The Edmonton Oilers and Carolina Hurricanes are two early favorites for the 2024 Stanley Cup

The Vegas Golden Knights and Florida Panthers are currently going head-to-head in the 2023 Stanley Cup Final, but that’s not going to prevent our Daily Faceoff hockey experts from taking a stab at predicting which two teams will duke it out almost exactly a year from now.

On Friday’s episode of Daily Faceoff Live, Frank Seravalli and Mike McKenna made their picks for next year’s Stanley Cup champion, and they ended up selecting one team from both conferences. And here’s a little hint: in their world, we might just see a rematch of the 2006 Stanley Cup Final.

Here’s a quick peek at the #AskDFO segment from Friday’s show:

Frank Seravalli: Who is the way-too-early 2024 Stanley Cup favorite? The betting odds will be out in short order declaring next year’s favorites. Who would be at the very top of your list? Give me one team, Mike.

Mike McKenna: Vegas is gonna return a lot of players, so they’ve got to be there. I’m gonna give you a sleeper and say, don’t sleep on Seattle. See what I did, ‘Sleepless in Seattle’? I actually think the Hurricanes, though, that’s a solid club that knows the moves they need to make this off-season to make that team even better. I think they’re in a position to be really good next season, so I’ll take a flyer and go with the Hurricanes. How about you?

Seravalli: I think the Edmonton Oilers are gonna be the betting favorite when the odds come out. Crazy?

McKenna: Mmmm-k. What’s the game plan there?

Seravalli: Oh, just the two best players in the world, let’s see what other support and ancillary pieces they can add to the mix. Obviously, the betting window, they liked the Oilers coming in and they were a favorite in Round 2 against the Golden Knights. Didn’t come together for them but I think they’re going to be well-featured on that odds board whenever it comes out.