida Panthers, Knoblauch described it as a confident and fun locker room:
I think our team, obviously after a game like that they feel good about themselves. They're feeling confident. But I think even when we were down three games to zero, our team felt confident about how they can play so I think it's important during the game that say line one has a strong shift, spends a lot of time in the offensive zone, I think I believe in that momentum. It helps build lines two or three after them just able to sustain that pressure. But things change very quickly.
The odds are heavily against the Edmonton Oilers to win this year's Stanley Cup, but nothing is impossible when Connor McDavid is on your team!
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