Connor McDavid is the best hockey player in the world and the biggest reason the Edmonton Oilers are in the Stanley Cup Final.
The reigning NHL MVP, face of the the franchise and face of the sport is also the Oilers' best hope of winning a championship for the first time since 1990 and ending Canada's 31-year drought.
An early-season coaching change from Jay Woodcroft to Kris Knoblauch also paved the way for Edmonton’s run to the final. Knoblauch's coaching has already paid off this postseason and gives the Oilers a boost against seasoned Paul Maurice and the Panthers, who lost the Cup final last year.While McDavid is the league's best player, longtime running mate Leon Draisaitl might also be in the top five.
A bugaboo for the Oilers has been the struggles of Darnell Nurse, which the rest of the team has been able to compensate for. Knoblauch also switched out Vincent Desharnais for Philip Broberg down 2-1 in the West final, and his team has not lost since.The position that has doomed so many recent Oilers runs has again been eventful, with Stuart Skinner looking unbeatable at times and unplayable at others.
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