Who Will Finish Canada’s Stanley Cup Drought?
It’s by no means too early to consider the upcoming NHL season. The final Canadian group to win the Stanley Cup was the Montreal Canadiens, over 30 years in the past. The Edmonton Oilers have been a win away from ending the drought this 12 months, however they got here up brief in opposition to the Florida Panthers in Sport 7 of the 2024 Stanley Cup Last.
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The Oilers are bringing again the identical group with some new additions. They’re one of many favorites, in line with oddsmakers, to make it again to the ultimate. However the query stays: can they get again there?
TSN Overdrive Host Bryan Hayes joined SportsCenter to organize for the 2024-25 NHL season. Hayes believes that the Edmonton Oilers, who misplaced within the Stanley Cup this 12 months, have one of the best likelihood to interrupt Canada’s Stanley Cup drought.
** NHLRumors.com transcriptions
Host: “Okay, as for the Oilers, they got here oh so near snapping Canada’s Stanley Cup drought. Now, subsequent season, which Canadian group has one of the best likelihood to do it? Do you assume?”
Bryan Hayes: “You simply named them? It’s received to be Edmonton as a result of I feel they’re even higher on paper in the present day than they have been in sport seven within the Cup remaining, proper? Arvidsson arising. I’m a fan. I like the truth that they introduced in Jeff Skinner on a budget, proper?
They introduced again gamers that they wanted to convey again as effectively. Adam Henrique is again. Connor Brown, after a full low season of restoration, of coaching going into subsequent 12 months. If he performs something like he did within the Cup Last, that’s a very completely different participant and an enormous increase to their lineup. So I’m an enormous fan of the place Edmonton is at.
I feel Stuart Skinner clearly, received a ton of expertise final 12 months and proved he generally is a primary on this league. And Chris Knoblauch, he needed to leap on a shifting prepare, and he did an unimaginable job. However now he has a full offseason, a full coaching camp, and so they’re going into subsequent 12 months locked and loaded. I really like the place the Edmonton Oilers are at. I feel they’re chomping on the bit.
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I feel McDavid will probably be nice. Draisaitl will probably be nice. I’m not saying something you don’t know. I feel there’s a number of superb Canadian groups. Toronto is absolutely good. Vancouver’s actually good. I feel Winnipeg remains to be good, however it’s clear at this level, Edmonton is one of the best group within the nation. They’ve one of the best likelihood of breaking that drought, and I feel they’re chasing Florida once more this 12 months. I’m all around the Oilers having an enormous, huge season.”
Host: “And you understand how hungry they’re, particularly the way it ended final season, proper?”
Do you agree that the Edmonton Oilers will finish Canada’s Stanley Cup?