Chicago Blackhawks Playoffs: A look at Edmonton Oilers superstars

The Chicago Blackhawks have their hands full with the stars of the Edmonton Oilers. Who should they be the most afraid of?

The Chicago Blackhawks know a thing or two about star power. They have had some significant star power on the squad for a very long time. Players like Patrick Kane, Duncan Keith, Jonathan Toews, Brent Seabrook, and Marian Hossa led the way and to a lesser degree, players like Patrick Sharp and Brandon Saad. A core like that has allowed them to play well in front of their goaltenders and win multiple championships.

Well, some of those guys are gone and only Toews and Kane are as good as they were in the glory days right now. They did manage to be the last Western Conference team to squeak into the playoff picture that the NHL’s Return to Play committee has come up with. They are going to match up against the Edmonton Oilers if this gets going. The Oilers come in as the five seed and the Hawks will be playing against them in what should be a very good series.

The Oilers, perhaps more than any playoff team in the National Hockey League, are a star-driven team. If you are old enough, you might remember the days of Wayne Gretzky, Mark Messier, and Jari Kurri leading the Oilers to dynasty status. Well, it is a new chapter in the history of the Oilers but there is still more of the same. They aren’t even close to as complete of a team as those teams from the 80s but they have some comparable stars.

The Oilers have two stars in particular that are considered two of the five best players in the world and then a third guy who is wildly underrated in terms of his impact on a game. These are the three Edmonton Oilers stars that Chicago needs to learn the most about: