When Edmonton won its first Stanley Cup in 1984, there were 10 names on the Cup procured via the draft or amateur free agency: Glenn Anderson, Paul Coffey, Grant Fuhr, Randy Gregg, Charlie Huddy, Jari Kurri, Kevin Lowe, Mark Messier, Andy Moog and Jaroslav Pouzar.

Two minutes later, Connor McDavid took a shotgun and blasted every breath of air out of that balloon of hope. He read the play, jumped on a loose puck, used his thoroughbred speed to stay a step ahead of Roope Hintz and executed a breakaway deke that looked like somebody accidentally hit the fast forward button on a replay.

Anyone who had the privilege of watching Wayne Gretzky during his 10 seasons with the Edmonton Oilers knows that the legendary centre possessed incredible timing.

Dallas Stars' Esa Lindell (23) chases down Edmonton Oilers' Leon Draisaitl (29) as he gets a shot away during second period NHL Western Conference final playoff action, in Edmonton on Tuesday, May ...

The Edmonton Oilers are heading back to the Western Conference final thanks to a rebound performance from goalie Stuart Skinner. Skinner, who had a 6.11 goals-against average after he was pulled ...

The Edmonton Oilers appeared as though their playoff mastery ... "Round ️," McDavid wrote as a caption for a two-photo slide that included an image of him and Edmonton goalie Calvin Pickard ...