The only thing missing in Oilers-Panthers final is Kassian-Tkachuk

There isn’t much that could make Edmonton Oilers fans happier than seeing their team hoist a long-awaited Stanley Cup later this month.

Except, of course, if they did it after somehow reinstating ex-Oilers winger Zack Kassian back into the lineup in time for the Stanley Cup Final series against Matthew Tkachuk and the Florida Panthers.

You remember Tkachuk, of course. Formerly of the rival Calgary Flames, he vilified himself among the Oilers faithful even beyond the usual Battle of Alberta bounds with his all-bark, no-bite on-ice provocations, culminating in a “fight” — using full quotation marks — with Kassian, who wasted no time turning his Calgary counterpart into an infamous turtle.