The Edmonton Oilers head coach also agreed the group is better suited to face the Florida Panthers some 11 1/2 months later. "We're more physical team," he said. "We're bigger, we're stronger." ...

The Edmonton Oilers head coach also agreed the group is better suited to face the Florida Panthers some 11½ months later. "We're a more physical team," he said. "We're bigger, we're stronger." ...

The Panthers are the best there is in their systems play, their physical play, and winning the mind games that prevail in June hockey. If the Oilers don't reverse the tide in all those departments, ...

The Oilers consider themselves to be bigger, stronger and healthier than they were a year ago, when they lost to the Panthers in the Final, and will be looking to continue their physical play in ...

Oilers winger Evander Kane (91) checks Florida Panthers defenceman Aaron Ekblad (5) during the first period in Game 1 of the NHL Stanley Cup final in Edmonton on Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

The Edmonton Oilers head coach also agreed the group is better suited to face the Florida Panthers some 11 1/2 months later. We're more physical team, he said. We're bigger, we're stronger.

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