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 had been a win away from ending the drought this yr, however they got here up brief towards the Florida Panthers in Recreation 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 keeping 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 yr, have the most effective 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 the most effective likelihood to do it? Do you suppose?”
Bryan Hayes: “You simply named them? It’s obtained to be Edmonton as a result of I believe they’re even higher on paper immediately than they had been in sport seven within the Cup last, 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 yr. If he performs something like he did within the Cup Last, that’s a very completely different participant and a giant enhance to their lineup. So I’m a giant fan of the place Edmonton is at.
I believe Stuart Skinner clearly, obtained a ton of expertise final yr and proved he could be a primary on this league. And Chris Knoblauch, he needed to bounce on a transferring prepare, and he did an unimaginable job. However now he has a full offseason, a full coaching camp, they usually’re going into subsequent yr locked and loaded. I really like the place the Edmonton Oilers are at. I believe they’re chomping on the bit.
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I believe McDavid shall be nice. Draisaitl shall be nice. I’m not saying something you don’t know. I believe there’s a couple of excellent Canadian groups. Toronto is absolutely good. Vancouver’s actually good. I believe Winnipeg remains to be good, however it’s clear at this level, Edmonton is the most effective group within the nation. They’ve the most effective likelihood of breaking that drought, and I believe they’re chasing Florida once more this yr. I’m all around the Oilers having a giant, huge season.”
Host: “And you know the way hungry they’re, particularly the way it ended final season, proper?”
Do you agree that the Edmonton Oilers will finish Canada’s Stanley Cup?
