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Oilers flasher Kait Flynn seen as last hope in Edmonton's bid to win Stanley Cup: 'We need her!!!'

Oilers flasher Kait Flynn seen as last hope in Edmonton's bid to win Stanley Cup: 'We need her!!!'

Edmonton Journal5 hours ago

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With the Edmonton Oilers on the ropes heading into Tuesday night's Game 6 matchup against the Florida Panthers, fans are calling on the team's most notorious fan to help save their season and bring the Stanley Cup back to Canada.
With The Cats one win away from winning their second Stanley Cup, Barstool Sports shared a photo of Kait Flynn to social media that showed the Albertan being lit up in the night sky like Batman's Bat-signal.

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