It’s Friday afternoon, the trade deadline has passed, and now it’s time to recap everything the Edmonton Oilers got done or didn’t get done at the NHL’s annual swap ‘n shop. On today’s show, we discussed the Oilers losing Leon Draisaitl and Connor McDavid, their loss to the Winnipeg Jets, and what comes next for the team.

We kicked off the podcast with a delicious debate about what the Oilers will do with their line combinations with Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl out of the lineup for the next three games. Needless to say, losing your two best players is a massive issue regardless of the team, and now it will be up to the rest of the roster to do what they can to fill the void. As you’ll hear, the boys pulled out their best mental gymnastics to put some new line combos together based on the players who are currently available.

Changing gears, we looked back at last night’s loss to the Winnipeg Jets and how it was still a positive that the Oilers managed to grind out a point against a very good team under what were strange circumstances. While some Oilers fans are understandably upset about the loss, the boys on the podcast tried to reframe the result with a positive tone. We also discussed what was Jeff Skinner’s best game as an Oiler, and how it was great to see him get some success in the top six.

Finally, we wrapped up the episode with another round of betting talk, Ask the Idiots questions, and our Hot and Cold Performers. Even though the topics were all over the map, the conversation ended up getting a little bit spicier than you’d imagine from our usual Friday segments.