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 the Oilers’ inability to play a full 60 minutes, Calvin Pickard’s spot in the lineup, the return of Zach Hyman, line combos, and much more.

We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with a delicious debate about the Oilers’ goaltending situation, and specifically, whether Calvin Pickard is going to be around as the backup for the rest of the year. While there’s no doubt the skaters in front of the goalies need to be better, it’s hard to argue that the goalies don’t need to make more saves.

Shifting gears, we looked at the Oilers’ disappointing loss last night in Columbus despite a valiant attempt at a second straight comeback against the Blue Jackets. Unfortunately, the hole the Oilers dug was too deep and the push for the tie was too little too late. We also looked at the Oilers placing Troy Stecher on waivers in addition to sending Isaac Howard down to the Bakersfield Condors. Best move for the team? What about for the players?

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. With the 2025-26 season well underway, the guys spent the bulk of the Friday episode discussing a range of topics, some related to the Oilers and others not, but that’s what happens when the team is playing as poorly as they are right now.