Too many slow starts, not enough offense and spotty goaltending left Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers glumly exiting the ice for a second straight June to make way for another Florida Panthers’ Stanley Cup celebration.

Connor McDavid stood in the same room in the bowels of Amerant Bank Arena. The Oilers superstar captain was — just as he had 12 months earlier — digesting a crushing loss that ended Edmonton's season.

Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch thinks it has been a bit of an unfortunate final for Connor McDavid given the amount of scoring chances that just haven't gone in.