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Chapter 1: What are the latest updates on the Oilers management decisions?
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. Quickly into the Ashley Finefloors text line at 435. Owen says, hopefully good moves by the Oilers management, but the really big news about the fence and a goalie are the biggest news fans are waiting for.
I'm just curious, do you have my number blocked from old Owen?
uh no i don't we just don't get to every text and please don't be insulted but we get sometimes hundreds of texts in an hour actually in the let's see this is your 15 on chad i think i blocked one call in 50 or one texter in 15 years to the station i blocked that and i you know if you're on my phone i i generally speaking don't block people either
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Chapter 2: How is Ryan Rishaug assessing the Oilers' off-season strategies?
Solid, Bob. How are you doing today, Kyle?
uh little uh just fighting it just a little here yep so yeah it sounds like you could use a visit over to my sponsor their uh game day men's health maybe uh i've uh yeah i've been in we're yeah you know how it works you know how it goes sometimes so are you still trying to get your steps in though you've been grinding for steps still oh yeah yeah yeah like i've already done 17 000 a day so that's good holy smokes good on you yep
yep and people are really nice they come up hey style like it's quite flattering actually uh oh and it's you know because there's been times it's been hey asshat right so it's uh yeah well you know what you're you're popular in town bob but i happen to park in the same part of the arena as gene principe oh there's nothing every once in a while every once in a while i'll try and walk out with gene you know he's a good buddy like spending time with them you know oh my goodness gracious and god love gene
There's not a picture he won't take or a hand he won't shake. It takes 35 minutes to get to the parking lot. So I basically just had to tell Gene, I'll see you out there. You know how many pictures I have taken of Gene Principe and other people?
Well, you'd be good at it. How many?
Because they just hand me the cameras like, hey, dude, can you take this picture? I've done so many. It just beats my ego down. I've got to stop doing it.
We had Stan Bowman on yesterday talking about the changes to the hockey operations department.
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Chapter 3: What insights does Ryan provide on the Oilers' goaltending situation?
We had Kurt Hill on today. What's your assessment?
yeah i mean i think you know it's interesting when stan said it was two years in the making like this is a part of a kind of a grand plan and seeing that they've had to try and round things out um you know it seemed to me bob like there's some commitment there from from daryl tates to spend a bit of money right putting people into these positions shouting out the staff yeah for sure like so it's commitment from the owner to round out the front office
I think some people who are really up and coming within the organization, you know, get a nice bump, you know, and well-deserved. So, yeah, I mean, I don't have any issue with any of it. And I think, you know, we see Kurt around the rink a lot. He's been around a long time, and I think he ā You know, it sounds like he and Stan Bowman had had some conversations.
He really, you know, they felt like he could really add some stuff. So, like, you know, the fact there's a general manager overseas. I mean, some new innovative stuff. It looks like they want to round out the analytics staff. I know they've already hired a number of new people in that department as well. Yeah, yeah, yeah. So, I would say those are all good things, Bob.
Chapter 4: How does the Oilers' coaching search impact team dynamics?
But now, you know me, the reporter in me, my head is always sort of like, yeah, but, right? Yeah, but. And I did have a yeah, but coming out of there. And maybe you'll have the answer for me because I don't understand the way things are going to work necessarily.
But of all the ways in which you wanted to maybe beef up the organization and put some resources in place and really focus, I would have thought they might have developed a goaltending department, something more significant organizationally. to focus on ensuring that is a strength of the organization year over year, over year, over year.
Somebody bring, maybe some bring somebody in from the outside with expertise on that front to oversee. That was maybe one area where I thought maybe there would be something and maybe they'll get to that or maybe that's already encompassed with the people in place.
Ryan, this is going to make for really boring radio. I 100% concur with you. Like I agree. And you know, We have a situation where if you have, and I'm going to give you a scenario. So Jeff Sileko came from the Detroit Red Wings to work with Ken Hollins here at Edmonton. And Jeff has stayed.
Chapter 5: What are the implications of hiring a new head coach for the Oilers?
