Edmonton is also carrying the weight of Canada’s collective Cup drought
The superstar captain’s Edmonton Oilers — among the Stanley Cup favourites in training camp — had just suffered another demoralizing loss.
“Our group always believed that we were a good team,” McDavid said Friday. “Even when things weren’t going well, I think we always believed that if we just stuck with things we were going to turn it around. “It’s exciting,” Edmonton winger Zach Hyman said. “You’re very close to your dream, but at the same time, you’re far away. You have to win a series against a really good team.”
A matchup that features the furthest distance between cities in the final in league history at 4,089 kilometres, the series will be one of contrasts. Tkachuk, who is familiar to Edmonton fans from his six seasons with the Calgary Flames, and captain Aleksander Barkov pace a balanced attack.
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