Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers
143 episodes - English - Latest episode: over 4 years ago - ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsPodcast by Edmonton Journal
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Ya know, defence (and maybe an NHL trade deadline deal) wins championships
November 26, 2019 23:54 - 20 minutesOscar Klefbom is leading the NHL in average time-on-ice and looking more and more like a true No. 1 defenceman, while Ethan Bear has been the surprise of the season on the blue line and has fit right in among the Oilers’ top-four blue-liners. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
What to make of Taylor Hall-to-Oilers trade rumours
November 20, 2019 00:23 - 21 minutesThe rumour has been persistent since early in this NHL season, that Taylor Hall — former Edmonton Oilers star — would welcome a trade away from the New Jersey Devils, who have faltered on the ice thus far. And his rumoured preferred destination? The Oilers. Host Craig Ellingson talks to hockey beat writer Derek Van Diest about the rumours and what a Taylor Hall trade to Edmonton would mean for the team. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers turn focus to Western rivals
November 12, 2019 23:06 - 28 minutesAfter playing Eastern Conference teams for more than half of their games through the first third of November, the Edmonton Oilers will face their fellow Western NHL squads exclusively for 10 straight games through the start of December. The stretch includes six road games and seven clashes with their Pacific Division siblings. What it could mean is we’ll see some separation from the pack by the Oilers or find Edmonton jostling with their rivals to stay in the playoff mix. Learn more about yo...
What to make of the Oilers' blip
November 06, 2019 20:14 - 24 minutesWin some, lose some. Recent games are suggesting the Connor McDavid- and Leon Draisaitl-led Edmonton Oilers are human after all. After a torrid start to the 2019-20 NHL campaign, the Oilers have lost games they probably should have been in on — and have won games they likely should have lost. Considering the team is still getting very good goaltending and scoring from its stars, however, there is reason to believe these aren't last season's Oilers, which saw things go sideways come mid-Dece...
Oilers' bottom-six shooters firing blanks
October 29, 2019 17:54 - 24 minutesThe Edmonton Oilers' so-called 'bottom six' forwards have yet to score a goal — and most have yet to notch even an assist — almost a month into the 2019-20 NHL season. Hockey beat writers Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski talk to host Craig Ellingson about the team's secondary-scoring woes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
McDavid and Draisaitl can’t do it all for the Oilers
October 22, 2019 06:00 - 20 minutesThe Edmonton Oilers are flying high to start the 2019-20 NHL season, but even teams that touch the top of the standings can see their star players fall off a bit as seen in recent games. Connor McDavid and Leon Draisaitl didn’t crowd the scoresheet in a win over Detroit and in a shutout shootout loss to the Jets, which once again underscores the need for the Oilers to conjure goals from their secondary lines. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
It's early, but Oilers' signs are looking positive
October 15, 2019 23:11 - 33 minutesThe Edmonton Oilers' strong start to the 2019-20 NHL season is certainly a pleasant surprise to the team's fans. Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to host Craig Ellingson about how the Oilers can keep producing at this level, barring setbacks due to injury. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Whatever % Connor McDavid is at looks mighty fine
October 08, 2019 19:04 - 32 minutesWe’ll take Connor McDavid at less than 100 per cent if that’s what it looks like given his performance in the Edmonton Oilers’ first two games of the NHL regular season. McDavid and linemates Leon Draisaitl and Zack Kassian were in fine scoring form against the Vancouver Canucks and the Los Angeles Kings as the Oilers start the 2019-20 campaign with a pair of home wins. Also: • goalie Mike Smith’s wandering ways. • the impact of Adam Larsson’s long-term injury to the Oilers' defensive Lear...
Now we’ll see if Oilers’ gambles at forward will pay off
October 02, 2019 17:41 - 29 minutesA new season, a whole lot of new faces at forward to play alongside Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins et al. And as usual when new players are added to the Edmonton Oilers’ mix, it remains to be seen if the moves and gambles made by the general manager and the coaching staff will result in more sparks. Hockey beat writers Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski join host Craig Ellingson to talk about the start of the 2019-20 NHL season for the Oilers. Learn more about your ad ...
