Over two months after the Edmonton Oilers were eliminated from the postseason, Leon Draisaitl finally opened up about the high ankle sprain suffered in Game 6 of the first round against the Los Angeles Kings.
In fact, Draisaitl said the issue "evolved" him as a player.
"The game after, I was trying to push off and I just had no pop, no jump," the superstar said during an interview on Sportsnet's "32 Thoughts: The Podcast." "I was getting frustrated with it because I was like, 'I can't beat guys, I don't know what to do now.' ... I just had to change my game a little bit, slow it down even more, if that's even possible."