Kris Knoblauch admits hard truth about yesterday's loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins
The Edmonton Oilers are coming off a brutal 5-3 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins last night. While the team was able to rally back, the ultimately fell short in the 3rd period.
The Edmonton Oilers came into the Igloo following an impressive 4-0 victory against the Boston Bruins.
Although the Edmonton Oilers having been playing Stanley Cup calibre hockey the past few weeks, a sleepy start to last night's game resulted in a momentum killing loss.
Kris Knoblauch releases statement about the game
Following the loss, Edmonton Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch made himself available for his usual interviews, admitting a hard truth about the game.
«We weren't ready,» said head coach Kris Knoblauch, uttering a phrase he hasn't been forced to use in a long time. «They outworked us, outskated us, the attention to detail wasn't there.
«We had a heck of a game against Boston and tonight we absolutely took off the first 20 minutes and the deficit was too big for us to overcome.»
«Nothing surprises me in hockey anymore,» said Knoblauch. «You can put together a big string of games, play an unbelievable game and the next one you're not ready.
«The last 40 minutes was a really good effort, we had our chances to get back into it and without some goal posts maybe tie it up at some point, but it was too big to overcome.»
«Sometimes they come and go. It's a long season and we can learn from it. That's the most important thing. It wasn't to our standard and that was the end of that.
The Edmonton Oilers will look for a massive bounce back when they take on the Chicago Blackhawks tomorrow night.
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