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Oilersnation Radio: Oilers rumours, the new coaching staff, and the 2025-25 NHL schedule

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By baggedmilk
Jul 18, 2025, 22:00 EDTUpdated: Jul 18, 2025, 16:54 EDT
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed mid-summer rumours, new coaches, the 2025-26 NHL schedule, the new CBA, and much more.
We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a delicious debate about the NHL rumour mill and whether any of the remaining names would be of interest here in Edmonton. While everyone thinks the roster is mostly set, that doesn’t mean that Stan Bowman won’t still be working the phones to seek potential upgrades regardless of the position. Will Bowman surprise us with a trade no one sees coming? Is he done making moves for now?
Changing gears, we looked through some of the news that came down the pipe over the last week, and gave our takes on what’s still left to be done. From the CBA being extended to the 2025-26 NHL schedule being released to where the Oilers are with their goalie search, the guys walked through all of the biggest stories in Edmonton. Needless to say, we’re in the summer dead zone for NHL news, but that doesn’t mean there isn’t still plenty of Oilers topics to talk about.
Finally, we wrapped up the Friday episode of ONR with another round of Ask the Idiots, betting talk for our friends at bet365, and Hot and Cold Performers to look back on the week. After punching their ticket to the Stanley Cup Final, the guys spent the bulk of the Friday episode talking about why we should feel confident heading into this rematch against Florida, and how the Oilers are a much different hockey team this time around.
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