Wayne Gretzky shows support for surprising team before Western Conference Final

During his visit, he congratulated the team and wish them well as they now head to the Western Conference finals against his former team the Edmonton Oilers.

Several fans who heard about the news took to the X platform and did not respond well to The Great One's support for the Stars.

Over the past couple of years, Gretzky has been far more visible with the NHL as he became an analyst with NHL on TNT and has been present to many important events including the Four Nations, Alexander Ovechkin's all time scoring record and his presence in the Stanley Cup playoffs.

The NHL legend has made it clear during these playoffs that he feels the Oilers will win the Stanley Cup as they are the best team to winning it all and have been to the Stanley Cup finals last year.

Meanwhile, the Oilers are preparing for their rematch against the Stars as both teams had made upgrades to their rosters and have looked different this year compared to last.

Oilers head coach Kris Knoblauch has kept his practices spread out and told the media that he wants his players to get rest, spend some time with their families and be ready for the grind that's about to come.

The Oilers will open on the road where they hope to surprise the Stars with their physicality, toughness and offense.

It's likely the Oilers will start Stuart Skinner in goal after he produced back-to-back shutouts against the Golden Knights which propelled the Oilers forward.

Game one of the Western Conference finals will take place on Wednesday May 21st and game time will be 8:00 PM eastern.