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Five Reasons Maple Leafs Win Stanley Cup before Oilers

ByJames Tanner|
Apr 17, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs fans cheer for their team before game three against Washington Capitals in the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
Apr 17, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs fans cheer for their team before game three against Washington Capitals in the first round of the 2017 Stanley Cup Playoffs at Air Canada Centre. Mandatory Credit: Dan Hamilton-USA TODAY Sports
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The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers are two teams that are going to be very closely linked for a long time.

The Toronto Maple Leafs and the Edmonton Oilers have both been bad for years. Both went through an extensive period of being terrible before rebuilding properly. They are both teams with potentially generational superstars.  And of course, they are two of the NHL’s best up and coming teams.

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Apr 4, 2017; Toronto, Ontario, CAN; Toronto Maple Leafs forward Auston Matthews (34) skates against the Washington Capitals at the Air Canada Centre. Washington defeated Toronto 4-1. Mandatory Credit: John E. Sokolowski-USA TODAY Sports

But who is going to win the Stanley Cup first?

The Toronto Maple Leafs of course, I mean, who else are we gonna say? This is, after-all, Editor in Leaf.

Here’s five reasons why the Leafs will be the first of these young teams to hoist the Cup.

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