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What is the purpose of the Oilers Now podcast?
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Pick up the news. Spicy vegetarian pizza only for a limited time. For a menu and a list of locations, visit royalpizza.ca or the staff recommendations Mediterranean chicken. Seven minutes left. First period. No score. Canadians and Tampa. Yes, I want Montreal to win this series. You can figure out why. Let's go to, holy cow, Alex has been waiting 24 minutes on line one. Hello, Alex. Thank you for waiting.
Hi there.
How do past Oilers players reflect on their careers?
I used to live in Edmonton. Now I live in the L.A. County area. So you can imagine I'm in enemy territory for the past two heartaches with the Semi-Cup Finals, the Blue Jays losing, and even this past series. I was just wondering, you know, back in 2017 when the Oilers were leading 3-1 and then eventually lost to the Ducks,
Uh, they were up to, they were up to, oh, sorry, a game five. You're, they were up three, nothing in the third period of game five. Yeah, yeah, yeah.
Yeah. And then, you know, I read that that probably unraveled, um, the young Oilers, Trice Soto and McDavid. But I was just wondering, like almost 10 years later, if the same two people at this point in their lives going through all those things, like at what point do we think there might still be something lacking, like something to the leadership quality that they can't get over that hump?
Well, first of all, they were down to four defensemen to conclude the final five minutes. Secondly, the refs blew the call on the 3-3 goal. I got to tell you, based on the playoff runs the last couple of years, I think most of the fans... There's a degree of fans out there, Alex, that might sit there and suggest they don't have enough. I mean, Dreisaitl's leading the playoffs in scoring. He's basically playing on one knee right now. So, but... You're not the only person to suggest this, Alex. So thank you for taking the time to call us out of Orange County. I'm sorry you had to wait 24 minutes, okay? Thank you. Let's go to Vince on line two. Hello, Vince. How are you doing?
Good, Bob. At the beginning of the year, I know I talked to you about a few things. I think our team was not as good as the 24-25. No question it wasn't. I thought it had a chance to be as good, but it never got there. I didn't see it because I am a big Perry fan. You lost Brown. You lost some speed. Maybe on Perry you lost toughness and keeping that stretch. Then the mistake. And I never blamed Stuart Skinner for the problems that... You understand a lot of the fans wanted Skinner gone, did not believe it. That's right. Just like they wanted Jason Arnott gone. And Glenn Saylor said, you know what? I hate trading this kid, but I got to get him out of town. That's where the problem started, losing Kulak. Then I think a lot of the blame has to go to Bowman.
I think he's made some really bad deals. Actually, it starts with Jackson, with Probert, and Holloway.
Not getting those guys signed before he went out and signed Skinner and signed Arvidsson. Is that what you're saying?
Yeah, and then Holland didn't do us any favors.
I just remember the summer before, Jeff Jackson represented Evan Bouchard, and he didn't go shopping for an offer sheet.
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Chapters
8 chapters
1
What is the purpose of the Oilers Now podcast?
0:00–1:38
2
How do past Oilers players reflect on their careers?
1:38–5:02
3
What are the current challenges facing the Oilers team?
5:02–7:52
4
What insights do fans have about the Oilers' playoff performance?
7:52–10:48
5
How does Edmonton's coaching affect player performance?
10:48–13:12
6
What are the implications of player trades for the Oilers?
13:12–15:23
7
How do injuries impact the Oilers' game strategy?
15:23–19:44
8
What historical moments are highlighted in this episode?
19:44–19:49
Speakers
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