FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. -- Tomas Nosek was experiencing every hockey player's worst nightmare.
It was overtime in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final, and the veteran fourth-line forward for the Florida Panthers was sitting in the box for a delay of game penalty after flipping a puck over the glass with 1:42 remaining in extra time. He could only watch helplessly from there as Edmonton's Leon Draisaitl scored the game winner on the ensuing power play.
That was a devastating moment for Nosek. The response from coach Paul Maurice was to ensure that the crushing feeling wouldn't linger.