Buffalo Bills catch brutal mistake from Oilers coach Kris Knoblauch

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The Oilers are heading into the Stanley Cup Final as slight underdogs against the Panthers for several reasons, and the fact that Florida reached the same stage last season before losing to the Knights certainly doesn’t hurt. However, Edmonton coach Kris Knoblauch tried to downplay the role experience played while taking shots at the Buffalo Bills.

On Saturday, the Edmonton Oilers will play in the Stanely Cup final for the first time since 2006 in hopes of winning hockey’s ultimate prize for the first time since 1990. The Florida Panthers, meanwhile, will try to hoisting the iconic trophy for the first time in franchise history after falling short last season.

The Oilers managed to bounce back from an absolutely disastrous start that led the team to fire former head coach Jay Woodcroft after losing 10 of their first 13 games before making a dramatic turnaround once Kris Knoblauch took over. the next generation behind the bench.

It would be foolish to rule out the Oilers considering they have a solid team led by the best player in the NHL in Connor McDavid.

However, most pundits seem to think the Panthers have the advantage thanks to their stifling style of play as well as the fact that most of their players have had a taste of the pressure that comes with playing for the Cup Stanely last year (Corey Perry and Adam Henrique are the only players on the Edmonton team to have ever played in an all-marble series).

On Tuesday, Knoblauch had the opportunity to address the experience aspect during a press conference where he discussed the Buffalo Bills, who infamously lost in the Super Bowl four consecutive times between 1991 and 1994.

Here’s what he had to say:

“The experience is good. I don’t know how beneficial the experience is. You can ask the Buffalo Bills how important the Super Bowl experience is.

I think the most important thing is to have confidence to play, and our guys are playing their best. They should have a lot of confidence.

I feel like I know which team Bills fans are rooting for right now.