The Edmonton Oilers lost the Stanley Cup Final to the Florida Panthers for a second straight year with the club's 5ˆ1 defeat in Tuesday night's Game 6. And while Oilers captain Connor McDavid first credited the Panthers as a strong team and then credited his own team with for its resolve during the hard-fought series,

Edmonton Oilers general manager Stan Bowman is looking at an active summer. The last remnants of the Ken Holland era burned out Tuesday night in Sunrise, Fla., just as dusk arrived in the city of Edmonton.

It was the third straight appearance in the Stanley Cup finals for the Panthers, with the team’s only loss coming in 2023 against the Vegas Golden Knights.