Ranking the Oilers potential playoff matchups from most boring to most fun
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The Edmonton Oilers are gearing up for the last home stretch of the regular season, and a spot in the 2025 post season is looking imminent. That said, the Pacific and Central Divisions remain a tight battle, leaving the Edmonton Oilers uncertain about who their potential playoff opponent might be.
While fans are eagerly awaiting to see how the standings will shakeout, the Daily Hive recently published an intriguing article ranking the Edmonton Oilers future playoff opponent from boring, to most fun.
Daily Hive ranks potential playoff matchups
6. LA Kings
Does anybody really wanna see a fourth-straight season of the Oilers-Kings battling it out in the first round of the playoffs? Kings fans certainly don't want to, seeing as they have been eliminated by Connor McDavid's Oilers every time.
Does anybody really wanna see a fourth-straight season of the Oilers-Kings battling it out in the first round of the playoffs? Kings fans certainly don't want to, seeing as they have been eliminated by Connor McDavid's Oilers every time.
5. Minnesota Wild
With the Pacific Division up for grabs, that means a Central Division opponent is potentially on the menu for an opening-round opponent. These two teams once played in the Northwest division between 2000 and 2013 before NHL realignment split them up. There was a healthy rivalry in those days, but never any playoff matchups. This would be the first time these two teams would meet in the postseason.
With the Pacific Division up for grabs, that means a Central Division opponent is potentially on the menu for an opening-round opponent. These two teams once played in the Northwest division between 2000 and 2013 before NHL realignment split them up. There was a healthy rivalry in those days, but never any playoff matchups. This would be the first time these two teams would meet in the postseason.
4. Vegas Golden Knights
It's shaping up to be an interesting postseason if an Oilers matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights isn't even in the top three of the most exciting potential series.
It's shaping up to be an interesting postseason if an Oilers matchup with the Vegas Golden Knights isn't even in the top three of the most exciting potential series.
3. Calgary Flames
It seemed like an impossibility at the beginning of the season that the Calgary Flames would make the playoffs, but here we are. The prospect of another Battle of Alberta playoff series, the second in three seasons, is enough to excite even the most casual Oilers fans.
It seemed like an impossibility at the beginning of the season that the Calgary Flames would make the playoffs, but here we are. The prospect of another Battle of Alberta playoff series, the second in three seasons, is enough to excite even the most casual Oilers fans.
2. Colorado Avalanche
If star power was an issue for a potential Battle of Alberta series, the opposite is true if the Oilers meet the Colorado Avalanche in round one. Having Nathan Mackinnon and Cale Makar line up against McDavid and Draisaitl is what the NHL playoffs are all about.
If star power was an issue for a potential Battle of Alberta series, the opposite is true if the Oilers meet the Colorado Avalanche in round one. Having Nathan Mackinnon and Cale Makar line up against McDavid and Draisaitl is what the NHL playoffs are all about.
1. Vancouver Canucks
It could only be the Vancouver Canucks at the top of this list. Arguably the best series of last year's NHL playoffs was the second-round blood-bath between the Oilers and Canucks that went to seven games.
It could only be the Vancouver Canucks at the top of this list. Arguably the best series of last year's NHL playoffs was the second-round blood-bath between the Oilers and Canucks that went to seven games.
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