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Ask any player on the Nashville Predators who they’d rather play in the conference final and you’re more likely to prompt a laugh then an answer.

But ask Predators minority owner W. Brett Wilson and the response is simple.

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“My dream outcome right now is an Oilers win,” said the Calgary businessman when asked about Wednesday’s Game 7 between Edmonton and Anaheim.

“One, because I like the Oilers. And, two, perhaps more importantly, I can get to those games easier than going to Anaheim.”

As a resident of Edmonton from 1979 until 1981 when the Oilers were in the formative years of building a dynasty, Wilson has long had an affinity for The Oil, which he ranks third out of a list of favourite teams, topped by the Preds and followed closely by the Flames.

“I’ve always had a real soft spot for Edmonton in spite of the Calgary/Edmonton rivalry, so I don’t have any problem cheering for the Oilers,” laughed the 59-year-old Saskatchewan native with a qualifier: