Oilers Fans Were Worried After Major Connor McDavid News originally appeared on Athlon Sports. Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight season and are set to face the Florida Panthers in Game 1 on Wednesday night.

Bowman and the Oilers had brought in two new faces at the deadline: a bottom-six forward in Trent Fredric from the Boston Bruins, and Jake Walman, a career top-four pairing defens

The rest of the scratches are Zach Hyman (gone for the season) and AHL veterans who flourished in the minors while helping prospects develop. Their presence is an acknowledgement of that performance and serves as an extra layer of insurance against further injury.

Things are coming together at the right time for the Oilers. Mattias Ekholm, Evander Kane, Trent Frederic, John Klingberg, and Jake Walman have all hopped onto the ice after injuries prevented them from playing at the end of the season.

Oilers 'Inquired' About $66 Million Goalie Before Trade Deadline originally appeared on Athlon Sports. The Edmonton Oilers are back in the Stanley Cup Final for the second straight year, earning their rematch with the Florida Panthers following a 6-3 Game 5 win over the Dallas Stars in the Western Conference finals.

DALLAS – The Edmonton Oilers were getting caved in, with their three-goal lead down to one and on the verge of evaporating completely as the Dallas Stars made a frenetic push in the second period. Like a sweater with a loose thread, the Oilers seemed as though they could unravel at any moment.

One of the things the Edmonton Oilers have been praised for as these playoffs have progressed is their depth. And, to its credit, that depth has stepped in a major way, producing timely goals and playing a shutdown role as the Oilers have fairly easily handled the Los Angeles Kings,

After the game, Stars head coach Peter DeBoer was furious about the play, implying that the officials didn't properly protect his player. "Does anyone in this room think if Connor