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Edmonton Oilers vs. Florida Panthers 2025 Stanley Cup Final

Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Finals, Game 6

Have you slept okay? Have you been pacing around your house and scrolling through Twitter on an hourly basis? This time of the year was never meant to be easy, but the Edmonton Oilers always find a way to make it harder than anyone else. The other day, I heard one Oilers fan on YouTube […]

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Stanley Cup Game 6 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/17/2025

Stanley Cup Game 6 Preview: Edmonton Oilers at Florida Panthers with Line Combinations 6/17/2025

Stanley Cup Game 6 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/17/2025

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Brad Marchand skating for the Florida Panthers

Opinion: Panthers’ Marchand Having Tremendous Postseason

When acquisitions are made specifically to help the team either get to the Stanley Cup playoffs or help a team go deep in the postseason, the move does not always work out. That cannot be said when it comes to the Florida Panthers and Brad Marchand. On March 7, the Panthers acquired Marchand, 37, from […]

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PHOTOS: Florida Panthers vs. Edmonton Oilers (Stanley Cup Finals Game 5) – 06/15/2025

EDMONTON, AB. – The Florida Panthers are single win away from becoming back-to-back Stanley Cup Champions after a decisive 5-2 victory in Game 5 over the Edmonton Oilers at Rogers Place, on Saturday. Check out the photo gallery by Inside the Rink photographer Kevin Neufeld for highlights of the game!

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Winnipeg Jets Ink Alfons Freij to Three-Year Entry-Level Contract

The Winnipeg Jets signed one of their top defensive prospect, Alfons Freij, to a three-year, entry-level contract on Saturday. The contract carrier has an annual average value of $975,000 across the three years, while the cap hit is $905,833. Freij was drafted 37th overall by the Winnipeg Jets at the 2024 NHL Entry Draft. It […]

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2025 NHL Offseason Mailbag (06/15/2025)

The Florida Panthers and Edmonton Oilers have completed their two-game home stand in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs. The series is 3-2 currently, while the Oilers look to rebound after last year’s Stanley Cup Finals loss, whereas the Panthers look to win their second consecutive Stanley Cup on Tuesday night. For the past two weeks, […]

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Connor Hellebuyck Wins Vezina and Hart Trophy

Winnipeg Jets goaltender Connor Hellebuyck has won the 2025 Vezina and Hart Trophies as the league’s best goaltender and most valuable player. Hellebuyck is the first goaltender since Carey Price to win the two awards. Price took home the Hart and Vezina in the 2015 season. While debate surrounds Hellebuyck’s 2025 postseason numbers, the votes […]

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Edmonton Oilers fans at the 2025 Stanley Cup Final

Edmonton Oilers Thoughts: Finals, Game 5

That year was the first thing that came to my mind after the Edmonton Oilers played a first period from Hockey Hell on Thursday night. I’ve written about this team having a weird obsession with adversity, I’ve written about them loving to prove doubters wrong. Never in my wildest dreams did I think they could […]

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Marco Rossi of the Minnesota Wild skating in a green Wild uniform

Minnesota Wild Forward Could Be Trade Target for Boston Bruins

The Minnesota Wild are rumored to be shopping forward Marco Rossi as talks between the two sides seem to be coming up empty. Rossi has been in the trade rumor mill since the postseason as the restricted free agent questioned his ice time, particularly in the playoffs. The 23-year-old center is seeking a lucrative, long-term […]

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Stanley Cup Game 5 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/14/2025

Stanley Cup Game 5 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/14/2025

Stanley Cup Game 5 Preview: Florida Panthers at Edmonton Oilers with Line Combinations 6/14/2025

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