With the NHL trade deadline approaching this week, Oilers superstar Connor McDavid is expecting management to make a big addition to the team, pushing them closer to a Stanley Cup.

The Edmonton Oilers came within one win of lifting the Stanley Cup last spring and gained some valuable experience despite the loss.

The No. 1 picks from the 2015 and 2016 NHL drafts, respectively, McDavid and Matthews were teased with a version of it as teammates on the made-up Team North America youth squad at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. But until the 4 Nations Face-Off, they had never played for the respective countries at true best-on-best.

Amid a four-game losing skid in the NHL, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers walk into the home of the Florida Panthers, where echoes of last year's Stanley Cup Final still linger.

Team Canada and USA will play in the 4 Nations Faceoff final tonight, which has prompted Connor McDavid to reflect back on Game 7 of the Stanley Cup final.

Adding that missing piece at the trade deadline could give these seven teams the best shot at competing for a Stanley Cup.

After last season's Game 7 loss to the Florida Panthers, Connor McDavid and the Edmonton Oilers must be aiming for the Stanley Cup this year. For that, they need to strengthen their goaltending.

Connor McDavid sent a candid comparison between playing in and winning the 4 Nations against Matthew Tkachuk's Team USA with returning to compete in the 2024-25 NHL season with the Edmonton Oilers.