Latest Stanley Cup odds will make Canadian fans smile

It goes without saying that there is a lengthy Stanley Cup drought for all National Hockey League teams who are based in Canada, with the last team having achieved hockey's ultimate glory being the Montreal Canadiens in 1993, which seems like a lifetime ago. 

And talk about a completely different world then, with no such thing as social media, the internet just becoming "a thing", cellular phones the size of bricks, and Gary Bettman having just been installed as the NHL's very first commissioner. 

There have been several Canadian-based NHL teams who have given hockey fans hope that the drought could end, but they've all fallen short. The Calgary Flames (2004), Edmonton Oilers (2006), Ottawa Senators (2007), Vancouver Canucks (2011), and Canadiens (2021) all missed their opportunities in the Stanley Cup Final, while powerful regular seasons from the likes of the Toronto Maple Leafs and Oilers have not resulted in postseason success. 

Could this year be different? Right now, the Oilers are on an absolute tear that has seen them not only set a new franchise record for consecutive victories, but also set the record by a Canadian-based NHL franchise for most consecutive wins. And based on the most recently released odds, they're the favorites to be the last team standing this spring. 

Via Draft Kings Sportsbook, the Oilers are first on the list with +700 odds. Also on the list from north of the border include the Winnipeg Jets at +1200 and the Canucks at +1300. 

Not only are the Oilers white-hot since firing Jay Woodcroft and replacing him with Kris Knoblauch, but the Canucks and Jets are enjoying strong seasons of their own and are at the top of the Western Conference. 

Do any of these teams hold a realistic chance to win it all, or will their regular season success once again mean absolutely nothing once the real games start in the playoffs? 

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