Do the Edmonton Oilers have the juice, the motivation, the burning desire to fight through and win the Stanley Cup in 2026?

I wonder. I have some doubts. Do you share them? More to the point, do the Oilers themselves doubt?

In a 32-team National Hockey League, it takes a lot going right for any one team to win the Stanley Cup, especially with a salary cap in place. For example, the Florida Panthers were given a huge boost when Matthew Tkachuk suffered a major injury in the Four Nations tournament, one that sidelined him for the rest of the regular season and gave them the cap space to bring in Seth Jones and Brad Marchand. Without that injury, and without Tkachuk coming back to the line-up, would Florida have had the juice for a second Cup run? I doubt it.

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