Stars forwards there are advice to mark Scheifele

The overtime victory in game 6 was emotional on both sides of the ice rink.

For the Dallas stars there was luck and relief that they made it and did not have to return to Winnnipeg for a game 7. For some there was also heartache and memory of the circumstances and life. Before game 6 it was announced that Mark Scheifele found that his father died unexpectedly the night before.

Schiefele made the decision with the support of his family and his teammates to play in game 6 to buy another trip north. And just like a storybook would be written, Scheifele opened the goal and brings his team a 1-0 lead in the second period. The stars would integrate the game a few minutes later and the score would remain the same up to the last 15 seconds of the game when Scheifele asked a tribute to an outlier.

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The first power game of the game for the stars would bleed in overtime, in which Thomas Harley would bring a dagger into the jets season, with Scheifele hanging in the box. A moment when most, even stars, did not want to see, although it meant that their team’s season continues.

One of the greatest traditions in hockey is the Handshake line at the end of the series. Men who only tried to tear down their heads in the name of a trophy now shake their hands and wish each other good luck in the next round. The Handshake line between the stars and jets was no different in this regard, except that this moment hit Mason Marchment a little harder.

Marchment, who lost his father, Bryan Marchment, three years ago. Marchment was 27 years old when his father suddenly died at the age of 53. A week later, Marchment was signed by the stars on the first day of the Free Agency. So when it came to what Scheifele not only went through, but also understood that the hockey world did not stop, he had some thoughtful advice for the man who was recently an enemy.

When asked what he said to Scheifele, Marchment said: “I only tried to help him through some emotions that I did through. I just wanted to give him a few words that was told me again when my father died that really helped me to think about it.