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If the trend continues, Connor McDavid will win the Stanley Cup
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If the trend continues, Connor McDavid will win the Stanley Cup

Originally posted on Dose.ca  |  Last updated May 30, 2025 11:38 AM ET

The Oilers and Panthers are back in the Stanley Cup Final.

It’s rare for two teams to meet again 12 months later in the Stanley Cup Final. But in 2025, it will be exactly the same scenario as in 2024.

Will the Oilers beat the Panthers this time?

If the trend continues, it’s a safe bet that yes, the Oilers can bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada for the first time since the Canadiens in 1993.

Why do I say that?

Because since 1980, there have been two other similar situations in the NHL: the Islanders and Oilers in 1983-1984, and the Red Wings and Penguins in 2008-2009.

Each time, the honours were divided.

But let’s go a step further. In 1983, Wayne Gretzky lost in the final, and the following year, he won his first Stanley Cup. In 2008, Sidney Crosby lost in the final and won his first Stanley Cup the following year.

In 2024, Connor McDavid lost in the final and the following year… we’ll see.

Connor McDavid, who has 120 points in the playoffs since 2022 (!) and was voted player of the playoffs last year despite his team’s loss, has touched the Clarence-S.-Campbell Trophy this season.

Last year, he didn’t. Is this another clue or not?

Clearly, the player has put the club on his shoulders recently in order to get to the finals – and in order to put himself in a position to avoid reliving the same ugly emotions as in 2024.

He’s incredible, when he wants to be.

Of course, what could come into play against the Edmonton Oilers is the fact that Corey Perry has been unable to win the Stanley Cup since leaving the Anaheim Ducks, where he won in 2007.

Whether in Dallas, Montreal, Tampa Bay or Edmonton, he’s lost four times recently.

Will his strong playoff performances this year change things? We’ll have to wait and see. After all, McJesus and Leon Draisaitl can’t do it all on their own, and it takes depth to win in hockey.

Stay tuned, starting next Wednesday. But I think the Oilers, in six games, will succeed in bringing the Cup home.


overtime

– Hats off to him.

– Incredible.

– This, too, could help the Oilers.

– And this will help who?

This article first appeared on Dose.ca and was syndicated with permission.

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