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Chapter 1: What does Bob Stauffer discuss at the beginning of the show?
Hey, it's Bob Stauffer. I just wanted to let you know that you can listen to Oilers Now ad-free on Amazon Music, included with Prime. Dancing to the retro Pet Shop Boys classic from 1986. 40 years ago! It was a great song back in the day. This is Oilers Now, brought to you by World of Spas, Bob Stauffer and the 880 Ched Studios.
880 Ched, the play-by-play voice of both the Edmonton Oilers and the Edmonton Elks. We got Aidan Gannon with us. We got Eamon Hashim and Kellen Kennedy as well. We got Frank Cervalli coming up. At 4.35, should be an interesting conversation, if you know what I mean. And at 5.05, for a full hour in studio, Amy, are you going to set up the video camera to get a little MAC-T on Monday?
No, we're going to take a pass on that. All right, there we go. Sorry, MAC-T, you don't have to wear your Sunday's best. Is that what they used to say, Sunday's best? I think so, yeah. Yeah, there you go. I don't know. I haven't been to a church in a long, long time. And just, hey, whoa, whoa, whoa, just to set the record straight, if you do go to church, that's okay.
Just like, just like, you know, we're going to do a little test here. We have Frank coming on. We have Mac T on. You can always jump aboard on the Ashley Fine Floors test line at 780-451-8800. Find the new floors you always wanted.
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What is that called? An underscore? Underscore. Underscore. There you go. And we're also on Instagram, which I'm not on. Maybe I should be on.
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Chapter 2: Who are the guests featured in this episode?
You can find us at Oilers underscore now underscore. What were we talking about? Oh, yeah, church. So here's the deal. If you're religious, that's okay. If you're not religious, that's okay. If you are a person that is a proud union supporter... and a big believer in the Alberta Federation of Labour and supports the NDP, that's okay.
And if you're a person that would consider yourself to be center-right and believes in supporting things like oil and gas, that's okay. Because the show's called Oilers Now, and guess what? As Michael Jordan famously once said, Republicans buy shoes too. We're open. We're open to lots of different views. You don't have to like everything I say. That's okay. With the exception of one thing.
Like I said, you can go out. And, you know, Bob, I think Rachel Notley was really smart. Guess what? My friends that went to school with her, they thought she was really smart. OK, just so you know, they would know they were smarter than me. And you can be other guys saying this dude, you know, Michael Lake, you know, a federal conservative, smart dude. Right. Work for the orders. Wait a second.
I don't know how smart he was to leave the orders to go into federal politics, but I digress. Right. And then we have our prime minister, Mark Carney. Some of you think Mark's a brilliant guy. Others of you think Mark's a disaster. I like Mark for one primary reason. He likes the Edmonton Oilers. So I like people that like the Edmonton Oilers.
So what I'm saying here, what I'm saying is, you can be far to the left, you can be far to the right. I'm not going to jump on you too much. But there is one issue that I take damn seriously, that I think defines whether or not people are stupid or not. And that issue... is Evan Bouchard.
I think that is the standard that shows people whether or not they have any intelligence and any ability to, the guys that sit there, ah, Bouchard turns too many bucks over. It's mouth breathers like that that hold us all back, let me tell you. So that's where I draw, like I said, you can vote your entire life. for provincially for the NDP.
And a lot of you do in the Edmonton region because they're currently carrying all the seats. Or you can be just outside of Edmonton and you vote for the UCP. That's OK, too. I get that. I get it. Both sides. But when you denigrate Evan Bouchard and not realize how good he is. Oh, man, that that gets me fired up. So here we go. I will tell you this right here, right now.
I'm going to give you some numbers that present Everything you need to know. During the course of the regular season this year, okay, Connor McDavid and Leon Dreisaitl, when they were on the ice together with Evan Bouchard, they had a 67% expected goals for a share. Five on five. McDavid and Dreisaitl. When they were on the ice with Bouchard, they were at 67% expected goals for a share.
When they were on the ice without Evan Bouchard, they were at 42%. As good as McDavid and Dreisaitl are, okay? They're at 42% expected goals for a 5v5 when they did not have Evan Bouchard with them. They were at 67% expected goals for when Bouchard was on the ice. By the way, Bouchard, without McDavid and without 29 on the ice, was still at 51% expected goals for.
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Chapter 3: What are Bob's thoughts on political views and sports commentary?
