Confrontations began Friday when dozens of protesters gathered outside a federal detention center demanding the release of more than
“Both teams will have times where they look like they’ve got possession of the game, but it’s just not going to last. It doesn’t last,” Maurice said. “This is so close out there, so you can take a look at that video and I can find you 15 goals for the Edmonton Oilers that just didn’t go in, and I can find you the exact same for the Florida Panthers.”The emotional ebbs and flows, Maurice insists, are also not as big of swings as it looks from the outside. He didn’t feel as devastated after the Game 1 defeat or as euphoric after the Game 2 triumph as it may have appeared.
His players are accustomed to these waves fromin 2023 and winning in seven games a year ago after surrendering a 3-0 series lead.“It’s all about staying in the moment,” Panthers winger Sam Reinhart said. “You can’t think too far ahead, and you can’t think too far in the past.”
Draisaitl, who scored the Game 1 OT goal, acknowledged the what-ifs creep into players’ heads in the immediate aftermath of a difficult result. But he and his teammates and their counterparts on the other side understand they can’t dwell too much given the razor thin margin of error.“Two really good teams going at it,” Draisaitl said. “You have to stay detailed and know that all those little bounces matter.”
OAKMONT, Pa. (AP) — Players began arriving at Oakmont on Sunday with umbrellas and expectations for a U.S. Open to live up to its reputation as golf’s toughest test.
Jordan Spieth was among the early arrivals, playing the front nine on Saturday and 11 holes on Sunday in a light, but steady rain. Turns out the USGA had a policy that no one could start on No. 10. Spieth went down the first, back up the ninth and headed to No. 10.Shane Lowry recalls seeing it for the first time on the Sunday before the 2016 U.S. Open. He started on No. 10, played five holes and walked in, wondering how he could ever manage a decent score around Oakmont. A week later, he went into the final round with a four-shot lead.
“It was firm and fast when I played it that Sunday, and it was windy. We got a bit of rain that week, which helped us,” Lowry recalled.The flip side was Adam Scott. He first played Oakmont the week before 2007 U.S. Open with Geoff Ogilvy, who was the defending U.S. Open champion that year.
“I played really great that day and Geoff didn’t, so I was feeling really chipper about myself,” Scott said. He returned a week later feeling confident as ever.“I hit six greens in two days and flew back to Australia,” he said. “It really hit me hard.”