Inside the Nation: Mikko Koskinen, Winnipeg’s airport, and powerplay lines

Hello all! We’re back with another episode of Inside the Nation with Dustin Nielson!  It’s the Facebook Live show where Dustin Nielson looks at all things Edmonton Oilers, and answers your questions about what the hell is going on here.

In this episode, Dusty recaps the Oilers last game against the New York Rangers, and also looks forward at tomorrows game in Winnipeg. He tries to answer the very challenging question: “Does Winnipeg have an airport?” The Oilers had some odd lines at practice today that Dusty witnessed in person, and he breaks down what it looked like and what we can expect from the team tomorrow night.

There was a lot of Mikko Koskinen chat in this episode of Inside the Nation. With Laurent Brossoit’s strong debut with the Jets last night, it brought back some memories of the ex-Oiler goaltender and whether or not he would be a better fit for us than Koskinen. The Oilers have a pretty challenging schedule coming up, so a lot of people were asking when Dusty thinks Koskinen will get his first start. Will it be this Thursday during the home opener? Could it be this weekend? Or maybe two weeks from now during the Oilers first set of back-to-back games? Only time will tell.

In this episode, Dusty also tells us an interesting story he heard at the Oilers media availability this morning at practice, and what the thinks Jesse Puljujarvi needs to do to jump up a spot in the lineup. Due to some technical difficulties with the Facebook live video, Dusty had to split this show into two different parts.

Check out the live edition of Inside the Nation on the Oilersnation Facebook page every Monday and Thursday at 2:30 pm MT.

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