Game over. Activated by temperant spirits, temperant spirits creating a space for change. Welcome back to Game Over, Edmonton, your local leader in postgame oil is analysis. This episode is fueled by Temparent Spirits, the city's leading non-alcoholic beverage provider. Visit temperance online for a curated section of non-alcoholic options. Choose from a variety of craft beers, mocktails, wines, and spirits. Temperance isn't just a retailer, it's a community of Edmontonians who celebrate the spirit of socializing without the need for alcohol. With Temprance Spirits online shop, ordering your favorite non-alcoholic beverages right to your door is as easy as corner-scoring the winning goal. You can find our partners at Temprance online at www. Temperance-spirits. Com for delivery to your door. Use the code SDPN for 10% off your order at checkout. And give them a follow on Instagram and Facebook @Temphrinspirits. Hello, Edmonton, Oilers fans, and welcome to Game Over Edmonton. Yes, I am not Avery, I am not Dennis, I am not Zach. I can only hope to be as good as those manly men. My name is Clay Emo. I'm also known as Knut Clay on YouTube and on X. I am one of the four co-hosts of Game Over Vancouver.

However, Avery can't do home games because he's there at the arena. I think Zach has an exam. I'm actually not sure what Dennis is doing tonight. So when they sent the call out for someone to cover for them, I gladly said yes because a nice chance for me to learn about another team. A nice chance for me to be with all of you and get to know some of you, Edmonton-Oilers fans. I know there's some Knucks fans in here. I recognize a lot of the names in there, but yes, that is why I am here and I am thrilled to be here. As we get going, as we get ready to talk about the big Edmonton-Oilers 4-3 victory over the Minnesota Wilde. It's Edmonton-Oilers' 6 straight victory. They are now only one game under 500. They are 11, 12, and 1. After starting the Season 2, 9, and 1, they have won 9 of their last 12 and they have passed Seattle now. They have Calgary in their sights. As they look to climb up the Pacific Division rankings, we're going to get into all that. We're going to break down the game. I'm going to talk about Vancouver versus Edmonton and what's going to happen in that playoff chase because I think that's a pretty cool story.

I can bring in my Conux knowledge a little bit for you guys. Then at the very end, I'll answer all of your questions as well as part of the game, Overpresser. Yes, thank you. I feel very welcome. I see, I see, Docci welcoming me. Thank you, Docci. I see others welcoming me. I appreciate it. I think it's going to be a fun 30 to 40 minutes. I've done my research. Don't worry. I'm not going to look like a total idiot when it comes to the oilers, but I think I know enough to at least get me through the next 30 or 40 minutes. So before we get going, and yes, anyone else that comes in late, if they're wondering why it's me, just explain to them in the chat why it's me and just say the three usual guys couldn't be here, and then I don't have to keep saying it over and over and over. Okay, as we get going, subscribe to SDPN, this channel, the Steve Dangle Podcast Network. We cover all seven Canadian cities. Obviously, we help out each other when we need to. By the way, there was one game in November where none of the four Vancouver co-hosts could host a game over Vancouver when the Knucks beat the Stars and Avery from Game Over Edmonton was nice enough to fill in for us.

I'm always happy to return the favor and, like I said, meet some new fans across the country as well. Subscribe to SDPN, this channel, the Steve Dangle Podcast Network. We are 97,000 subscribers trying to get to 100,000. Not sure we're going to get there before the end of this year, but that would be pretty cool. Make sure you subscribe. Make sure you hit the notification button so you can get notified of all our videos across the entire network. And like the video as well. I like the fact that we are here talking about Edmonton, Oilers victory, their six straight, like I said. I like the fact that even though your three regular hosts couldn't be here, that I'll be able to chat with you guys for the next little bit. Thank you again to everyone for their words of welcome tonight. Let's break down the game first. Then we'll talk about what a playoff series or playoff ramifications or playoff chase is going to look like for the final two-thirds of the season. Then I'll make sure I block off some time at the very end to go over your questions. And probably that middle part of the show, too, is going to be about the Van der Kain and his hit on Jonas Brodine.