He's been involved in the drafting for sure the last three years, okay, in 23, 24, 25, of drafting prospects. And the Oilers invested a second-round pick in 24 in a guy named Emil Vinny. You know, he also drafted Nathaniel Day. And so there was a free agent out there last year by the name of Postava.
Now, if you're the guy overseeing this and you decide you want to sign Day over a top flight check goaltending Postava, you know, and then that Postava guy ends up in Detroit's organization, one of the deepest organizations in the league. They've got Trey Augustine, of course. We know they have Sebastian Cosa. You know, it's kind of interesting, like,
You know, what are the reports that are coming in? You know, and is, does a guy tend to lean to the players that he picked as to maybe why decisions get made? That is, I think that's a fair comment.
So I'm not sure actually, I don't a hundred percent have the answer as to how the protocol works with the Oilers, but you're about the 33rd person over the last two days that has, and I've had, in fact, I've had former goaltenders call me and reach out on this. And they've said the same thing. You guys need a goalie department. And so maybe that's another step down the road.
Chapter 6: How have injuries affected player performance in the playoffs?
You made a very valid point. The owner has to be willing to approve this. This is Stan's plan. And my assumption is everybody is going to be copacetic and work together here. I know there's some young guys coming up. Sometimes there's a little bit of pushback on that. I think Stan's pretty dynamic in his approach. I can tell the listeners that.
Does I live in the same, uh, built not on the same floor, but I live in the same building as Stan. He grinds pretty hard. He's he's around a lot. Um, but I think you made a very valid point on the goaltending, uh, situation. I think that's, it is, that might be one maybe for next year. So stay tuned on that. Now I have a question for you.
Chapter 7: What are the challenges facing the Oilers in the upcoming season?
And the question is this, do the Edmonton letters need to plan? carrying forward here, that they may not get an opportunity to interview Bruce Cassidy.
Of course.
They do.
Of course they do. Now, I'm going to be careful here because Rod Peterson just reported today, like, book it, he will be the next coach of the Edmonton Oilers. The last time Rod Peterson, yeah, it's on Twitter, last time Rod said that, It was Ken Holland.
He was the one that said Ken Holland was going to be the GM.
I came over the top and was like, this is not what I'm hearing, no offense, or whatever. I did that whole thing and then got that rammed right down my throat. So the old veteran in Rod, like, schooled us there. So Rod knows his stuff, and he gets some stuff now and then. So I just want to put that out there. But with that said, David.
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Chapter 8: What final thoughts does Ryan Rishaug share about the Oilers' future?
Right, right. And in order for that to happen, you know, Vegas. Vegas would have to allow. Now, John Shannon has said for two straight Wednesdays that he believes that Bruce Cassidy will be able to interview for all 31 teams at some point.
Yeah, well, and where does Rob work? Where does Rob work? He's out of Saskatchewan, right?
Yes. No, but he hasn't lived. Does he not work out of Florida? Like, where is he now?
Yeah, but his roots. I'm saying where, like, his roots are.
He's an old WHL guy with the Pats. Yep.
Right. And, you know, Kelly McCrimmon is out that way as well and roots out there and such as well. So I'm not going to say I know who anybody's talking to or whatever, but when Rod said something and there are Saskatchewan ties to the decision makers involved, you just kind of go, okay, well, maybe there's something there.
So it's the original. Yep. I was just going to say, sorry for interrupting. I mean, John has reiterated. on back-to-back weeks on Wednesdays that he fully expects Cassidy to be in the mix. Now, I think we both believe the Oilers have either interviewed or in the process of lining up interviews with other candidates here over the next little while.
It's just, I mean, how late do you, you've got to plan a season. Do you want the input from the coach as you theoretically go into the draft? And I mean, I don't know. I mean, maybe, you know, maybe Vegas, I don't even know what Vegas is thinking at this stage. I know that, Kelly is an exceptional general manager.
Uh, I know that Vegas is a very well-run team and I might assert to you that they won in the margins in 23. And they look like geniuses this year because the orders took them out in five Ryan last year, and it wasn't really close. And since then Vegas added a first line, all-star caliber winger. They added a second pairing, right? Shot defenseman. They perhaps benefited from the perfect market.
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