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The dreams of making a third straight trip to the Stanley Cup Final for the Edmonton Oilers officially came to a close after they were unable to dig themselves out of a 3-1 series deficit against the Anaheim Ducks and were eliminated in six games.
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The Oilers, who had lost in each of the last two Stanley Cup Finals against the Florida Panthers , now face a far earlier-than-expected offseason, and recent comments from captain Connor McDavid , in which he referred to the club as “ average ,” are drawing attention.
“We were an average team all year,” McDavid said. “When you’re an average team with high expectations, you’re going to be disappointed. We just never found it.”
And now, Oilers general manager Stan Bowman is offering his take on McDavid’s words, saying that he essentially agreed that they were largely average for “a lot of the year”.
“Just looking at the way the team played, I think it was one of those years where we were average for a lot of the year. The way I took that comment was, in previous years, we’ve had stretches where we’ve been able to really get our game going and dominate and win five, six, eight, 10 in a row. And also have some losing streaks,” said Bowman via TSN.
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The clock is officially ticking on the window for the Oilers to win the Stanley Cup while they have McDavid under contract . He agreed to a short-term, two-year extension that kicks in this summer and runs through 2028, but the chances of him ultimately deciding to play elsewhere if the club can’t get it done by then appear to be very good.
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