OTTAWA — Tiff Macklem is wearing an Edmonton Oilers pin as he reflects on coming very close to beating big odds. Article content

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That night is also Game 1 of the NHL’s Stanley Cup finals. Macklem ends his press conference with a hearty “Go Oilers!”

It’s a rematch from last year’s heartbreak, when the Oilers came oh-so-close to mounting a seemingly impossible four-game comeback against the Florida Panthers, only to fall short by a single goal in Game 7.

Macklem, too, was almost safe to declare victory last

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