Can The Oilers End The Canada Stanley Cup Drought?
An uphill battle, but potentially.
The last time was the 1993 Montreal Canadiens, which seems insane to even type. Isn’t hockey potentially the biggest export of Canada?
This year, we have one Canadian entry left: the Edmonton Oilers, i.e. the greatest team of the 1980s, who are in this year’s Western Conference Finals against the Dallas Stars. And if you believe Conor McDavid of the Edmonton Oilers needs a legacy series, there would be no greater legacy than bringing a Cup back to Canada.
Here is 1993 to 2011 in terms of the championship round:
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