Connor McDavid is fine, and coach Kris Knoblauch expects the best hockey player in the world to be good to go for the Edmonton Oilers in Game 1 of the Stanley Cup Final. That is the most important thing for Edmonton gearing up for another championship series against the Florida Panthers.

If you would have asked both of us in the middle of the summer if we have a chance to play for the Stanley Cup again, a rematch, we would both race to sign that paper.'

Matthew Tkachuk had a feeling he would be seeing the Oilers again. After the Panthers beat Edmonton in seven games in the 2024 Stanley Cup Final, he told Oilers star Connor McDavid, “Hopefully, we’ll see you next year.