Ahead of the highly-anticipated Stanley Cup Final on Saturday, Edmonton Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch and general manager Ken Holland spoke with the media on Friday. The Edmonton Oilers and Florida Panthers are preparing to square off in the first game of the series, which is set to get underway in Sunshine, Fla., on Saturday.
“Obviously there’s been a lot of talk about Florida being [an] aggressive, hard-hitting, tight-checking team. We’re prepared for that,” Knoblauch said. “Vancouver, L.A. — you know, they were just as aggressive.”
“I’ve been at this [for] a long time… You just don’t come in and wave magic once,” Holland said about the young players of the team. “I learned very quickly that they had a lot of determination, a lot of pride, a lot of push. They were team players. They were motivated.”
The Oilers are hoping to bring the Cup back to Edmonton for the first time since 1990, while the Panthers are looking to win their first-ever Stanley Cup. The Oilers last made it to the Stanley Cup final in 2006, where they ultimately lost to the Carolina Hurricanes.
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17 Comments
As a long suffering Leafs fan, I pray a Canadian team wins…if it happens to someone as wonderful as Connor McDavid all the better. How Connor McDavid treated little Ben Stelter ( who sadly died) shows this man is not a world class athlete, but a kind soul.
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Boooo they cut it.
Bring the Stanley home boys
Let's go. Eve of the start to glory.🎉😊
🧡💙🏆🇨🇦 Oilers will win 🏆
FLA wins in 6 games. better experience, goaltending, coaching and roster construction.
EDM is going to be 1-off in the stanley cup final. they won't be back next year.
not when you have 20% of your salary cap stuck with 3 bad contracts, plus having to pay bouchard , draisaitl and mcjesus within the next 2 years.
enjoy this series while it lasts. 💯
We have a great team line up now so Let’s go Oilers! We got this!🏆🇨🇦❤️
Was Ken sleeping or dreaming? He was waken up. 😅
go cats 🐈
Kenny with his Detriot days 😂
I'm a life long Oilers fan. I was blessed to get to watch the first 5 cups. This group players have my blood warmed again. Looking forward to the finals. Go Oilers.
Looks like Knobber got a little too much sun on the forehead😂
Did they do the same kind of press conference as this for the Panthers? All I know is since there is less pressure for the Panthers to win, because hockey is not that big of a deal down there, it's probably going to be easier for them to win, unless the Oilers play with good poise & not care about the "accolades" of winning.
Oilers in 6, this series won't make 7 games.
🪄🪄..Connor McDavid Waves Magic Wands though 🤭
Hey Oilers there is still more than One way to Crack a egg .