Cam Lewis

3 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Cam Lewis

What they said…Stuart Skinner on the excitement of winning a game in overtime…“The emotions are high. You’re feeling really good. You’re obviously ecstatic to get that win, especially in overtime with a minute left, because it’s going to get harder. So the way we were able to finish in a timely manner was massive. You saw that in our faces when we celebrated. As series go on and on, it’s a lot more of a grind.

3 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Cam Lewis

Here we go again. It’s the Edmonton Oilers and the Florida Panthers in a Stanley Cup Final rematch. Last year, the Oilers fought back after dropping the first three games of the series with three wins of their own. They nearly became the second team in NHL history to complete a 3-0 series comeback in the Stanley Cup Final, but the Panthers were able to hold the fort in a Game 7 victory at home.

3 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Cam Lewis

When Connor McDavid broke into the NHL, we sold hats that said Pray For Playoffs. The Edmonton Oilers selected the sensation from the Erie Otters with the first pick in the 2015 NHL Draft, marking the fourth time in six years that Edmonton held the top choice. After a surprise run to the Stanley Cup Final in 2006, the Oilers fell into oblivion. They had a retool that turned into an Oil Change, and then they had to start rebuilding that rebuild.

3 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Cam Lewis

For just the fourth time in NHL expansion-era history, we have a Stanley Cup Final rematch. During the late 1960s, the Montreal Canadiens defeated the newly formed St. Louis Blues in consecutive Cup Finals. A decade later, the Canadiens continued their dominance, beating the Boston Bruins for the Stanley Cup in 1977 and 1978. In 1983, the Edmonton Oilers reached their first Stanley Cup Final, only to be swept by the New York Islanders.

4 weeks ago | yardbarker.com | Cam Lewis

The Edmonton Oilers are back where they were last year — heading to the Stanley Cup Final against the Florida Panthers — but something feels different this time around. Maybe it’s because they’ve been here before, maybe it’s because they have home-ice advantage this time. Both of those things certainly contribute to the confidence, but how the Oilers plowed through the Western Conference during the first three rounds has the team looking like a determined juggernaut.