Connor McDavid returns to Oilers game action
September 25, 2019 22:15 - 31 minutesConnor McDavid was rusty handling the puck but his knee, injured at the end of last season, looked fine in preseason action against the Arizona Coyotes as the NHL star saw his first action since he tore the posterior cruciate ligament in his left knee. Hockey beat writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest join host Craig Ellingson to talk about McDavid, and the state of the team in training camp on both offence and defence. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Joel Persson the latest Oilers It Boy, and carnage if Connor McDavid misses a few games
September 18, 2019 21:55 - 28 minutesJoel Persson has some definite offensive skills the Edmonton Oilers could use on the blueline. The Swedish defenceman is one of the brightest of the new faces at training camp this year. Host Craig Ellingson talks to hockey beat writers Rob Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest about the blueline corps, plus they wonder aloud what it would mean to the Oilers if star Connor McDavid missed any time — even a measly half-dozen games, let's say. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
Mike Smith adds different dimensions to Oilers’ goaltending
September 03, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutesGoalie Mike Smith will bring a puck-handling savvy, veteran presence and a strong second-half showing with the Calgary Flames last season to the Edmonton Oilers in 2019-20 to split duties with Mikko Koskinen, who was shaky down the stretch. Hockey beat writer Derek Van Diest and host Craig Ellingson discuss how things could play out in Edmonton’s net this year. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Why one-time Oilers star Bill Guerin is now a general manager
August 29, 2019 05:00 - 20 minutesThe Minnesota Wild chose another rookie in Bill Guerin to fill their general manager’s chair less than a month after firing Paul Fenton, who lasted in the job just 14 months as a first-time GM. Guerin ticked off many boxes for Wild owner Craig Leipold, whose team plays in the rabid U.S. ‘State of Hockey.’ But Guerin apparently wasn’t even a finalist, if he really interviewed at all, for the Edmonton Oilers job that went to Ken Holland in early May. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Oilers face a pivotal move
August 27, 2019 05:00 - 21 minutesThe Edmonton Oilers don't have a bonafide No. 3 centre heading into September's training camp. Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about what the Oilers could do to address the issue. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
On the Oilers' potentially perfect pickup of James Neal
August 21, 2019 18:18 - 26 minutesYes, James Neal had a forgettable 2018-19 campaign for the Calgary Flames. But in swapping Milan Lucic for him in a July trade, the Edmonton Oilers may have made a masterful move. Host Craig Ellingson and hockey beat writer Derek Van Diest talk about the possibilities of Neal as an Oiler, particularly if the perennial 20-something goal-scorer regains his scoring touch alongside the likes of Connor McDavid, Leon Draisaitl and Ryan Nugent-Hopkins this coming NHL season. Learn more about your a...
The confusing Oilers-Puljujarvi trade-me-now stance
August 13, 2019 19:22 - 21 minutesWhat’s with the ongoing drama between the Edmonton Oilers and Jesse Puljujarvi's camp? Hockey beat writer Derek van Diest talks to host Craig Ellingson about the Finnish winger and his trade demands. The fourth-overall pick from the 2016 NHL Draft requires a new contract, but given his paltry pro performance thus far in his career, his market value is relatively low. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Specific with the Pacific
July 16, 2019 07:30 - 25 minutesHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about the Edmonton Oilers’ rivals in the Pacific Division and the moves they’ve made early in the summer and what to expect from them before the start of the 2019-20 NHL season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers and forward thinking
July 10, 2019 20:45 - 28 minutesHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about what the Edmonton Oilers could do this summer to acquire a winger to play among the NHL team's Top 6 forwards, particularly someone who could pair up on the second line with centre Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
The Ghost of Thomas Vanek and other Oilers tales of free agency
July 03, 2019 19:46 - 25 minutesHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about the challenges Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland faces this summer in his quest to find a winger who can play among the NHL team’s top six forwards for this coming season. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers' needs obvious as NHL free agency approaches
June 26, 2019 03:14 - 28 minutesAn NHL goalie and a forward with some scoring prowess are high on Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland’s shopping list as this summer’s NHL free agency comes closer. Hockey beat writers Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski talk to host Craig Ellingson about this and about its bounty from the recent NHL Draft, which saw the Oilers take defenceman Philip Broberg in the first round. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Call it a convention: Oilers and the NHL trade market at the draft
June 19, 2019 18:13 - 26 minutesIt’s NHL Draft Week — but let's call it NHL Convention week, with general managers gathering from across North America for the two-day event June 21-22 this year in Vancouver. Not that GMs have waited to see their colleagues in person to make a whole lot of signings ahead of free agency, which is due to start July 1, and make a few trades beforehand. Hockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson joins host Craig Ellingson to talk about the Oilers in the trade market and at the draft. Learn more ...
