Are the 2024-2025 Edmonton Oilers the biggest preseason cup favourites of all time?

[CantHaveTkachev]

Give them this... Oilers fans have never been accused of lacking in hutzpah or shyly sitting in a corner keeping their horn under wraps. They tend to toot it loudly and frequently.
It's no wonder the general HF fan tends to pounce on them like a pack of ravenous wolves at every opportunity. And last night was an opportunity served up on a silver platter.

Which thread started by an Oiler fan recently has them tooting their own horn?

 

[Rubi]

Which thread started by an Oiler fan recently has them tooting their own horn?

You don't usually start them because most of you know that starting a pro Oilers thread is like leading with your jaw in a WBA fight. You just jump into threads started by others with both feet and a cockiness perhaps only rivalled by Leafs fans.

 

[CantHaveTkachev]

You don't usually start them because most of you know that starting a pro Oilers thread is like leading with your jaw in a WBA fight. You just jump into threads started by others with both feet and a cockiness perhaps only rivalled by Leafs fans.

why does it bother you that many Oiler fans think we have a good team? they were 2 goals away from winning it all last year FFS

 

[NyQuil]

Oilers fans have never been accused of lacking in hutzpah or shyly sitting in a corner keeping their horn under wraps. They tend to toot it loudly and frequently.

Seriously though, just fun to have hockey back.

 

[Cup or Bust]

No one in Edmonton thinks it's going to be easy to get back to the Cup finals, as a matter of fact the odds are stacked against any team going to back to back Cup finals and everyone knows they need to upgrade certain areas including the team itself.

 

[Team_Spirit]

Stanley Cup hangover with no ring

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844233423331946961

 

[BlueMed]

Every year it's the team that lost in the finals that is predicted to win-it-all. Sure, that worked last year, but I don't think it holds much water historically.

 

[Rubi]

Stanley Cup hangover with no ring

https://x.com/i/web/status/1844233423331946961

That was hilarious. Apparently Draisaitl forgot how to skate over the summer. Either that or he was hoping there was a Jet right behind him and he was diving for a tripping call... LOL

 

[Rubi]

Every year it's the team that lost in the finals that is predicted to win-it-all. Sure, that worked last year, but I don't think it holds much water historically.

No it hasn't. Besides Florida this year it's happened twice in the past 40 years.

 

[SeanMoneyHands]

Lol after watching last night's game I find it hard to believe this team went to the Stanley Cup final. What an insult.

 

[Video Nasty]

Every year it's the team that lost in the finals that is predicted to win-it-all. Sure, that worked last year, but I don't think it holds much water historically.

How many of those teams had one of the all-time greats leading them?

Lol after watching last night's game I find it hard to believe this team went to the Stanley Cup final. What an insult.

You were shitting on them all last season, so quit feigning surprise.

 

[Rubi]

How many of those teams had one of the all-time greats leading them?

Who would that be on Florida? 'Cause they actually did it.

On average, an all time great... or not, can only play 25 minutes a night. That means he's not on the ice for the other 35 minutes or 55-60% of the game. That's not enough. its a TEAM game.