DALLAS — The Dallas Stars will play the Edmonton Oilers in the Western Conference Final for the second straight season, starting with Game 1 at American Airlines Center on Wednesday (8 p.m. ET; ESPN+, ESPN, SN, TVAS, CBC).
But this isn’t the version of the Oilers that won in six games last season.
“I think the challenging part is they’re a totally different team,” Stars coach Pete DeBoer said Monday.
Edmonton has a revamped supporting cast for superstars Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl.
Seven players who appeared in the conference final last season are no longer on the Oilers roster: defensemen Philip Broberg, Vincent Desharnais and Cody Ceci, and forwards Sam Carrick, Warren Foegele, Dylan Holloway and Ryan McLeod.
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