I have an interesting perspective. Because I'm a Vancouver Knux fan and a Cunox content creator. Today, it was interesting because I wanted the Oilers to win because I think the mood and the chat will be a lot better. I wanted the Oilers to lose, admittedly, only in terms of not because I'm a jerk, but in terms of the playoff race and the ramifications. Obviously, Minnesota is not in the Pacific Division, whereas Edmonton is quickly catching up to Vancouver in the standings. But overall, I was quite objective. It didn't matter. I just wanted to see an entertaining game. I will say this start to finish this 4-3 victory for the Oilers over the wild was way better. A way better game, much more entertaining than last night's Knux victory. The Knux won last night, the Knux beat the same Minnesota Wild team, 2-0 in a very slow, low event game in Vancouver yesterday. Then Minnesota flew out from Vancouver to Edmonton today. So, Oilers trans, you're welcome because we took them down last night, we softened them up. Then they had to, I think they got to the Edmonton Hotel from everything I read between 2:00 and 3:00 AM.

And of course, that's tough then they get up. I'm not sure if the Minnesota had a morning skater if they just rested and then went to the arena. But yes, it was a tag team. We took care of the wild last night and then you took care of them tonight. Now, here's the interesting thing. Last night, the first period was basically the carbon copy of this first period tonight, but exactly the opposite. Don't worry, I won't keep referring to last night's game, but it was really interesting. I knew that I was going to do the show today, so I was able to do some scouting. I was able to see what Minnesota did last night and compare it to what they did tonight. The biggest difference was Gustison was a net for against the Knicks last night, whereas obviously, Mark Andre Flary played tonight. He played very well. Despite the score, he made 36 saves. And Mark Andre Flary was the only reason why the game was so close, I think. Last night, Minnesota completely dominated the KnuxNinex, although the Knicks came out of the first period with a 1-0 lead. Today, it was Edmonton that dominated Minnesota.

I think the shots yesterday were 12-4 from Minnesota over Vancouver. Today, it was 18-4 for the Oilers over the wild. Yes, the Oilers looked super good in the first period, and they almost didn't get actually rewarded at all. But with five minutes left, it was Evan Bouchard, his point in his 10th straight game, which is pretty, pretty impressive. It was actually Quinn Hughes that was leading the League with an active point streak until that got snapped a couple of weeks ago. Now, Evan Bouchard is right up there with a point in his 10th straight game. I knew this guy had a bomb. We have Philip Heronic in Vancouver who's got a bomb, but has a bomb. I think Bouchard has a bomb. I think Bouchard gets his shot through the net to the net better than Hronik does for the Knucks. Regardless, the Oilers had some zone time. It was the McDavid, Nugent, Hopkins, hymen line. They're so good. I really enjoyed watching this game actually with no skin in the game, with no dog in the fight, so to speak. Just to watch it quite naturally, objectively, I actually enjoyed this game. I really did.

I had to pay attention knowing that I was going to talk about it with all of you. The Nugent, Hopkinsthe time in Mcdavid line had some really good zone time. Then it turns up, going back to Bouchard with a strong snapshot. I believe he puts this past Fleary's glove. Actually, three of the four goals tonight went past Mark Andre' Fleary's glove. It was a great start. It was Bouchard's sixth goal of the season. I'm just checking real quick. They held some zone time for sure. Then it was a beautiful pass actually from New General Hopkins cross seam from the bottom... The bottom of the crease, the face-off circle, all the way to Bouchard's familiar place in the top right corner. And he snapped a shot past Mark Andre, Fleary. The oilers not only out shoot the Minnesota Wild 18-4, but they go into the break ahead one to nothing. Yeah, tell L. O. Mate why it's me. Remember, that's your guys job in the chat is not only get your questions ready for later, but anyone that's new and asking why is Clay doing... Can not Clay doing an Edmonton-Oilers game over, you guys have to tell everyone in the chat the fact that the other three co-hosts are busy tonight.

