Oilers Nation was forced to wait an entire year for their Stanley Cup Finals rematch.

What’s six more days to prepare for hockey’s grand finale?

The city of Edmonton is absolutely buzzing about their club’s shot at redemption against the Florida Panthers.

If you haven’t noticed, this year already feels a lot different than last.

Unlike a year ago, the Edmonton Oilers will have the home-ice advantage and will enter the Stanley Cup Finals as the favourite to win it all at FanDuel.

In 2024, the Oilers were 106 to win the Stanley Cup at FanDuel entering Game 1 in Florida.

This time around, the Oil are -122 to win the Stanley Cup at FanDuel entering Game 1 in Edmonton.

Meanwhile, the road to the Stanley Cup Finals was also a little shorter after the Oilers beat both the Vegas Golden Knights and the Dallas Stars in five games.

In fact, after stumbling out of the gates in the first two games against the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, Edmonton has won 12 of 14 games, securing all but three of those victories by two goals or more.

Except for the season-ending injury suffered by Zach Hyman in the Western Conference Finals, whose importance should not be understated, nearly everything........

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