Edmonton oilers, Jake Walman
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Connor McDavid has his speed, Leon Draisaitl has his backhand passes, and Evan Bouchard has his icy demeanor, just to name a few. But one player who has constantly impressed this writer has been Jake Walman.
Now with Ekholm back in the lineup, Walman has continued to shine on the back end. He had two assists in the series-clinching 6-3 win against the Dallas Stars in Game 5 of the Western Conference Final on May 29, and another assist in a 4-3 overtime win against the Florida Panthers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final on Wednesday.
Sometime in the next week, either Florida goes back to back or Connor McDavid hoists the Stanley Cup for the first time and ends Canada’s NHL championship drought dating to 1993
One of the greatest Stanley Cup Final games in recent memory ended with the Edmonton Oilers defeating the Florida Panthers 5-4 in overtime on Thursday.