Looking for an Oilers bright side in potential Lucic-for-Eriksson deal
June 11, 2019 09:00 - 29 minutesHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to host Craig Ellingson about the potential of a Milan Lucic-for-Loui Eriksson deal between the Edmonton Oilers and the Vancouver Canucks, about where forward Jesse Puljujarvi stands with the Oilers as the NHL Draft — a.k.a. NHL GMs trading convention — approaches, and about who/what the Oilers might target with the eighth overall pick in the June 21-22 draft. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
New Oilers head coach will make only so much of a difference
May 29, 2019 22:11 - 22 minutesHockey beat writer Rob Tychkowski joins host Craig Ellingson to talk about the Edmonton Oilers hiring Dave Tippett as the NHL team's head coach. Specifically: Tippett will be Ryan Nugent-Hopkins's eighth head coach in nine years. RNH, the Oilers' longest-serving player, was taken first overall by the Oilers in the 2011 NHL Entry Draft. How Tippett differs as a coach from immediate Oilers predecessors Ken Hitchcock and Todd McLellan. Hitchcock finished this past season as head man after Mc...
On Oilers coaches old, Oilers coaches new
May 22, 2019 18:48 - 29 minutesHockey beat writer Jim Matheson and host Craig Ellingson talk about coaches and the Edmonton Oilers — old ones such as Craig MacTavish, Ralph Krueger and Duane Sutter. MacT, bench boss in Edmonton from 2000-09, and Sutter, the team's head of pro scouting who once coached Florida, both left the Oilers recently. Krueger, Oilers coach in 2012-13, was hired last week by Buffalo. And this week, the Oilers are expected to hire a new head coach, probably ex-Arizona and ex-Dallas boss Dave Tippett. L...
Decisions on coach, personnel dead ahead for new Oilers GM
May 14, 2019 09:00 - 38 minutesHockey writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest talk to host Craig Ellingson about what lies immediately ahead for new Edmonton Oilers general manager Ken Holland: Hiring a new head coach and assessing his team’s player assets. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers make right move now hiring Holland as GM
May 09, 2019 18:00 - 38 minutesHockey beat writers Jim Matheson, Rob Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest talk to host Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers' hiring of Ken Holland as general manager. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers' GM hunt remains in focus
April 30, 2019 18:17 - 45 minutesHost Craig Ellingson talks to hockey beat writers Rob Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest about the ongoing Edmonton Oilers' search for a new general manager, which is rumoured to have been whittled down to a handful of candidates. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers and NHL playoffs coulda/shoulda/wouldas
April 23, 2019 22:38 - 30 minutesHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to host Craig Ellingson about the playoff picture in the NHL’s Western Conference, which has seen three of the top four seeds eliminated — No. 3 seed San Jose Sharks will play a seventh game against the sixth-seeded Vegas Golden Knights — and about ‘what could’ve beens’ if the Edmonton Oilers had somehow, someway made the post-season and scored the chance to play top-ranked Calgary. They also talk about: - News that Ralph Krueger, who was once t...
Oilers need to start with a POHO
April 15, 2019 23:33 - 33 minutesHockey beat writers Rob Tychkowski and Jim Matheson join host Craig Ellingson to talk about why the Edmonton Oilers should really start the process of hiring a new general manager by first putting in place a new president of hockey operations. Also: - Former Oilers star Jordan Eberle has three goals in his first three playoff games with the New York Islanders. Eberle was traded to the Islanders from Edmonton after his first NHL playoff experience in 2017 with the Oilers, a scoreless 13-game...
Oilers need a hockey executive overhaul, Part 2
April 11, 2019 22:22 - 37 minutesHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson defends his column in which he says the Edmonton Oilers should simply lift the ‘interim’ general manager tag from Keith Gretzky — brother of the Great One, Wayne, who is also an Oilers executive — arguing he knows the players in the organization better than anyone and has developed a solid reputation scouting and plucking talent from the amateur ranks. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers need a hockey executive overhaul
April 02, 2019 00:00 - 33 minutesHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson of the Edmonton Journal and the Edmonton Sun talks to host Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers’ search for a general manager and perhaps a president of hockey operations, too. Also: - The Oilers’ goaltending situation as the season draws to a close. - How to grow a professional women’s hockey league in the wake of recent news the Canadian Women’s Hockey League is folding. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Nicholson a lightning rod for frustrated Oilers fans
March 26, 2019 00:00 - 34 minutesOilers Entertainment Group chief executive officer Bob Nicholson’s recent comments about Edmonton Oilers forward Tobias Rieder — Nicholson blamed Rieder, who hasn’t scored a goal all season, for the team’s failure to secure a playoff spot — turned Nicholson into a lightning rod among many Oilers fans, a figure onto which they turned their frustrations over yet another losing season — 12 of the last 13 of them out of the NHL playoffs. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Bright spots among Oilers' fading playoff hopes
March 19, 2019 00:00 - 35 minutesHost Craig Ellingson and hockey beat writer Derek Van Diest focus on the ever-slimmer playoff hopes of the team. They’re pretty much hopeless, practically, but because the NHL’s Western Conference has a lot of mediocre teams this season — the Oilers among them — Edmonton still has hope this late in the campaign. At the same point last year, the Oilers were well back of the playoff pack and out of the race. They also talk about Connor Mcdavid and his Hart Trophy odds — they think they should ...
