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Inside the Nation: How are you passing the time without sports?
Mar 18, 2020, 16:30 EDTUpdated: Mar 18, 2020, 16:20 EDT
It’s a quiet another quiet day in the sports world but Dustin Nielson still wanted to live on your phone, computer and any other screen you may have connected with for a fresh episode of Inside the Nation.
Inside the Nation is a twice-weekly look at the @Edmonton Oilers and Dusty’s thoughts on the team and the NHL at large. If you want to go in spoiler-free then slid down the page and watch the video below, but if you want a brief rundown on what was talked about in the episode, then this is for you:
- Can the NHL find a way to come back? What would the plan be? Summer season?
- What are you doing to pass the time without sports?
- Are people going to go crazy when hockey does finally come back?
- What might the NHL season look like next season? Would a 76-game season work? Not according to Bill Daly’s plan as expressed to Pierre LeBrun.
- Players have been permitted to return home rather than staying in their NHL season
- Name that Oiler
Watch the full episode below:
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Edmonton OilersTeam Cap Summary
Cap Summary
2026-27
2027-28
Projected Cap Hit
$99,274,166
$87,350,000
Projected Cap Space
$4,725,834
$26,150,000
Current Cap Space
$4,725,834
$26,150,000
Active Players
23/23
15/23
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