You don’t need a degree in sports psychology to know that the best way to recover from a crushing, double-overtime defeat isn’t taking a five-hour flight to the place where you suffered the most heartbreaking night of your career. Article content

But that’s where the Edmonton Oilers will be forced to shake off Friday’s gutting Game 2 loss, as well as the lingering PTSD (Post Traumatic Stanley Cup Defeat) from last season, and fire back at the Florida Panthers. Article content Article content

“No matter how much time passes it will always be on your mind, to be that close,” Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch said of last year’s loss in Game 7 of the final. “But I think everyone’s focus is on this season. We’re in a new stage of our path and we’re just focused on what we need to do right now.

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