Latest Oilershockey Podcast Episodes
Oilers plug a hole as Sekera injury strikes
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - August 28, 2018 00:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsWith Andrej Sekera lost for a few months after tearing his Achilles tendon this summer, the Edmonton Oilershave signed free-agent defenceman Jakub Jerabek to fill his spot — at least at training camp, where the NHL team will see ho stands out and deserves that sixth spot on the blue line. Prospec...
Hockey in August puts spotlight on deep 2019 NHL Draft pool
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - August 14, 2018 00:00 - 25 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsIt’s officially been summer going on two months now, but almost 10,000 people packed the lower bowl of Edmonton’s Rogers Place this past week for an international hockey tournament featuring a bounty of 17-year-old top prospects. The Hlinka Gretzky Cup, under a variety of names including the Air ...
Studying Evan Bouchard
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - July 24, 2018 00:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsAs we enter what·s typically a quiet period of the year for the Edmonton Oilers and the NHL · it is summer, after all · we are coming off recent news of the team signing their first-round pick last month, Evan Bouchard, to a three-year entry level contract. As has been the case with the franchise...
Waiting on that Darnell Nurse bridge contract
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - July 06, 2018 00:00 - 26 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThere’s still one major fish for the Edmonton Oilers to sign, and that’s restricted free agent Darnell Nurse, the defenceman who has shown much promise on the back end and who could very well blossom into a top-pairing NHL blueliner. But right now, the Oilers aren’t in a position to sign Nurse to...
Little for Oilers to spend heading into NHL free agency
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - June 29, 2018 00:00 - 37 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost Derek Van Diest talks to Edmonton Oilers beat reporters Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski about the NHL’s free agency period, which starts Sunday, July 1, 2018. Not that Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli is licking his chops, pen and chequebook in hand, to give out some fat contracts this...
Oilers at 10th, what should they do with their pick at the NHL Draft?
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - June 18, 2018 00:00 - 41 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost Derek Van Diest talks to Edmonton Oilers beat reporters Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski about the Edmonton Oilers at this year's NHL Draft in Dallas, particuarly what the team should do with their first-round, 10th overall draft pick. Should they keep it or trade it? If they keep it, what so...
Those Amazing Vegas Golden Knights
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - June 01, 2018 00:00 - 44 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHost Derek Van Diest talks to Edmonton Oilers beat reporters Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski about the Vegas Golden Knights, the NHL expansion team that is in the Stanley Cup final in its first year of play against the Washington Capitals. They talk about the construction of the Golden Knights ro...
Oilers' spring hunt for defence
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - May 18, 2018 00:00 - 36 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe Edmonton Oilers signed Swedish defenceman Joel Persson, who played for the Vaxjo Lakers in the Swedish Elite League last season. Will Persson help the Oilers in their quest for an offensive, puck-moving right-shot defenceman, or will he be another European who struggles to make an impact at t...
Oilers' big deal for new backup goalie
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - May 03, 2018 00:00 - 29 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the biggest news this week in Oilersland, the signing of Mikko Koskinen, a Finnish goalie who has spent the past six years in the KHL and who will be 30 years old by the time training camp rolls around i...
Oilers and the NHL Draft Lottery: What are the chances?
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - April 25, 2018 00:00 - 43 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsNo. 1 overall. Could it happen to the Edmonton Oilers again? Yes it could. Three years ago, the Oilers won the 2015 NHL draft lottery with 11.5% odds of gaining the right to choose Connor McDavid first overall. This year, the Oilers head into the 2018 lottery holding the ninth overall pick. They ...
Oilers coaching future uncertain
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - April 13, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsQuestions about the Edmonton Oilers’ coaching staff linger following season-ending media conferences held by the team’s brass. Head coach Todd McLellan and his staff weren’t declared safe in their jobs — not that anyone thought they were given the Oilers finished well back of the NHL playoff pack...
Which Oilers season is the aberration?
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - April 05, 2018 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsThe end of the Edmonton Oilers’ season is here and the questions that have been dogging the team all season remain. Why did the Oilers stumble this year and finish almost 30 points behind last season and out of the playoffs? Is this season or last season’s run into the post-season an anomaly? Is ...
Connor McDavid for NHL MVP?
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - March 29, 2018 00:00 - 24 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about Connor McDavid, the Edmonton Oilers captain who has been scoring at a torrid rate for more than a month, averaging almost two points a game in the month of March alone, and has vaulted into the NHL scoring lead. ...
Feast or famine for Leon Draisaitl
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - March 22, 2018 00:00 - 19 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsBeat writer Rob Tychkowski talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about streaky Edmonton Oilers Leon Draisaitl, and why he's been hot and cold on the NHL scoring charts all season. For stretches, Draisaitl can score a point or better each game. That would be followed by strings of games in which ...
