“We said last year, right after Game 7, that we’d be back. And we’re back,” Edmonton’s Corey Perry can hardly keep his calm as the chance of redemption hovers overhead. And yet, ghosts of the past can’t help but haunt the memories. However, if past data is anything to go by, Connor McDavid could become the harbinger of good news for Kris Knoblauch’s boys.
It’s been 35 years since the Oilers nation last revelled in the glory of winning the Stanley Cup. Last year, they came agonizingly close to savoring that elation once again, only for the Florida Panthers to put an end to all hope in the Finals. However, that misfortune could turn now to be the very thing to bring a smile to Connor McDavid and his teammates’ faces.
A post by B/R Open Ice on X from May 31 shares how, based on trends, McDavid has a high chance of winning the 2025 Stanley Cup. “Connor McDavid looks to follow in Gretzky & Crosby’s footsteps in Cup Final redemption vs. Florida,” reads the caption of the post, as it details how the “Great One” and the Pittsburgh star’s examples could be all that the Oilers need to brace themselves with high hopes.
Sidney Crosby began his storied career for the Penguins in 2005 and reached the Stanley Cup Finals in 2008. That year, the Detroit Red Wings defeated Pittsburgh 4-2 in the final series. However, the very next year, Crosby led the team all the way to Cup glory by defeating the Red Wings in the Finals. For Wayne Gretzky, it was a similar situation as the Oilers won the Stanley Cup in 1984 against the New York Islanders before being defeated by the same team in the Finals the previous year.
Connor McDavid looks to follow in Gretzky & Crosby’s footsteps in Cup Final redemption vs. Florida pic.twitter.com/8IDfJFvu5D
— B/R Open Ice (@BR_OpenIce) May 31, 2025
Naturally, it would seem like Connor McDavid has lady luck by his side. The celebrity hockey center came to Edmonton in 2015, and last year was the first time he made it to the Stanley Cup Finals. But with that experience turning out to be forgettable, McDavid could use this opportunity at hand to make amends for last year’s slip-up.
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