Edmonton Oilers (Perry Nelson-Imagn Images)EDMONTON – History repeats itself.
For the Edmonton Oilers, they are hoping that won’t be the case.
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After eliminating the Los Angeles Kings in the first round, they turn to their next challenge – exorcising the demons that haunt them in the form of the Vegas Golden Knights.
The Oilers got huge performances from Connor McDavid, Calvin Pickard, Connor Brown, and Evan Bouchard in the opening round. They are going to need a lot more players collectively pushing the boulder up the mountain to put the pesky Golden Knights away.
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Since the Oilers lost their second-round series to them two seasons ago, they have been haunted by what could have been. At the time, players on the Golden Knights said that the Oilers were the toughest team they faced in that Stanley Cup-winning run.
A flattering, but infuriating compliment.
The Oilers will face a less dominant Golden Knights team this year than two years ago. The Oilers are a deeper team with more experience and more heartbreak fueling their determination to come out on top.
On the surface, the Oilers have more at stake. Looking at the series from the outside, most hockey pundits view the Oilers as the underdogs, but they like it that way.
With a deeper roster and more consistent goaltending, they certainly have a better team on paper than they did two years ago. Will history repeat itself or will the Oilers write another chapter in their underdog story this year?
It all starts Tuesday.
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