<p>It&#8217;s the middle of August and we&#8217;re still trudging through the Dog Days of Summer, desperately seeking any kind of hockey-related information to fill our mostly empty heads.</p>
<p></p>
<p>We talked about a Taylor Hall return to Edmonton, the best wingers in the league, some strange hypotheticals involving the Oilers moving to Calgary, and some very random personal stuff. We also bantered about the validity of <em>sources, </em>especially at this time of year when everyone so badly wants ANYTHING to talk about.</p>
<p>Do you know someone who has a cousin who dated someone who went on a spiritual hiking journey with somebody who did scouting for an NHL team with a random rumour? Absolutely. Let&#8217;s dive in.</p>
<h2><strong>Listen now:</strong></h2>
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<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/08/08/oilersnation-radio-episode-47-a-hot-sweaty-mess-feat-lars-callieou/">A hot and sweaty mess with Lars Callieou </a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/26/oilersnation-radio-episode-45-summer-vacation-edition/">The Summer Vacation Edition </a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/18/oilersnation-radio-episode-44-did-we-just-talk-about-pizza-for-15-minutes/">Did we just talk about pizza for 15 minutes? </a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/12/oilersnation-radio-episode-43-theres-no-way-you-can-hit-a-serena-williams-serve/">There’s no way you can hit a Serena Williams serve</a></li>
<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/05/oilersnation-radio-episode-42-the-hunt-for-ogopogo/">The hunt for Ogopogo</a></li>
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It's the middle of August and we're still trudging through the Dog Days of Summer, desperately seeking any kind of hockey-related information to fill our mostly empty heads.



We talked about a Taylor Hall return to Edmonton, the best wingers in the league, some strange hypotheticals involving the Oilers moving to Calgary, and some very random personal stuff. We also bantered about the validity of <em>sources, </em>especially at this time of year when everyone so badly wants ANYTHING to talk about.

Do you know someone who has a cousin who dated someone who went on a spiritual hiking journey with somebody who did scouting for an NHL team with a random rumour? Absolutely. Let's dive in.
<h2><strong>Listen now:</strong></h2>
<iframe style="border: none;" height="90" scrolling="no" src="//html5-player.libsyn.com/embed/episode/id/10896239/height/90/theme/custom/thumbnail/yes/direction/backward/render-playlist/no/custom-color/ff4c00/" width="100%"></iframe>
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<h2>Previous Episodes:</h2>
<ul>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/08/08/oilersnation-radio-episode-47-a-hot-sweaty-mess-feat-lars-callieou/">A hot and sweaty mess with Lars Callieou </a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/26/oilersnation-radio-episode-45-summer-vacation-edition/">The Summer Vacation Edition </a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/18/oilersnation-radio-episode-44-did-we-just-talk-about-pizza-for-15-minutes/">Did we just talk about pizza for 15 minutes? </a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/12/oilersnation-radio-episode-43-theres-no-way-you-can-hit-a-serena-williams-serve/">There’s no way you can hit a Serena Williams serve</a></li>
 	<li><a href="https://publish.oilersnation.com/2019/07/05/oilersnation-radio-episode-42-the-hunt-for-ogopogo/">The hunt for Ogopogo</a></li>
</ul>

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