<p>Here we are on a sunny Thursday afternoon in Edmonton, and your friend Dustin Nielson took a few minutes out of his day to jump on our Facebook page to go live and talk all things Oilers. In today&#8217;s episode of Inside the Nation, Dusty touches on the neverending Jesse Puljujarvi saga, Sam Gagner&#8217;s spot on the roster, Ales Hemsky, and a whole lot more.</p>
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<p>To start off today&#8217;s episode, Dusty took a minute to talk about the @Jesse Puljujarvi saga and whether or not he will actually stick to his guns and remain in Finland until the Oilers move him. Thankfully, the Puljujarvi talk only lasted a minute before moving on to more pressing matters such as trying to figure out which depth player will make the biggest impact. With the #SummerOfLineys rolling on, Dusty looked at Sam Gagner&#8217;s spot on the roster and discussed whether he&#8217;s likely to be slotted at centre or on the wing. With the line combos out of the way, how could we not tip our caps to Ales Hemsky, who was trending on Twitter multiple times over the last week. Lastly, Dusty took a look around the NHL, including a few minutes on what&#8217;s happening with Pierre McGuire and the fact that Sid the Kid isn&#8217;t so much of a kid anymore.</p>
<p><strong>Watch today&#8217;s episode below:</strong></p>
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<h2><a href="https://nationgear.ca/products/2019-oilersnation-open-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">THIRD ANNUAL OILERSNATION OPEN</a></h2>
<p><img decoding="async" loading="lazy" class="aligncenter wp-image-42040 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" src="https://i2.wp.com/publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ongolf.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=636%2C477&amp;ssl=1" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ongolf.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=636%2C477&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="636" height="477" data-lazy-loaded="1" /></p>
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<div id="RTK_2QIj"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">After having such a blast over the past two years, we absolutely knew that we were going to organize another golf tourney for the summer and, after a few months of planning, we’re psyched to finally be able to launch our third annual golf tournament.</span></div>
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<ul>
<li><strong>When</strong> – August 29th, 2019 (Thursday)</li>
<li><strong>Where</strong> – Cougar Creek Golf Resort</li>
<li><strong>How much</strong> – $1000/team or get in on the $900 Early Bird price until July 10th</li>
<li><strong>Teams</strong> – Groups of Four (4)</li>
<li><strong>How</strong> – <a href="https://nationgear.ca/products/2019-oilersnation-open-1?variant=21841059676249" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book your team here</a></li>
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<p>As always, a portion of all proceeds from your ticket purchase will be donated directly to a local charity. This time we’ve partnered up with the Gregor Foundation to make sure that our kids are at their most handsome.</p>
<h2>Previous Episodes:</h2>
<ul>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/08/06/inside-the-nation-pairing-the-boys/">Pairing the Boys</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/25/inside-the-edition-summeroflineys-splitting-up-connor-and-leon/" rel="v:url">#SummerofLineys Splitting up Connor and Leon?</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/22/inside-the-edition-summeroflineys-the-real-deal-edition/" rel="v:url">#SummerOfLineys The Real Deal edition</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/19/inside-the-nation-oilers-trade-milan-lucic-to-flames-for-james-neal/" rel="v:url">Oilers trade Milan Lucic to Flames for James Neal</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/15/inside-the-nation-summeroflineys-lucic-as-an-effective-guy-combo/">#SummerofLineys Lucic as an effective guy combo</a></li>
</ul>

Here we are on a sunny Thursday afternoon in Edmonton, and your friend Dustin Nielson took a few minutes out of his day to jump on our Facebook page to go live and talk all things Oilers. In today's episode of Inside the Nation, Dusty touches on the neverending Jesse Puljujarvi saga, Sam Gagner's spot on the roster, Ales Hemsky, and a whole lot more.



To start off today's episode, Dusty took a minute to talk about the @Jesse Puljujarvi saga and whether or not he will actually stick to his guns and remain in Finland until the Oilers move him. Thankfully, the Puljujarvi talk only lasted a minute before moving on to more pressing matters such as trying to figure out which depth player will make the biggest impact. With the #SummerOfLineys rolling on, Dusty looked at Sam Gagner's spot on the roster and discussed whether he's likely to be slotted at centre or on the wing. With the line combos out of the way, how could we not tip our caps to Ales Hemsky, who was trending on Twitter multiple times over the last week. Lastly, Dusty took a look around the NHL, including a few minutes on what's happening with Pierre McGuire and the fact that Sid the Kid isn't so much of a kid anymore.

<strong>Watch today's episode below:</strong>

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<h2><a href="https://nationgear.ca/products/2019-oilersnation-open-1" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">THIRD ANNUAL OILERSNATION OPEN</a></h2>
<img class="aligncenter wp-image-42040 jetpack-lazy-image jetpack-lazy-image--handled" src="https://i2.wp.com/publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ongolf.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=636%2C477&amp;ssl=1" srcset="https://i2.wp.com/publish.oilersnation.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/07/ongolf.png?zoom=2&amp;resize=636%2C477&amp;ssl=1" alt="" width="636" height="477" data-lazy-loaded="1" />
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<div id="RTK_2QIj"><span style="font-family: -apple-system, BlinkMacSystemFont, 'Segoe UI', Roboto, Oxygen-Sans, Ubuntu, Cantarell, 'Helvetica Neue', sans-serif;">After having such a blast over the past two years, we absolutely knew that we were going to organize another golf tourney for the summer and, after a few months of planning, we’re psyched to finally be able to launch our third annual golf tournament.</span></div>
</div>
<ul>
 	<li><strong>When</strong> – August 29th, 2019 (Thursday)</li>
 	<li><strong>Where</strong> – Cougar Creek Golf Resort</li>
 	<li><strong>How much</strong> – $1000/team or get in on the $900 Early Bird price until July 10th</li>
 	<li><strong>Teams</strong> – Groups of Four (4)</li>
 	<li><strong>How</strong> – <a href="https://nationgear.ca/products/2019-oilersnation-open-1?variant=21841059676249" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">Book your team here</a></li>
</ul>
As always, a portion of all proceeds from your ticket purchase will be donated directly to a local charity. This time we’ve partnered up with the Gregor Foundation to make sure that our kids are at their most handsome.
<h2>Previous Episodes:</h2>
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/08/06/inside-the-nation-pairing-the-boys/">Pairing the Boys</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/25/inside-the-edition-summeroflineys-splitting-up-connor-and-leon/" rel="v:url">#SummerofLineys Splitting up Connor and Leon?</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/22/inside-the-edition-summeroflineys-the-real-deal-edition/" rel="v:url">#SummerOfLineys The Real Deal edition</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/19/inside-the-nation-oilers-trade-milan-lucic-to-flames-for-james-neal/" rel="v:url">Oilers trade Milan Lucic to Flames for James Neal</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/15/inside-the-nation-summeroflineys-lucic-as-an-effective-guy-combo/">#SummerofLineys Lucic as an effective guy combo</a></li>
</ul>

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