To win at this time of the year players put their bodies through so much. In this series, with the history of the two teams, having met in the Stanley Cup Final last year, the Panthers edging the Oilers in seven games, there was a feeling going in that it was essentially a rivalry continued as opposed to renewed.

The Edmonton Oilers are bringing the physicality to their Stanley Cup Final rematch with the Florida Panthers. Nearly every player in the lineup had multiple hits, and the series opener was a

Is this the Oilers' time? Key indicators suggest it is so. But there are no guarantees in pursuit of the Stanley Cup.