This five-game defeat felt like a missed opportunity for an aging core of talented players in search of another Cup.

The Golden Knights love an offseason trade, so who are some candidates to be on the move after the brutal loss to the Oilers?

Early on, it looked like the Golden Knights were going to be run out of Rogers Place. The Oilers rode the energy off the home crowd to build a nice lead. Corey Perry, placed on a line with captain Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl, opened the scoring several minutes into the first.

Vegas Golden Knights players tried to process their elimination at the hands of the Edmonton Oilers in the 2025 Stanley Cup Playoffs.

Golden Knights coach Bruce Cassidy takes the blame for the end of their Stanley Cup Playoffs run, falling to the OIlers.

Edmonton's Corey Perry scored two goals in the first period of Game 3, becoming the third-oldest player in Stanley Cup playoff history with a multigoal period; at 39 years, 359 days old, he is behind Nicklas Lidstrom (41) and Teemu Selanne (40) at the time they had a multigoal period in a playoff game.

Vegas Golden Knights general manager Kelly McCrimmon addressed the upcoming contract negotiations with Jack Eichel.

Vegas Golden Knights' Keegan Kolesar (55) and Edmonton Oilers' Brett Kulak (27) battle for the puck during the third period of Game 4 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff series in Edmonton, Alberta, Monday, May 12, 2025. (Jason Franson/The Canadian Press via AP) AP

The stage is set for the 2025 NHL Conference Finals. The Dallas Stars and Edmonton Oilers will meet once again in the West, a year after the Oilers claimed a hard-fought series in six games.