Oilers' trade targets and what to use as bait
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - March 15, 2018 00:00 - 45 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the unclear course ahead for Oilers GM Peter Chiarelli when it comes to making decisions on personnel this coming off-season — namely who to trade and who to keep and develop in the wake of Ottawa Senators...
Oilers in evaluation mode as they play out the string
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - March 08, 2018 00:00 - 15 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers playing out the string on the rest of the 2017-18 NHL season, with the team out of the playoff picture. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Post NHL trade deadline show
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - March 01, 2018 22:16 - 28 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsEdmonton Journal and Edmonton Oilers beat writers Jim Matheson and Rob Tychkowski join host Trevor Robb to discuss the moves Oilers general manager Peter Chiarelli made prior to Monday’s NHL Trade Deadline and this period of evaluation the team has now entered as they wind down the season — a sea...
NHL trade deadline hot stove
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - February 22, 2018 00:00 - 47 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsA special edition of Oil Spills at this year's NHL trade deadline: Host Paul Chapman talks with Postmedia hockey writers Jim Matheson, Ed Willes and Michael Traikos about the upcoming NHL trade deadline. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers' attention turns to trades, changes
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - February 15, 2018 00:00 - 46 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writers Jim Matheson and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the trading landscape ahead for the Edmonton Oilers, who are effectively out of the National Hockey League playoff race. Before the summer hits, there's the upcoming NHL trade deadline on Feb. 26, which wi...
End of Oilers' season is certainly near
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - February 06, 2018 00:00 - 18 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writer Robert Tychkowski talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about what is looking to be the final stretch of meaningful games for the Edmonton Oilers as, while they have been playing better lately, the NHL team can't move up the standings in the quest for a playoff spot. With the NHL t...
Usual suspects continue to smother Oliers' slim hopes
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - February 02, 2018 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writer Robert Tychkowski talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the ailments that have been plaguing the Edmonton Oilers this season: their substandard special teams, both the power play and their weak penalty-killing efforts on home ice. Also: Goal-review glitches and the aftermath ...
Are the Oilers at a tipping point?
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - January 22, 2018 00:00 - 33 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the struggles the Edmonton Oilers have on home ice and whether their poor performance against a lowly Buffalo Sabres squad could segue to immediate staff changes. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit ...
Oilers' bye-week boon or blues?
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - January 17, 2018 00:00 - 21 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the Edmonton Oilers coming out of their NHL bye week and how the club can try to build off momentum of their previous trio of games. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Is the Edmonton Oilers' spotty play just plain shoddy or is it necessary?
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - January 10, 2018 00:00 - 22 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writer Robert Tychkowski talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the on-again, off-again performance of the Edmonton Oilers as they continue to show signs of improvement one game only to play horribly the next. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Oilers' playoff hopes barely flickering
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - January 01, 2018 00:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writers Jim Matheson, Robert Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the faint playoff hopes left for the Edmonton Oilers and where the blame should be cast for the failure of the team many were calling probable Stanley Cup contenders this year. Learn mor...
West-heavy schedule should make or break Oilers' playoff hopes
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - December 20, 2017 00:00 - 20 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the playoff hopes of the Edmonton Oilers being very much pinned to pivotal games against Western Conference opponents between now and mid-January. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Playing better but Oilers' crisis mounting
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - December 13, 2017 00:00 - 32 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writers Jim Matheson and Robert Tychkowski talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the better play by the Edmonton Oilers, who face a strong lineup of teams after a promising three-game road trip, in which they collected four of a possible six points. Learn more about your ad choices. ...
Sputtering Oilers broken-record edition
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - December 06, 2017 00:00 - 34 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writer Jim Matheson talks to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the continuing inconsistencies of the Edmonton Oilers, who can't gain enough traction to win enough games to claw back into the 2017-18 NHL playoff race. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adchoices
Situation more critical as Talbot goes down
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - November 28, 2017 00:00 - 38 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey writers Jim Matheson, Robert Tychkowski and Derek Van Diest talk to sports editor Craig Ellingson about the injury to Edmonton Oilers goalie Cam Talbot and how the team needs to rally behind backup Laurent Brossoit and win games in early December to stay relevant in the NHL playoff chase. ...
Sputtering at the point of unlikely return
Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers - November 21, 2017 00:00 - 23 minutes ★★★★★ - 3 ratingsHockey Hall of Fame writer Jim Matheson talks to Craig Ellingson about the sputtering ways of the Edmonton Oilers a quarter of the way through the 2017-18 NHL season, which finds them five points out of a playoff spot at U.S. Thanksgiving. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit megaphone.fm/adch...
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