Oilers vs Stars... Rivalry Renewed?

[piqued]

I think it's a real rivalry. Both teams don't have to win an equal amount for it to be a rivalry. The Stars had the financial advantage in the 90s but the shoe is on the other foot now with Edmonton having the face of the league and going to the Finals.

 

[Oilslick941611]

I waa randomly checking playoff series of the 90s (before I was a fan of the sport) and saw the Oilers and Stars played eachother like 4-5 times in late 90s/early 00s

Oilers won 1 and I think Stars won 4 times. Was suprised these two teams aren't talked about for memorable matchups between teams.

Everyone talks about battle of Alberta or Oilers vs Canucks/Jets, heck even Oilers vs Kings is pretty discussed considering Gretzky trade and post trade matchups + past 3 playoffs for the two teams

No one really talks about Oilers vs Stars.

The Oilers just also played the Stars in WCF in 2024 and won the matchup.

Was wondering is there a rivalry between fans of Oilers and Dallas? Was there hatred/dislike in 90s/00s when they matched up?

With Oilers and Stars being 2 of top 3 contenders to make the SCF from the west another matchup is likely is there potential for a memorable rivalry the NHL can market using oast history and potential future matchups?

as an Oiler fan who started watching hockey intently in the late 90s and became an oiler fan because my mom was a Modano fan, so i picked the team they played against as my team....

I feel nothing about Dallas. I dont think there is a rivalry there.

Dallas in their current colours, yes. Oiler, no way!

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These really do not work without the gold/yellow trim.

Some one needs to tel the NHL all teams need 3 colours, a primary, secondary and tertiary from. trim ( white and black do not count)

 

[oconnor9sean]

If Dallas and Edmonton meet again in the WCF, I could maybe see it being considered a rivalry, but for the Stars, right now, it's Vegas (plus a bit of Colorado and a tiny bit Minnesota).

Two WCFs plus an epic seven-game series within the last 5 playoffs, the Pete DeBoer aspect of things, a ton of high-leverage regular season games, Mark Stone v Heiskanen, and a very possible likelihood of meeting in another WCF this spring.

 

[McRpro]

One of Bob Cole's most iconic calls

Goosebumps to this day.