We&#8217;re one week away from the start of the 2024-25 NHL season, which means there was plenty to talk about on today&#8217;s episode of Better Lait Than Never. This week, we&#8217;re talking pre-season disasters, Darnell Nurse&#8217;s return to the lineup, and working through whatever was on your mind over the last seven days in another jam-packed edition of the voicemail.
I started this week&#8217;s podcast with a rant about <a href="https://oilersnation.com/schedule">the NHL pre-season</a>. No, this wasn&#8217;t an RSB but rather a thought I had to let out after another round of NHL stars had to leave their respective games with injuries. At this point, not only am I over the pre-season, but all these injuries have really punctuated the point that this tune-up period shouldn&#8217;t be longer than a few games max.
Turning the podcast back to the Oilers, I ran through the latest camp updates now that the team is starting to look a little more like the one we&#8217;ll see on opening night. The Oilers will also be welcoming <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2024/10/01/oilers-defenceman-darnell-nurse-cleared-to-play-as-pre-season-winds-down/">Darnell Nurse back to the lineup</a> for his first pre-season game of the year, and I offered yet another set of reasons why he&#8217;s going to be incredibly important to the team&#8217;s success. I know there are a lot of people who fixate on his contract, but I&#8217;m thinking more about what he can do on the ice when he&#8217;s at his best.
Lastly, I wrapped up this week&#8217;s show with some betting talk and a pair of RSBs before diving into this week&#8217;s lot of voicemails. Even though this week&#8217;s VM segment was one of the shorter ones we&#8217;ve had in a while, you fantastic folks always bring the heat when it comes to dropping your takes. More importantly, having your feedback on the show is one of the most important parts of BLTN, and I&#8217;m always grateful that you took the time to comment. Oh, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlniAozui8m6JWgmkhtu2g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subscribe to my YouTube channel</a>.
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We're one week away from the start of the 2024-25 NHL season, which means there was plenty to talk about on today's episode of Better Lait Than Never. This week, we're talking pre-season disasters, Darnell Nurse's return to the lineup, and working through whatever was on your mind over the last seven days in another jam-packed edition of the voicemail.

I started this week's podcast with a rant about <a href="https://oilersnation.com/schedule">the NHL pre-season</a>. No, this wasn't an RSB but rather a thought I had to let out after another round of NHL stars had to leave their respective games with injuries. At this point, not only am I over the pre-season, but all these injuries have really punctuated the point that this tune-up period shouldn't be longer than a few games max.

Turning the podcast back to the Oilers, I ran through the latest camp updates now that the team is starting to look a little more like the one we'll see on opening night. The Oilers will also be welcoming <a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2024/10/01/oilers-defenceman-darnell-nurse-cleared-to-play-as-pre-season-winds-down/">Darnell Nurse back to the lineup</a> for his first pre-season game of the year, and I offered yet another set of reasons why he's going to be incredibly important to the team's success. I know there are a lot of people who fixate on his contract, but I'm thinking more about what he can do on the ice when he's at his best.

Lastly, I wrapped up this week's show with some betting talk and a pair of RSBs before diving into this week's lot of voicemails. Even though this week's VM segment was one of the shorter ones we've had in a while, you fantastic folks always bring the heat when it comes to dropping your takes. More importantly, having your feedback on the show is one of the most important parts of BLTN, and I'm always grateful that you took the time to comment. Oh, and <a href="https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCKlniAozui8m6JWgmkhtu2g" target="_blank" rel="noopener">subscribe to my YouTube channel</a>.

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