The Edmonton Oilers overcame plenty to chase the Stanley Cup in 2024, and if they go a step further in 2025, it will be in spite of <a href='https://www.nhl.com/schedule' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>their crazy travel schedule.</a> The start of the 2023/24 season couldn't have gone worse for the Edmonton Oilers, but after struggles and the firing of their coach, they swiftly turned things around, ultimately pushing the Florida Panthers to Game 7 of the Stanley Cup Finals. The team were aggressive this off-season improving their roster, with high hopes that they can chase their first Stanley Cup since 1990. Unfortunately, their travel schedule is absolutely brutal, with a recent report revealing that they will travel exactly 50,000 miles in the upcoming campaign, ranking them fourth most in the league. <q>This is the distance traveled by every NHL team in the upcoming season 😳✈️</q> <div align='center'><blockquote class='twitter-tweet' data-lang='en'><a href='https://twitter.com/GinoHard_/status/1815217373370028400'> </a></blockquote></div> Plenty of contenders out East such as New York, Toronto, Boston and Colorado rank in the bottom half of the league in distance travelled, which will certainly be a hindrance to their Cup hopes. With so much talent and fantastic depth, they've got the team to take it one step further in 2024/25 despite this, but when things get tough down the stretch, the team will no doubt feel the fatigue and it may ultimately cost them. Source: Oilers Daily <a href='https://www.oilersdaily.com/nhl-team/edmonton-oilers/oilers-scheduling-leads-to-another-critical-factor-that-could-hinder-the-team' class='lien_marqueur' target='_blank' rel='noopener'>Oilers scheduling leads to another critical factor that could hinder the team</a>