Oilers Radio Network Analyst Rob Brown (2/25/26)

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Bob Stauffer 0:00

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Bob Stauffer 0:23

880 Chad. All right, welcome back, everybody. It's 6.07 back in Edmonton. Bob Stauffer with the Oilers in Anaheim, California. Where the Oilers tonight take on the Ducks. Haji has texted us on the Ashley Five Floors text line. And Haji says this, Bob, the Oilers situation is what it is. And as Leon said, everybody needs to be better. from the GM down. I still can't stomach the fact that three games later, the Oilers still need a second-pairing D-man and a third-line center, even though they have Conor McDavid, Leon Dreissel, and Ryan Nugent often. Accountability is taking ownership of shortcomings, but also ensuring said shortcomings are eliminated. The Oilers' situation does not afford a we-will-learn-from-it-and-move-on post-game comments, nor does it afford a

Bob Stauffer 1:17

four high-dollar free agent signings to be seeing the game from a different perspective. If the Oilers want to salvage this season, everybody needs to play like it's the Olympics and represent the Oilers to the same extent as they would have represented their home country. That one comes to us from Haji. And I'm here to tell you the Oilers were in good shape until the final eight games before the Olympics in which they only went three and five. And frankly, we're lucky to have won two of those games. And it has resulted in a change. So, thank you, Haji. You can always text us on the Ashley Fine Floors text line. It is 609 in Edmonton. And we will tell you, Royal Pizza, pizza, pasta, and so much more.

Bob Stauffer 2:02

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Rob Brown 2:41

I agree.

Bob Stauffer 2:43

They played pretty good, didn't they?

Rob Brown 2:45

They played very good. Actually, I thought that was their best game of the tournament. I know that you're big into analytics. I'm not. But I did see some of the stats saying that it was a 6-2 hockey game in favor of Canada. And I think that's the eye test as well. If they play that game over and over and over again, Canada comes out on top and most of them. I mean, Connor McDavid missed on a breakaway.

How does Bob Stauffer describe accountability and the Oilers’ recent late-season slide?

Rob Brown 3:10

Celebrini missed on a breakaway. McKinnon missed an absolute wide open net. And Caves missed an open net where Hebbabuck made the save. Those are four of their top five players. And Cam McCarty scored his goal. So those players don't normally miss. And it was a game that's... Going into overtime, I texted my texting group and I said, I'm worried. And they're like, why? We're outplaying them badly. But you've just missed too many great A's. Eventually, that's going to come back and bite you. And unfortunately for a team candidate, it did.

Bob Stauffer 3:43

Yeah. No, totally agree. Robin, I've mentioned it on the show, and some people hate these stats, but I saw them this morning. When Edmonton played Colorado at home and got pounded 9-1 by the Avalanche, the expected goals in that game were plus three for Colorado. The most Edmonton-dominated opposition team this year, according to SportLogic, was at home against Vancouver. They were north of plus four. All right, so the expected goals were under plus three in that game for Colorado against Edmonton. So I get two and a half, okay? Same with the Dallas game, where Dallas ripped the Oilers apart at home.