That last victory? The Montreal Canadiens in 1993<\/strong>, led by the legendary Patrick Roy<\/strong>, who shut down Wayne Gretzky\u2019s Los Angeles Kings in a five-game Final. Since then, it’s been nothing but close calls, broken sticks, and bitter goodbyes.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs<\/strong> unfold, one team remains\u2014the Oilers d'Edmonton<\/strong>. They are not just playing for themselves anymore. They\u2019re playing for a country desperate to end the drought.<\/p>\n\n\n\n The numbers are hard to ignore.<\/p>\n\n\n\n This isn\u2019t just bad luck. It\u2019s a saga\u2014of promising seasons derailed by injuries, bad matchups, or the weight of history. Each spring, fans believe. And each summer, they mourn.<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udcda Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n This year, it felt different. Five Canadian teams<\/strong> made the playoffs: Edmonton, Toronto, Winnipeg, Ottawa, and Montreal.<\/p>\n\n\n\n For a brief, shining moment, the country flirted with the impossible: a full Canadian Stanley Cup Final<\/strong>. The bracket lined up in a way that made it conceivable. Montreal had a gritty run into the playoffs. Ottawa came in hot. Toronto had a favorable matchup. Winnipeg looked dominant.<\/p>\n\n\n\n But one by one, they fell.<\/p>\n\n\n\n And just like that, only the Oilers<\/strong> remained.<\/p>\n\n\n\n If anyone can carry the weight of a country, it\u2019s Connor McDavid<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Le Oilers d'Edmonton<\/strong> are not strangers to the Stanley Cup Final. They reached Game 7 in 2024<\/strong>, narrowly losing to the Florida Panthers. They\u2019ve been building toward this moment for years. McDavid and Leon Draisaitl<\/strong> are arguably the league\u2019s most dangerous duo. The team is deep, experienced, and desperate.<\/p>\n\n\n\n They entered the 2025 playoffs with question marks around health\u2014especially after Mattias Ekholm\u2019s injury<\/strong>\u2014but the stars have aligned. McDavid is rested. Draisaitl is surging. And after everything this team has been through, they look poised to finish the job.<\/p>\n\n\n\n As Derek Van Diest<\/strong> of NHL.com noted, \u201cA fresh McDavid and Draisaitl at the starting line in the postseason could go a long way to combat the playoff grind.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n \ud83d\udcda Sources:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n
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