| Does an Eighth Seed team stand a chance in hell and I | | | | teams away when leading a series three games to |
| will get back to this analogy in a bit to win the Stanley | | | | one. Nice numbers there. Now truth be told. I had The |
| Cup? | | | | Oilers to win the Conference as a prop bet but did not |
| The Stanley Cup is the oldest championship team | | | | have them pegged for the Cup. I was actually looking |
| trophy in North America. It is named for Lord Stanley | | | | at Ottawa but never posted a wager as I know all |
| of Preston who represented the British monarch as | | | | about play-offs upsets and a hot goalie completely |
| governor-general in Canada from 1888 to 1893. Lord | | | | changing the landscape of the playoffs. |
| Stanley purchased the trophy in 1892 for an amateur | | | | I said I would get back to the chance in hell bit. Hockey |
| ice hockey competition. From 1910 to 1926 teams from | | | | in June in a different kinda game in that the teams are |
| several Canadian professional leagues and | | | | playing in warmer and muggier stadiums then they play |
| associations including the NHL vied for the cup. | | | | in all year. This can slow the games down a bit and in |
| In 1927 the trophy became the annual award for NHL | | | | this case I like the Oilers to win the Stanley Cup. They |
| champions only. The winning club gains possession of | | | | have that young hungry grind it out strong legs with |
| the cup for one year until the next champion is | | | | staying power Cinderella story air about them and I dig |
| crowned. | | | | that. Oh to be at Blues on Whyte Its an Edmonton |
| The Montral Amateur Athletic Association AAA team | | | | thing if this should come to be true. |
| champion of the Amateur Hockey Association in 1893 | | | | Who will they Face? Well we will find out tonight Either |
| was awarded the first Stanley Cup title. The | | | | Buffalo or Carolina. Head to Head in the last 20 game |
| Edmonton Oilers captured the championship five times | | | | why 20? why not... Edmonton at home or on the road |
| in the seven seasons from 1984 to 1990. The Stanley | | | | against the Buffalo on any day in any month is 12-4-4 |
| Cup went unclaimed last year when the NHL season | | | | facing Buffalo. Edmonton at home or on the road |
| was wiped out in a labour dispute. | | | | against the Carolina on any day in any month is 6-8-6. |
| For all the nay-sayers who say an 8th seed can not | | | | Roloson Edmonton at home or on the road against |
| win the Cup let me point out this little nugget. An 8th | | | | any opponent on any day in any month is 13-7-0. Miller |
| seed has never won until now a Conference | | | | Buffalo is 14-6-0. Ward Carolina is 13-7-0 Gerber |
| Championship so NEVER say NEVER! They also | | | | Carolina is 9-11 Wanna Bet if Carolina makes it they |
| have a shot at being the first Canadian team to win | | | | start Ward? |
| the Stanley Cup since the 1993 Montreal Canadiens. | | | | Now these are really kinda useless stats Cause we |
| The Oilers added to the considerable franchise history | | | | are down to Playoff Hockey and all the rules stats |
| with their seventh trip to the final their 34th playoff | | | | and well everything really goes out the window. You |
| series win and 151st playoff victory in 244 post season | | | | have to micros-analyze just the play-offs and well |
| games. They are now 7-2 in conference finals 35-15 in | | | | without boring you with even more stats I think no |
| games in which theyve had an opportunity to clinch a | | | | matter who the Oilers Face we will see a nice hard |
| series and 19-0 in series in which theyve won the first | | | | hitting 7 game Stanley Cup Finals. See you Monday for |
| two games. Edmonton also made it 14-1 in putting | | | | the opener! |