Oilers Stanley Cup Final Loss Reaction Video Going Viral

In what can only be described as a gut-wrenching and heartbreaking scene, footage of the Oilers in the locker room has gone viral. You can hear a pin drop and in the background, the faint sound of NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman announcing Connor McDavid as the Conn Smythe winner before handing the Cup over to the Florida Panthers.

Whether you cheer for the Oilers or not, the video is tough to watch. There’s no talking and no visible anger. It’s just a collection of professional hockey players who gave it their all and fell short. It’s a stunned silence, if you will, that makes you sympathize with the battle level that must go into getting all the way there and not being able to jump that final hurdle.

As would be expected, non-Oiler fans took to posting on social media videos that they don’t feel bad for Edmonton. One person commented: “The beauty and the pain of sports. There can only be 1 winner and the loser feels nothing but pain and defeat. Everybody hates on Edmonton, but instead of giving up, they fought back. Even as a Sharks fan, they have my respect.”

The Oilers Will Come Back Determined After That Kind of Loss

If there’s a positive spin on this, it’s that most of the Oilers roster from last season is back again this season. Except for Vincent Desharnais, Ryan McLeod, and Warren Foegele, pretty much everyone either re-signed or was still under contract.

Zach Hyman was seen in another video saying he knows the team will be back next year and that he hoped everyone in the room chose to return. Sometimes, you need to experience this kind of heartbreak before you can truly know what it’s going to take to win.