Bob previews the Oilers and Blues (4/9/25)
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What is the pre‑game preview focus for the Oilers vs. Blues matchup?
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Let's go. Welcome everybody. Bob Stoffer joining the Orders now, brought to you by our title sponsor, the one, the only world of spas. Thomas and the staff will take care of you. We are at live at Rogers Place from the Play Alberta Broadcast Center, playAlberta.ca. When you play in Alberta, it stays in Alberta. Please play responsibly. It is the Edmonton Oiders, it is the St. Louis Blues. And it could be uh an interesting day to say the least in uh oil country. Uh Ryan Nugent Hopkins uh fighting an illness. Yeah, but no letters recalling uh Noah Philp because They played one man under a full roster against the Anaheim Ducks, so that allowed them to recall a player. Sub nine hundred thousand dollars a year.
I know if Philip is up, he will play. R and H is gonna be a game time decisions fighting an illness. We got a lot to get to. Uh let's uh you know what we're gonna do first of all, we go into the Oilers now audio vault for direct work wear.
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And here's what we'll tell you. Here's Chris Snobok on tonight's lineup.
Uh Ryan's Nugel Hopkins is uh doubtful tonight, uh most likely not playing. Uh so that'll be a change and uh Philp will be coming in. Um he was planned to come in anyways on an emergency basis.
Which Oilers players are listed as doubtful or out for tonight’s game?
And um so yeah, those are two changes.
All right, and uh Knoblock also provided an update on the likes of Matias Eckholm, Leon Dreisettle, Connor McDavid, Stuart Skinner, Trent Frederick, and uh yeah, John Klingberg.
Um yeah, we expect to get um everybody before the end of the season. Uh depends on when exactly, whether that's in a couple of games or one of the last two games of the season. But um those guys are, you know, day to day to maybe a week away, so that's where the timeline is for them.
Or sooner. Or sooner. Got one guy that was chomping at the bit I was it it was interesting. Connor McDavid was out for the morning skate. As opposed to prior morning skates when he was one of the last guys off the ice. He kinda look like a guy that is gonna try to play. Just kinda, sorta. So we'll see. Still has to be cleared. We'll have to monitor it and keep an eye on it from the pre game warm up tonight. I don't want to get here's the thing. I am not a believer in over promising and under the delivery. Okay? I tell every one of the clients that advertises on this show, and I want those clients and those businesses to be successful. I don't know if advertising works, but I know if you don't advertise it won't work.
And that's what makes local radio effective. Okay? So for the fans driving and listening to the show right now, I don't wanna promise too much. But when you've been doing this for a few years, you pick up on little cues. So let's see. You say there's a chance. All right, the evidence orders in the St. Louis Blues and uh Knoblock went on to have these thoughts on the challenge of playing with a depleted line.
Oh it's very challenging. Uh but um a lot of credit to the guys.
How does the injury status of Connor McDavid affect the Oilers’ lineup?
I think they've been playing extremely hard. Um I think we've been missing is just the execution on finishing plays. We certainly had enough scoring chances to have more than two goals against Anaheim. But um a lot of credit for the guys that have been playing hard in the right way. Uh we gotta continue to do that each and every night to give us any opportunity to win. Um and that goes forward uh in the playoffs when we do have these guys g back in the lineup that um we have to play the right way.
All right. Uh meanwhile Zach Hyman, uh, who had fifty four goals last season, twenty seven this season. I mean think about it. If McDavid Dreisidel and Nugent Hopkins don't play tonight. That's the other's top three centers. That means Adam Henrique is the number one center. Again, Connor McDavid off fairly quickly on a morning skate day for a guy that's not in the lineup.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the pre‑game preview focus for the Oilers vs. Blues matchup?
0:00–1:52
2
Which Oilers players are listed as doubtful or out for tonight’s game?
1:52–3:41
3
How does the injury status of Connor McDavid affect the Oilers’ lineup?
3:41–5:29
4
What lineup adjustments did Zach Hyman suggest for a depleted Oilers roster?
5:29–7:42
5
How did the Blues describe playing with a depleted forward group?
7:42–9:39
6
Which Blues players are highlighted as key contributors in the current stretch?
9:39–11:47
7
What are the playoff implications of the Oilers‑Blues game for both teams?
11:47–13:22
8
What final thoughts and predictions did the hosts share before the game tip‑off?
13:22–15:18