"Don't let Leafs and Canucks fans see this": NHL fans react to Edmonton Oilers' ranking in Top 10 hardest Stanley Cup path

NHL fans on the internet reacted to the recent ranking by Hockey Stat Head, which had the Edmonton Oilers having one of the top ten hardest paths to the Stanley Cup in NHL history. The list compiled by Hockey Stat Head evaluated teams based on their playoff runs in the four rounds of the best-of-seven format since the 1986–1987 season.

Placed at number four on the list, the Edmonton Oilers' arduous path to the Stanley Cup in 2024 included challenging matchups against the LA Kings, Vancouver Canucks, Dallas Stars, and Florida Panthers in the final.

The intense playoff run resulted in the Oilers securing an average rating of .066 on the list, highlighting the tough competition and resilience displayed by the team throughout their playoff campaign.

Here's how NHL fans reacted to the list. One X.Twitter user said:

"Don't let leafs and canucks fans see this"

Another fan chimed in and said:

"LA was the easiest team to play in the playoffs. Give me a break, the Canucks had their third string goalie and lost their top goal scorer prior to game 7. Ya, tough road."

"If I'm reading this graphic right, last year's VGK team ranks very low among all of these teams but beat Edmonton and Florida for the cup. Punt this thing off a cliff," tweeted another.

Here are some of the other top reactions on X to the rankings:

"Edmonton literally had the easiest path in decades. God, the glazing of that team never ends," one opined.

"The Oilers only made it hard on themselves for the last 3 series they played. They didn’t show up for the first 3 games in each series," one X user posted.

"The awkward moment when the Oiler fanboy who posted this realizes that the 89 Flames are the best team on this entire list by a country mile," another wrote.

Other top-five teams rankings apart from the Edmonton Oilers

Apart from the Edmonton Oilers (4th), Tampa Bay Lightning (2nd), Florida Panthers (twice 1st and 3rd), and Boston Bruins (5th) were the other teams on the list of top-five teams with the most challenging paths to the coveted Stanley Cup in NHL history.

The Florida Panthers' 2023 run is ranked atop the list of the toughest routes to the Cup. The Cats faced the Boston Bruins, Toronto Maple Leafs, Carolina Hurricanes, and the eventual champions, the Vegas Golden Knights, during that run.