Bouchard stinks. He makes too many mistakes, blah, blah, blah, blah. Even though he makesāhe's had the same amount of giveaways for goals as Wierenski. And Wierenski went dead quiet down the stretch when Columbus basically tanked and missed the Eastern Conference playoffs. They were in a better position than Philly to make the playoffs at one point, right? So... It is.
And then people say, well, he was minus eight in one series. Yeah? Or minus seven. Well, Connor struggled in that series too. We're watching Montreal Buffalo. It's an awesome series. The Canadians are an electrifying, exciting team to watch. Their first line, they're all significant minuses through the first 11 games of the playoffs that they played. And nobody's averaging a point per game.
So take it for what it's worth. Again, it doesn't mean I'm right. That's the beauty. You can disagree on lots of different things that you hear on this show. But do remember, the show is called Oilers Now. The team is called the Edmonton Oilers. And we are an oil country, so it probably shouldn't surprise you that I would support a lot of those industries that are around that, okay?
But you're allowed to have your different point of opinion. That's okay. except on evan bouchard it is 419 in oil country we'll get to some texts uh get to our top story maybe work in a comment or two in the orders now audio vault you're listening to orders now it's uh 421 in oil country and jason from sanguto who's i mean he could be like a comedy writer for this show
He has texted us on the Ashley Fine Flores text line, and thank you to many of you who have jumped in on this Evan Bouchard conversation. Bob, I once voted for the Christian Heritage Party because the candidate was smoking hot. Forgive me, Bob Father. That one comes to us from, I don't know, I mean, hey, go, however you decide to vote is okay with me.
That's the way it works, unless we're talking about Evan Bouchard and people denigrating how good. Bob, what do you tell people that think if you're compromised and injured, you shouldn't play and you might be better off to allow someone else to play? And my response to that would be, I want the guys that want to battle through it and play.
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Louis DeBrusque was on Oilers Now as we closed out the week last weekend and had this to say about Edmonton. It's rather timely given the texts that we got there from Sam in Vancouver on the Oilers injuries.
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Chapter 4: What insights does Bob share about Evan Bouchard's performance?
The puck was past Alex Lyon in the net, and... The ref blew the puck, played dead, because he was in position to call a play dead when it appeared as though Lyon had it. And I reached out to a prominent former NHL official. I said, there's your nuance right there. They weren't in position against Edmonton. And so the explanation at the end of the day was, well, in the end, we got the call right.
No, you didn't, because you should have blown the play dead once you didn't know where the puck was when it was in the paraphernalia of Tristan Jari. And here we had a situation where Alex Lyon never had the puck before. but they blew it dead under the assumption that he had it. It's funny how that works. It's frustrating. Montreal is really good. And I do want to get to a text from Tyler.
He said, Bob, a friend complained to me recently that Evan Bouchard doesn't throw enough hits. I care as much about Bouchard throwing hits as I do about 97 blocking shots and 29 getting in fights. I don't care to a point. I don't want them doing it. Now, this is an interesting comment from Tyler.
He says, as humans, we have an odd tendency to focus on the negative rather than obsess on what a player can't do. Focus on what they can do. We're lucky to have three superstars at Edmonton, and it's a big reason why this team will bounce back next year. And you know what? I'd argue you just said something there, Tyler, about scouting.
OK, I've known a few scouts over the years, including a few scouts that haven't found a sleeper like ever. OK, and they do tend to focus on what the player isn't. It's like that old Grapes of Wrath song, All the Things I Wasn't. Oh, wait, that's a relationship song. That's not a song about players. But anyways, the reality is.
You sit there, and guys, instead of projecting with good development what a player might be, they want to cover their ass. That's what they want to do. And so away we go. You're going to throw this to break, too, for me, okay? We're going to go to NHL today for Friends Elite Promotional Marketing.
Well, some news out of Toronto today as Shane Doan is parting ways with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He was hired as a special advisor to Bradshaw Living in 2023. Only one game on the NHL slate today. The Colorado Avalanche looking to bounce back after their 5-1 loss at the hands of the Minnesota Wild the other night. Game four tonight in Minnesota. The series stands as a 2-1 lead for Colorado.
The World Championships pre-tournament play has begun for Team Canada. Captain Macklin Celebrini led Canada to their first win with a 6-1 decision over France. Group play begins on the 15th when the Leaf takes on Sweden. Thomas Dyess with an ADD News weather traffic update. And when we come back, Frank Ceravalli from Frankly Hockey. You're listening to Oilers Now.
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