Edmonton Oil Kings Head Coach Jason Smith (03-06-26)

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What is the show format and opening news for the Oilers Now episode?

Bob Stauffer 0:00

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. Hour of the show. It's 5.09 in oil country. Royal Pizza, pick up the news. Spicy vegetarian pizza for only a limited time. For a menu and a list of their 15 Edmonton area locations, visit royalpizza.ca. Stopper recommendation, Mediterranean chicken. Royal Pizza, Edmonton-owned and operated 55 years. Oilers now, injury report for James H. Brown and Associates, Alberta Injury Lawyers, the heavy hitters of injury law. Trent Brown, a two-time CFL All-Star. He would love the additions of Connor Murphy. and Jason Dickinson and Colton Dock because he likes guys that play it physical.

Bob Stauffer 0:45

And certainly Murphy and Doc like to play physical. The owner sent Josh Szymanski back to the American Hockey League. If you did not hear yesterday, Curtis Lazar placed on LTIR. Matthias Janmark is also on LTIR. Pyotr Kochetkov is out with a hip injury. He's on LTIR for Carolina. As we head off to the River Career Resort Casino Hotline, we welcome back to the show the Gator. Jason Smith brought to you by Sherwood Power Sports and Marine. Your home for boats, ATVs, motorbikes, and all the gear you need. Hello, Jason. How you doing?

Jason Smith 1:17

Very good. Very good. Thanks for having me.

Bob Stauffer 1:19

Yeah. How stressful as a former, do you recall how stressful the trade deadline was for you, for players back in the day?

Jason Smith 1:28

Well, yeah, I know.

Which roster moves and injury updates affect the Oilers heading into the weekend?

Jason Smith 1:29

I mean, I think as you spend some time in the league and go through it once before, you kind of have a feeling that, you know, change is good, and sometimes there's a new opportunity. I think you never really know what to expect.

Bob Stauffer 1:51

Yeah. Do you recall when you guys got Dwayne Rolison in 2006? Did you think, because you got Dwayne Rolison, you also added Yaroslav Sebastian. I remember... Somebody tweeting on or posting on Hockey's Future, Oilers are going to get a dick. Tarnstrom. He came in as well. And then Samsonoff in the Reasoner trade. But do you remember that flurry of activity from Kevin Lowe? And what were your initial thoughts specific to that year, given that it's Edmonton Carolina tonight, by the way, Jason, about the pending impact that Dwayne Rolison might have?

Jason Smith 2:35

Yeah, no, I mean, obviously it was, you know, an interesting time in our group. I think, you know, we've kind of been grinding and just kind of in the mix and we're, you know, looking to, you know, take that next step as a group. And, you know, adding Dwayne and the way he came in and played, Roley was, he was outstanding. Like, I mean, from the day, day one he got there, to our team, he was engaged and, uh, you know, very vocal and, uh, very, very competitive, which, uh, added to our group, which was, uh, something we needed.

Bob Stauffer 3:16

Yeah, absolutely. All right. Let's take a look at your team. Uh, you had a great weekend last weekend. You went three and oh, uh, but in fairness, you probably had an easier schedule, uh, It's about to get a heck of a lot tougher this weekend at home at Rogers Place on Saturday and Sunday, isn't it, Jason?

Jason Smith 3:34

Yeah, no, it's a great weekend for us coming up ahead. I mean, we're going to play the two teams that are ahead of us in the standings, and it's a great opportunity for our group to see where we're at and, you know, obviously look to continue to grow as a group and, you take steps to see where we are going into the playoffs.

Bob Stauffer 3:59

Yeah, well, the Oil Kings have Medicine Hat and Prince Albert, the two games. And this Medicine Hat team, Willie Desjardins, he's an NHL coach, right? He's always been able to breed offensive confidence in players. But they have a guy doing something on the back end, Jason. I know you as a former WHL defenseman can appreciate this. This guy might be leading the Western League in goals if he didn't miss a few games. bryce pickford 41 goals this year they got the ruck brothers as well um and they i think the last time you guys played they had i'm not sure they had him in the lineup but there's you know there's no question that he's a they got two really unique guys on the back end when you factor in as well don't they yeah no i mean they uh they really have a team that thrives offensively they're a team that