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While the UFA &quot;frenzy&quot; remains a sort of tepid, apathetic singles dance, in the distance one can hear the rumble of thunder that signifies the impending battle between the league and the NHLPA. Gary Bettman <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2012/7/14/friday-the-13th-nhl-plays-low-ball">has already fired a few shots</a> over the bow of Donald Fehr and company, so it looks like the CBA&nbsp;talks are going to be&#8230;contentious at the very least.
For now, we&#8217;ll continue to ignore the whole &quot;there might be another lock-out&quot; thing and keep on talking trades and stats. This week,&nbsp;Allan invited number crunchers and hockey writers from around the league including Benjamin&nbsp;Wendorf, James Mirtle and Corey Pronman to help with our denial.
This is Nation Radio.

<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment01.mp3">Part 1</a>
First up is Ben Wendorf, the editor of SBN&#8217;s<a href="http://www.arcticicehockey.com/"> Artic Ice Hockey</a> and a contributor to NHLNumbers.com. Ben talked about the Jets 2012 draft performance as well as the club&#8217;s free agent signings and development camp.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment02.mp3">Part 2</a>
Hockey Prospectus&#8217; prospect specialist <a href="https://twitter.com/coreypronman/">Corey Pronman</a> joined LT to discuss the <a href="http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=1350">Oilers top-10 prospects</a> as well as draft strategy.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment03.mp3">Part 3</a>
Globe and&nbsp;Mail&#8217;s Leafs writer <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/james-mirtle">James Mirtle</a> is guest number 3. He and Allan go over Toronto&#8217;s swap of Luke Schenn for James Van Reimsdyk and whether the ex-Flyer will play center for the Leafs or not. Shane Doan, free agency and NHLPA negotiations are also discussed.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment04.mp3">Part 4</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/bsh_erict">Eric T.</a> Of Broadstreet Hockey and NHLNumbers has recently published a number of fascinating articles on the <a href="http://nhlnumbers.com/2012/7/9/how-important-is-neutral-zone-play">impact of neutral zone play</a>, particularly <a href="http://nhlnumbers.com/2012/7/11/more-on-the-advantages-of-puck-possession-over-dump-and-chase">zone entries</a>. He and Allan go over his studies and what they might mean for hockey analysis and strategy.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment05.mp3">Part 5</a>
Finally, <a href="https://twitter.com/robvollmanNHL">Rob Vollman</a> of <a href="http://www.hockeyabstract.com/">Hockey Abstract</a> and FlamesNation stopped in to talk about advanced stats and measuring player usage.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment06.mp3">Part 6</a>
We wrap things up with Allan&#8217;s thoughts on a variety of topics.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_full.mp3">Full</a>
Full show.
Finally, we want to remind prospective sponsors that Nation&nbsp;Radio still has some limited advertising packages available. For more information, please contact Kent Wilson (kent.wilson@gmail.com).

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While the UFA &quot;frenzy&quot; remains a sort of tepid, apathetic singles dance, in the distance one can hear the rumble of thunder that signifies the impending battle between the league and the NHLPA. Gary Bettman <a href="http://publish.oilersnation.com/2012/7/14/friday-the-13th-nhl-plays-low-ball">has already fired a few shots</a> over the bow of Donald Fehr and company, so it looks like the CBA&nbsp;talks are going to be...contentious at the very least.
For now, we'll continue to ignore the whole &quot;there might be another lock-out&quot; thing and keep on talking trades and stats. This week,&nbsp;Allan invited number crunchers and hockey writers from around the league including Benjamin&nbsp;Wendorf, James Mirtle and Corey Pronman to help with our denial.
This is Nation Radio.

<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment01.mp3">Part 1</a>
First up is Ben Wendorf, the editor of SBN's<a href="http://www.arcticicehockey.com/"> Artic Ice Hockey</a> and a contributor to NHLNumbers.com. Ben talked about the Jets 2012 draft performance as well as the club's free agent signings and development camp.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment02.mp3">Part 2</a>
Hockey Prospectus' prospect specialist <a href="https://twitter.com/coreypronman/">Corey Pronman</a> joined LT to discuss the <a href="http://www.hockeyprospectus.com/article.php?articleid=1350">Oilers top-10 prospects</a> as well as draft strategy.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment03.mp3">Part 3</a>
Globe and&nbsp;Mail's Leafs writer <a href="http://www.theglobeandmail.com/authors/james-mirtle">James Mirtle</a> is guest number 3. He and Allan go over Toronto's swap of Luke Schenn for James Van Reimsdyk and whether the ex-Flyer will play center for the Leafs or not. Shane Doan, free agency and NHLPA negotiations are also discussed.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment04.mp3">Part 4</a>
<a href="https://twitter.com/bsh_erict">Eric T.</a> Of Broadstreet Hockey and NHLNumbers has recently published a number of fascinating articles on the <a href="http://nhlnumbers.com/2012/7/9/how-important-is-neutral-zone-play">impact of neutral zone play</a>, particularly <a href="http://nhlnumbers.com/2012/7/11/more-on-the-advantages-of-puck-possession-over-dump-and-chase">zone entries</a>. He and Allan go over his studies and what they might mean for hockey analysis and strategy.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment05.mp3">Part 5</a>
Finally, <a href="https://twitter.com/robvollmanNHL">Rob Vollman</a> of <a href="http://www.hockeyabstract.com/">Hockey Abstract</a> and FlamesNation stopped in to talk about advanced stats and measuring player usage.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_segment06.mp3">Part 6</a>
We wrap things up with Allan's thoughts on a variety of topics.
<a href="http://s3.amazonaws.com/thenationnetwork/podcasts/oilersnation/2012_07_14/oilersnation_radio_2012_07_14_full.mp3">Full</a>
Full show.
Finally, we want to remind prospective sponsors that Nation&nbsp;Radio still has some limited advertising packages available. For more information, please contact Kent Wilson (kent.wilson@gmail.com).

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