Sorry but there is no excuse for blowing a 3-0 lead with 4 minutes to go. It never happened before and if the lead isn't blown then the bad call doesn't matter. The pain of that collapse, however, will linger and fuel the Oilers just as their 1983 loss fueled the Oilers in 1984. I can remember the 1984 finals. Going in I thought the Islanders would win, but they got toasted in 5 games I believe and the Oilers just totally outplayed and outskated them. It was apparent that the Oilers were playing with the energy of supreme motivation. As a sports fan, one silver lining of a painful loss of a game or series is the motivation it provides. Check on that with the 1995 New York Yankees or more recently the 2014 KC Royals as well as the 1983 Oilers. All became champs after painful losses the prior year. Personally I feel that the painfulness of the blown lead in game 5 and the bad calls will be a tremendous fuel for the Oilers next year, and that is the silver lining. Their readiness to win will be in part due to the pain from having been so close and lost. No pain, no gain, in weightlifting and in all sports.