Following Tuesday's crushing 5-1 loss in Game 6, it proved to be an emotional scene on the Oilers bench. Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and many others were visibly upset prior to

McDavid felt the Oilers were going nowhere doing the same thing over and over again throughout the six-game Stanley Cup Final defeat. "I mean obviously their forecheck was great," McDavid said after the game.

Less than 12 hours after losing to them in the 2025 Stanley Cup Final, oddsmakers at a majority of sportsbooks listed the Edmonton Oilers as favorites over the Florida Panthers in the 2026 NHL title series.