Oilers chase playoff spot. So you're saying there's a chance?
March 12, 2019 21:56 - 28 minutesPostmedia reporter Trevor Robb speaks with hockey writers Derek Van Diest and Rob Tychkowski on the possibility of the Edmonton Oilers making the NHL Stanley Cup Playoffs this spring. The Oilers are within five points of the final playoff spot in the Western Conference with 13 games left to play. Is there really an opportunity for the Oilers to get into the playoffs? They are playing their best hockey of the season, currently on a 7-2-1 run. The team is starting to turn skeptics into believe...
Leon Draisaitl exceeds expectations for Edmonton Oilers
March 04, 2019 00:00 - 30 minutesForwards Leon Draisaitl and Zack Kassian have been playing well for the Edmonton Oilers of late, scoring regularly as the team tries to claw its way back into the NHL wild-card playoff spot convsersation as the regular season ticks down. What have they done to elevate their games? Host Craig Ellingson talks to hockey beat writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest about Draisaitl and Kassian, and about the effect Andrej Sekera has had on the Oilers defence since he made his season debut last ...
Oilers play it safe at trade deadline
February 28, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutesThe Oilers made no deals on trade deadline. Derek Van Diest and Jim Matheson discuss why that may be. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Trade deadline approaches with Edmonton Oilers in sell mode
February 19, 2019 00:00 - 29 minutesThe Edmonton Oilers are indeed sellers for the 2019 NHL trade deadline coming up on Feb. 25. They dealt goalie Cam Talbot to the Philadelphia Flyers for Anthony Stolarz in order to clear salary cap room for defenceman Andrej Sekera, who returned to the Oilers lineup from injury. But can the Oilers under interim general manager Keith Gretzky reasonably do much else besides give players away for middling draft picks to try to clear salary off the books? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Head-scratching over Edmonton Oilers' home woes
February 12, 2019 00:00 - 28 minutesThe Edmonton Oilers can win games away from home, but over the last bunch of games, they can’t seem to win at their own arena, Rogers Place. The question, of course, is why? Just another thing that’s in the water? Hockey beat writers Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski talk to host Craig Ellingson about home-ice challenges plus the prospects of the Oilers getting defenceman Andrej Sekera back in the lineup soon, about the recent success of the AHL Bakersfield Condors and about ex-Oilers coach...
To trade or not to trade: Edmonton Oilers face tough decisions soon
February 05, 2019 00:00 - 26 minutesWe’ve been watching this dance in slow motion for weeks now, with the Edmonton Oilers on the edge of it — both before and after their extended break during and after the NHL all-star game. It’s the great turtle derby being contested by half the Western Conference. One thing is for sure — at some point, a couple of these teams are going to break away from the pack. And the question in Edmonton is: Do the Oilers have the right team to do it? Host Craig Ellingson talks to Edmonton Journal and ...
Playoffs or bust for the Edmonton Oilers?
January 29, 2019 00:00 - 42 minutesWith Peter Chiarelli out and Keith Gretzky in, for the interim, as general manager, the Edmonton Oilers have an existential question to ask of themselves: Are they really all in on making the 2019 NHL playoffs — which would surely mean trading away future prospects in the form of young players or draft picks — or are they willing to ride through the storm, no matter the cost? Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers stall as chorus calling for GM to be fired grows louder
January 22, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutesThe Edmonton Oilers are losing ground in the multi-team race for the wild-card playoff spots in the Western Conference as the NHL heads for the all-star break. A pair of weekend home losses — to the Calgary Flames and the Carolina Hurricanes — saw the Oilers slip a few points behind the pack while their rivals won games. Opportunities to get at the forefront of the wildcard race: Gone. Lost. Considering the Oilers changed coaches just two months ago, and considering they’ve won eight of t...
Edmonton Oilers search for traction in NHL playoff chase
January 15, 2019 00:00 - 23 minutesInconsistency has dogged the Edmonton Oilers for the last month — indeed, since the team lost both Oscar Klefbom and Kris Russell to injury from its defensive corps a month go, with Klefbom yet to return — resulting in them sitting on the cusp of a wildcard playoff berth in the Western Conference. And while the Oilers have been stuck in a win one or two, lose one or two type of rut as of late, at least the half dozen other teams also in the wildcard hunt have been plagued by inconsistencies,...
