Edmonton Oil Kings Jason Smith (4/2/26)
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What are the top headlines and show lineup at the start of the Edmonton Oilers Now episode?
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. Oilers Now brought to you by our title sponsor, Thomas and the staff at World of Spas. We have a jam-packed show. We're going to get to Chris Knobloch momentarily, Jason Smith, the head coach of the Edmonton Oil Kings as well. All that in the first half hour of the show. 4.35 today, NHL hockey on Rodgers. Ron McLean for Century Casino Edmonton. 5.05 for GCL Diesel. Oilers sports and color analyst Louie DeBrusque. And 5.35 today, our Reface Magic Prospects report with... Hockey blogger extraordinaire Bruce Kerlock will discuss two signings over the last two days for the Edmonton Oilers, and that's part of our top story for Legacy Heating and Cooling, home of no payments and no interest for a year.
That's how you build a legacy, Legacy Heating and Cooling. Yesterday, the Oilers signed William Nickel out of the London Knights. We talked about the fact that he had a great season last year playing in London, had a shoulder injury, and the Oilers took the plunge. He was very impressive two years ago. in Penticton at the rookie tournament today. And you would recall if you listened to the show that at the time that the Edmonton Oilers made the trade, Sam O'Reilly for Isaac Howard. And the Oilers were going to take the bet on Howard having the higher offensive upside. We mentioned, don't be surprised if Edmonton backfilled the spot for O'Reilly. Not saying outright replacing him, but finding a right shot center.
We've discussed it all year long out of the NCAA. Well, that came to fruition today. Edmonton signed the MVP of last year's Frozen Four tournament, Owen Michaels. to a one-year deal he's uh because he's a 24 year old he only signs a one-year deal so technically and the owners are going to burn the year uh technically edmonton's in a situation where they're actually going to have to extend them uh here in the spring that'll get done but this was uh a lot of bird dogging on the work of both stan bowman and the owner's director of player development kelly larson who had owen michaels with the dubuque and the ushl so um there were to my knowledge, about five teams in on Michaels. All five teams were prepared to burn the year.
A couple of the teams in the Eastern Conference, and he elected ultimately to come to Edmonton. Don't get everybody, but when you're trading draft picks, you've got to find a way to make some signings. So they've added a defenseman out of the Czech Republic. and now a center out of the NCAA, and that is our top story for legacy heating and cooling. Of course, you can reach us at any time on the River Creek Resort Casino hotline, 780-451-8800. The River Creek Resort Casino online gaming is coming to the River Creek. More at therivercreekresort.com. Must be 18+. You can also text us on the Ashley Fine Floors text line at 780-451-8800. Find the new floors you always wanted at 143rd Street. 111th Avenue, or head to ashleyfineflores.com for more information.
The show's Twitter account, the ex-account is at orders now. You can reach me personally, Bob underscore Stauffer. Aidan Ganim almost had to host the show today at Aidan Ganim underscore. Had a little bit of dental work that required some... Emergency procedures, thank you very much to the son of Medicine Hat Tigers broadcasting legend Bob Ridley Jr. for fitting me into his schedule. Aiden Ganim, at Aiden Ganim underscore. We're also on Instagram. Find us at Oilers Now. Let's get to it. It's the Oilers Now Audio Vault. You know what, Bob? Gremlins are in the system again, so we don't have the Audio Vault, but we can definitely get to the audio here. All right. Here is Edmonton Oilers head coach Chris Knobloch.
Chris, the Edmonton Oilers are on a four-game winning streak, and there's some reoccurring themes for me. It appears like the team's playing hard, direct, and simple hockey. Is that too simple of an explanation as to how you're playing?
Which recent Oilers signings (William Nickel, Owen Michaels) are explained and why do they matter?
Well, we need to simplify our game.
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Chapters
3 chapters
1
What are the top headlines and show lineup at the start of the Edmonton Oilers Now episode?
0:00–4:00
2
Which recent Oilers signings (William Nickel, Owen Michaels) are explained and why do they matter?
4:00–16:55
3
How did the interview with Oilers head coach Chris Knoblauch describe the team's simplified defensive approach?
16:55–17:06
Speakers
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