Leon Draisaitl threw a playful jab at the media during his post game comments for Game 7 against the Vancouver Canucks.
Leon Draisaitl threw a playful jab at the media during his post game comments for Game 7 against the Vancouver Canucks.
EDMONTON -- Leon Draisaitl isn't afraid to speak his mind.
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Call it his own personality or call it being German - the Edmonton Oilers superstar forward can be blunt when the situation calls for it. Draisaitl can also bring an enormous amount of levity to a situation in order to lighten the mood.
His post game availabilities are always must watch material. And his availability with Evan Bouchard after their Game seven win certainly doesn't disappoint in that aspect.
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To kick off the post game availability Draisaitl gave his thoughts on the team's overall game - and about the chaos that occurred at the end of the third period, "they're going to push at some point - they are a really good hockey team over there. For the most part I thought we played really well."
"Would we like to keep it a little less stressful? Yes, probably."
Draisaitl was then asked about everyone on the Oilers stepping up - depth players included. This is where he turned up his comedic chops, "it's a lot of little things that guys are doing that aren't getting recognized by you guys..." Here Draisaitl paused and looked around the room before laughing.
He continues, "it's faceoffs, spending a shift in their (offensive) zone, grabbing momentum back for our team. There's a lot of little things that a lot of people might not see in a game. You need everybody."
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Even in high pressure environments like a post game scrum with media after a Game seven - it's nice to see a player have a sense of humor.
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