It&#8217;s Wednesday afternoon, and that means your favourite post is set and ready to massage your mind as you work your way through the back half of the week. Are you excited? Of course you are.
I started this week&#8217;s podcast with a quick recap from <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2024/08/31/the-2024-oilersnation-open-recap/">Friday&#8217;s Oilersnation Open</a> and how this year&#8217;s golf tournament was one of the greatest we&#8217;ve ever had. From the volunteers to the golfers to the fantastic shape the Millwoods Golf Course was in for our big day, everything about this year&#8217;s tourney was fantastic. Not only did we raise a pile of money for Gregor&#8217;s Grads, but we also had a fantastic day together out on the course, and I already cannot wait for next year&#8217;s tournament.
Turning the podcast back to hockey, I started the news with a tribute to Johnny Gaudreau. Even though he was an opponent throughout his career, Thursday night&#8217;s news was heartbreaking in every possible way. That&#8217;s why I wanted to spend a few minutes talking about one of the league&#8217;s best players and how going up against him as often as the Oilers did made for a fantastic rivalry. Even days later, I still can&#8217;t believe it.
Changing gears, the Oilers signed Leon Draisaitl to an <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2024/09/03/oilers-and-leon-draisaitl-agree-to-record-setting-eight-year-contract-extension/">eight-year, $112 million contract extension</a> on Tuesday, the news we&#8217;ve been waiting for basically all summer. As an Oilers fan my entire life, I had gotten used to our best players leaving when it came time to sign big deals, but yesterday&#8217;s news basically erased all those memories from my early fandom. Not only did the Oilers retain one of the best players in the NHL, but this extension basically ensured that Draisaitl will be an Oiler for life, which is something that the older fans haven&#8217;t experienced before.
Lastly, I wrapped up this week&#8217;s show with some betting talk and a pair of guest RSBs before setting the table for tomorrow&#8217;s voicemail episode of the podcast. As much as I thought I would handle the voicemail in today&#8217;s episode, seeing all of the messages you amazing people dropped over the last seven days meant that a bonus episode was the only option. Oh, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlniAozui8m6JWgmkhtu2g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subscribe to my YouTube channel</a>.
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It's Wednesday afternoon, and that means your favourite post is set and ready to massage your mind as you work your way through the back half of the week. Are you excited? Of course you are.

I started this week's podcast with a quick recap from <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2024/08/31/the-2024-oilersnation-open-recap/">Friday's Oilersnation Open</a> and how this year's golf tournament was one of the greatest we've ever had. From the volunteers to the golfers to the fantastic shape the Millwoods Golf Course was in for our big day, everything about this year's tourney was fantastic. Not only did we raise a pile of money for Gregor's Grads, but we also had a fantastic day together out on the course, and I already cannot wait for next year's tournament.

Turning the podcast back to hockey, I started the news with a tribute to Johnny Gaudreau. Even though he was an opponent throughout his career, Thursday night's news was heartbreaking in every possible way. That's why I wanted to spend a few minutes talking about one of the league's best players and how going up against him as often as the Oilers did made for a fantastic rivalry. Even days later, I still can't believe it.

Changing gears, the Oilers signed Leon Draisaitl to an <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2024/09/03/oilers-and-leon-draisaitl-agree-to-record-setting-eight-year-contract-extension/">eight-year, $112 million contract extension</a> on Tuesday, the news we've been waiting for basically all summer. As an Oilers fan my entire life, I had gotten used to our best players leaving when it came time to sign big deals, but yesterday's news basically erased all those memories from my early fandom. Not only did the Oilers retain one of the best players in the NHL, but this extension basically ensured that Draisaitl will be an Oiler for life, which is something that the older fans haven't experienced before.

Lastly, I wrapped up this week's show with some betting talk and a pair of guest RSBs before setting the table for tomorrow's voicemail episode of the podcast. As much as I thought I would handle the voicemail in today's episode, seeing all of the messages you amazing people dropped over the last seven days meant that a bonus episode was the only option. Oh, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlniAozui8m6JWgmkhtu2g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subscribe to my YouTube channel</a>.

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