Excitement, nervousness and a sense of déjà vu as Edmonton prepares for the Stanley Cup Finals this week

Kennedy Forberg stood in the sun in downtown Edmonton on Monday afternoon, a gigantic image of the Stanley Cup glimmering tantalizingly on the screens above. Her son’s stroller was piled high with new shirts from the Oilers store.Around her, the outdoor fan park known to locals as “the Moss Pit” was already coming to life, with barricades and porta-potties and first-aid booths being set up. City buses flashed words of support as they passed.