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Who has the edge between Edmonton and Dallas in the Western Conference Final and why: 9 Things

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The Oilers-Stars series starts Wednesday , May 21st in Dallas .

Game One will be an 8pm Eastern Time start, as will Game Two on May 23rd .

Game Three will shift to Edmonton for Game Three , with a head-scratching 3pm start.

Dallas has the quickest, most skilled D-corps that the Oilers have faced so far.

Edmonton has edge on all four lines.

Dallas will have an axe to grind, but Edmonton has a deeper, even more acute purpose in Edmonton ’s side.

Dallas has home ice advantage and has grown into a great hockey market, but not the Rogers Place crowd.

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