Jekyll & Hyde Edmonton Oilers looking less like an NHL playoff team
January 08, 2019 00:00 - 30 minutesSo, what’s it going to be — the bad Edmonton Oilers we saw play the Los Angeles Kings on Saturday night, or the Oilers that shut down the Anaheim Ducks the very next night? Saturday’s wretched shutout loss to the Kings showed the Oilers’ definite lack of motivation — not a playoff attitude, head coach Ken Hitchcock said after the game — while Sunday’s win over Anaheim showed the Oilers can play well when they want to. Podcast host Craig Ellingson talks to NHL beat writers Jim Matheson an Le...
Good times, bad times: Edmonton Oilers at mid-season, Part 2
January 01, 2019 00:00 - 32 minutesPart 2 (of 2) of our mid-season look at the ongoing hot-button topics surrounding the Edmonton Oilers. Jim Matheson, Derek Van Diest and Craig Ellingson talk about: - the surprising Alex Chiasson - the impact of injuries to defensemen Oscar Klefbom and Kris Russell - the play of forward Jesse Puljujarvi - and the hot seat Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli occupies. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Win some, lose some: Edmonton Oilers at mid-season, Part 1
December 24, 2018 00:00 - 28 minutesPart 1 of a look back at the Edmonton Oilers’ season so far — a mid-season report of sorts as NHL teams near the halfway mark of the 2018-19 schedule. Jim Matheson, Derek Van Diest and Craig Ellingson talk about three simmering, ongoing subjects surrounding the Oilers, including: - the rise of Mikko Koskinen to become the starting goaltender. - the Nov. 20 coaching change that saw Ken Hitchcock replace Todd McLellan as head coach. - the ongoing saga of Milan Lucic, who has struggled to s...
Edmonton Oilers need to keep the lulls to a minimum
December 18, 2018 00:00 - 17 minutesHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to Oil Spills host Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers’ successful stretch of games under head coach Ken Hitchcock, taking points in 10 of 13 games — eight of them wins — since he replaced Todd McLellan on Nov. 20, 2018. The team finally looked, shall we say, human in Vancouver on Dec. 16 in a 4-2 loss to the Canucks, a team behind them in the NHL’s Western Conference standings. While it’s important to win such games if you’re a team such...
Edmonton Oilers click under Hitchcock as past 'atomic bomb' hits
December 11, 2018 00:00 - 50 minutesThe Edmonton Oilers have enjoyed a successful start to the Ken Hitchcock era, with the adjustments brought in by the legendary NHL coach tightening things up defensively and creating more scoring opportunities. Their play is also being bolstered by the solid goaltending by the tandem of Mikko Koskinen and Cam Talbot, and has led to a flurry of wins. All this success with a bit of a blast from the past as former Oilers captain Andrew Ference recently sounded off on the team’s dressing-room c...
Oilers minus Connor McDavid equals trouble
December 04, 2018 00:00 - 31 minutesWe found out what a superstar-less Edmonton Oilers team is like, and it wasn’t pretty when Connor McDavid sat out his team’s game on the road against the Dallas Stars when he fell ill. While it was just one game, short of expecting McDavid to be the ultimate iron-man, illness and injuries do happen, and the Oilers certainly looked like they were running on a lower-octane fuel minus him. What it did was magnify the team’s current lack of depth on the wings. Podcast host Craig Ellingson talk...
Clear view of Oilers challenges for Ken Hitchcock
November 26, 2018 00:00 - 23 minutesKen Hitchcock has had a good glimpse at what ails his new team, what works and what doesn’t early in his tenure behind the Edmonton Oilers bench. With other teams who had gone through a ‘rebuild’ phase at the same time as these Oilers finally realizing success — like the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Buffalo Sabres — is there anything Hitchcock, the third-winningest coach in NHL history, can do to jumpstart flailing Edmonton? Oil Spills podcast host Craig Ellingson talks to Oilers beat writer...
Ken Hitchcock in as Oilers head coach
November 20, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutesTodd McLellan is out, Ken Hitchcock is in as the head coach of the Edmonton Oilers. The move comes after the team lost six of its last seven games heading into a road trip to California, sitting a game below .500 and sitting outside the NHL playoff picture. Host Craig Ellingson talks to hockey beat writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest about the coaching change, why it happens now and what we might expect from Hitchcock, an Edmonton native and one of the winningest head coaches in NHL h...