The past two champs defeated, here comes Connor McDavid
Sean Shapiro breaks down the Stars third round vs the Edmonton Oilers
The NHL playoff field continues to shrink and now with only four teams left, the Stars find themselves lined up with their 3rd consecutive scary opponent. Of course, if a team makes it to Round 3, they are - by definition - scary enough, but Edmonton has been an oddsmaker darling for several years in a row and maybe this is their time, too.
I am certainly one who frequently claims that every team that makes the final four of their tournament begins to believe they are a team of destiny. The funny thing about that is that three are objectively incorrect and will be proven to be soon. We think the Stars are on a Cup run, but the odds still suggest they will not succeed.
But, Han Solo tells us to never tell him the odds and I might agree. I think they can win this whole thing.
But, I am a Stars ticket holder and probably a certified homer, so let’s bring back - for his third straight round – our editor and hockey brain who runs the very successful Shap Shots (which will dig deeper than I ever would) Sean Shapiro to chop up this preview with the Oilers.
Sean, welcome back and I hope you are well rested. Let’s get this cooking as I ask you this: Is Edmonton close to the team that almost set the NHL record for consecutive wins back in Super Bowl week when I saw them in Las Vegas? How good have the Oilers been in these playoffs as they have taken out Los Angeles and Vancouver?