It&#8217;s Tuesday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your earholes and cover all of the Edmonton Oilers&#8217; biggest stories. On this week&#8217;s podcast, we discussed the NHL playoff format, Monday&#8217;s win over the Los Angeles Kings, and a whole lot more.
We kicked off the Tuesday podcast with a delicious debate about the NHL playoff format and whether it&#8217;s time for the league to revisit how the post-season is set up. With the current setup in place, the NHL clearly focuses on playoff rivalries more so than if everyone got re-seeded. Still, a conversation at Nation HQ made Baggedmilk wonder if it&#8217;s time to re-visit the current format, which ultimately prompted the discussion.
Returning to the Oilers, we looked back at last night&#8217;s 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings and how it was one of Edmonton&#8217;s best defensive outings of the season. Given that only one goal was scored all night, it was crucial to manage the puck carefully to avoid costly errors, and the guys discussed why the Oilers could do that successfully. We also discussed Connor McDavid scoring the game-winner on his 28th birthday and how an incredible second effort by Leon Draisaitl made the whole play possible.
Sticking with the news from the past few days, we revisited Jeff Skinner being healthy scratched again and whether there&#8217;s something to that lineup decision or if Kris Knoblauch went 11/7 to add some size to the lineup with Josh Brown. Given that Skinner was starting to play better, it was surprising for some Oilers fans to see him taking a spot in the press box again. We also looked at the rumour from Darren Dreger that the Oilers could be one of the teams interested in John Klingberg, who is reportedly nearing a return to the NHL.
Finally, we wrapped up the Tuesday episode of ONR with a discussion about another tough stretch in the Oilers&#8217; schedule that&#8217;s coming up this week. The Oilers were able to handle the last difficult week of the schedule quite well the last time, but it will be much tougher to beat some of those teams for a second time. Either way, we gave our keys to victory regarding what the Oilers need to do to beat the Wild/Avalanche, and what habits they need to flex to make sure it&#8217;s doable. Either way, the boys were feeling bullish.
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DELICIOUS DEBATE &#8211; ODD COMPANY
Would you make any changes to the current NHL playoff format? 1-8?
NEWS &#8211; BRUNCH FOR BEN
1-0 shutout win over L.A. -&gt; Skinner was fantastic, McDavid birthday goal
Leon Draisaitl&#8217;s shift leading up to McDavid&#8217;s goal
Jeff Skinner out, Oilers went 11/7
Oilers on a two-game win streak
Oilers four points out from first place in the Pacific Division
John Klingberg is closing in on resuming his NHL career. Toronto, Ottawa and Edmonton among the teams with expressed interest. A decision expected in next 2 weeks.
Mattias Janmark 600 NHL games
Connor McDavid jersey retirement in Erie
Jeff Skinner was a healthy scratch again
Adrian Kempe fined $5000 for slewfooting
BETTING SEGMENT &#8211; bet365
Western Conference Wildcard, who makes the playoffs?
Colorado &#8211; -1400
Calgary &#8211; +220
Vancouver &#8211; -200
St. Louis &#8211; +900
Utah &#8211; +260
Listen to the Tuesday episode of Oilersnation Radio below:
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It's Tuesday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your earholes and cover all of the Edmonton Oilers' biggest stories. On this week's podcast, we discussed the NHL playoff format, Monday's win over the Los Angeles Kings, and a whole lot more.

We kicked off the Tuesday podcast with a delicious debate about the NHL playoff format and whether it's time for the league to revisit how the post-season is set up. With the current setup in place, the NHL clearly focuses on playoff rivalries more so than if everyone got re-seeded. Still, a conversation at Nation HQ made Baggedmilk wonder if it's time to re-visit the current format, which ultimately prompted the discussion.

Returning to the Oilers, we looked back at last night's 1-0 win over the Los Angeles Kings and how it was one of Edmonton's best defensive outings of the season. Given that only one goal was scored all night, it was crucial to manage the puck carefully to avoid costly errors, and the guys discussed why the Oilers could do that successfully. We also discussed Connor McDavid scoring the game-winner on his 28th birthday and how an incredible second effort by Leon Draisaitl made the whole play possible.

Sticking with the news from the past few days, we revisited Jeff Skinner being healthy scratched again and whether there's something to that lineup decision or if Kris Knoblauch went 11/7 to add some size to the lineup with Josh Brown. Given that Skinner was starting to play better, it was surprising for some Oilers fans to see him taking a spot in the press box again. We also looked at the rumour from Darren Dreger that the Oilers could be one of the teams interested in John Klingberg, who is reportedly nearing a return to the NHL.

Finally, we wrapped up the Tuesday episode of ONR with a discussion about another tough stretch in the Oilers' schedule that's coming up this week. The Oilers were able to handle the last difficult week of the schedule quite well the last time, but it will be much tougher to beat some of those teams for a second time. Either way, we gave our keys to victory regarding what the Oilers need to do to beat the Wild/Avalanche, and what habits they need to flex to make sure it's doable. Either way, the boys were feeling bullish.

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DELICIOUS DEBATE - ODD COMPANY

Would you make any changes to the current NHL playoff format? 1-8?

NEWS - BRUNCH FOR BEN

1-0 shutout win over L.A. -&gt; Skinner was fantastic, McDavid birthday goal

Leon Draisaitl's shift leading up to McDavid's goal

Jeff Skinner out, Oilers went 11/7

Oilers on a two-game win streak

Oilers four points out from first place in the Pacific Division

John Klingberg is closing in on resuming his NHL career. Toronto, Ottawa and Edmonton among the teams with expressed interest. A decision expected in next 2 weeks.

Mattias Janmark 600 NHL games

Connor McDavid jersey retirement in Erie

Jeff Skinner was a healthy scratch again

Adrian Kempe fined $5000 for slewfooting

BETTING SEGMENT - bet365

Western Conference Wildcard, who makes the playoffs?

Colorado - -1400

Calgary - +220

Vancouver - -200

St. Louis - +900

Utah - +260

Listen to the Tuesday episode of Oilersnation Radio below:

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