Edmonton Oilers one step away from the road to redemption vs. Panthers
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For the Stars, it's been more like a highway to hell as they watched a 1-0 series lead slip with three straight losses, as the Oilers hold a 3-1 death grip on the best-of-seven series.
And with the way things have shaped up in the Eastern Conference, the Oilers are well on their way to meeting the Florida Panthers in a rematch of last year's championship final.
They just can't get too far ahead of themselves. Not with important business still at hand here in the conference final.
'I don't even know what's going on in the East,' Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch said. 'I know we've got a heck of a series here against Dallas, and we have one more win to get to.
'If we're fortunate to get that last win, then we'll be preparing for that next team. But right now, all our attention is on the Dallas Stars.'
At least, it had better be.
After all, the Oilers know as well as anyone just how much fight a team can find within itself when facing the brink of elimination, having bounced back from a 3-0 deficit to the Panthers to force Game 7 of last year's final round.
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