Second period was a bit more even for sure, although Edmonton still outshot Minnesota 14-7, but it was Minnesota scoring two goals in 26 seconds. And it was a brutal start for the Oilers right off the opening face-off, the line of Johansson, BOLDie, and Eric Zaneck take control in the Oiler zone. And then actually, when you look at the goal, and I've watched this a few times, it basically came down to a two-on-two battle between Eric Signet and Boldie and Nurse and Cc. It was just two-on-two. I think it was Eric Signet and Nurse were mixing it up to Skinner's left. Then Matt Boldie simply out-muscled Cody Cc to the crease and put the buck behind Stuart Skinner. It's 1-1, no big deal. You never love to give up a goal in the first minute of a period. You certainly don't want to give up a goal in the last minute of a period. That was 15 seconds in the period. But to make it worse, just 26 seconds later, it was the same line. Ericson, Neck, Bolti, and Johansson just stayed on. Why would you change after only 15 seconds? This was yet another two-on-two where I think it was Ericson, Neck and Bolti came in on Bouchard and Echom.

They crossed. And as they crossed, Echombe went with Boldie instead. Then Bouchard didn't react fast enough to take Eric's neck. So Boldie crossed in front of Eric's neck. And as Boldie does that, Echom was playing on his left side, follows him. That's fine as long as Bouchard then cuts back and takes Eric's neck, but he doesn't. Bouchard just stands there and Eric's neck, or risk a shot past Stewart Skinner. What was a 1-0 lead at the end of the first period became a 2-1 deficit to Minnesota just one minute into the second period. But then just 40 seconds after that, so we had three goals in the first minute, 21 of the second period. Connor McDavid. Now, obviously, I know how good McDavid is. I have him in my keeper league, my fantasy league. I've had him for whatever, 10 years that he's been in the league. I really enjoy him as a player. But he made a play that I think only three or four players in this league can make because of his speed. He doesn't have the biggest reach in the world, but he's got the skill and just the mindset. He comes in another two on...

It was very similar to the Minnesota goal, the the Ericson net goal. It was a two-on-one. It's a Mcdavid and Hopkins against, Nugent, Hopkins against whoever the two Minnesota defense was. Then they did a criss-cross. Minnesota actually covered it better than Edmonton covered the other one, where one guy stayed with Nugent, Hopkins and the other guy tried to get Mcdavid. But the Mcdavid was so smart, he went around Flurry as if he was going to go behind the net with his forehand, but then he was able to backhand it into the net from behind the goal line. If you watched the replay, I'm not sure what was doing instead of going towards the net and trying to cut off McDavid's shooting attempt, he actually took the long way around Mark André Fleary and then made it even tougher for Fleary to make that save. Whereas if Kapirisov went straight to the crease, which I think he should have done in hindsight, he might have stopped that goal. Regardless, it was a wonderful play by McDavid, and it was a really skilled play, a play that I don't think many players could make. Now it's 2-2 and it's anyone's game.

Still more goals. Then it was Connerdour off a broken play. The Minnesota Wilde held the buck in the Euler zone, and then Hartman just slapped at the puck from behind the net and ripped a one-timer, passed through it, Skinner. That was about 12 minutes into the second period. Now the Wilde are up 3-2, taking over their lead. But then there was a power play at the end of the second period. I like watching the Cox power play. The the Edmonton power play is a thing of beauty. They just moved the buck so fast. Obviously, McDavid is the best player in the world. Drysaddle has got that wicked one-timer from the right side. Then you have Bouchard who can just smoke people from the point. Then you still have Nugent, Hopkins and Hyman on there. That's a very skilled power play. I see that they moved the buck really quickly. I was quite impressed with that. Anyways, with Matt Zucarello out of the play in the penalty box, the take advantage. It was basically a one-timer from dry side or from a spot on the right side, beating Mark André Florey to his glove. You hear that one more time.

Then it was 3-3, heading into the third period. Now, this is where it gets a little crazy. It's 3-3. It's anyone's game. Minnesota is probably trying to at least get to extra time on a back-to-back on the road. That would be a victory for them, a moral victory at least. Edmonton looking to keep their five-game win streak going. Then early in the period, Jonas Brodine is retrieving a buck from behind his net. Then Evander Cain comes to speed. Cain is fast and he's a big player. I remember the second game of the season, he smoked Philp, Heronic, behind the net. I actually thought Heronic was going to get injured. That play was different than that. Heronic was coming from the other side so he could see Cain coming. This one, Cain, and immediately when I saw it, my first reaction, well, that wasn't that bad. Then I watched the replay, I said, Oh, that was just bad. Again, I don't have a dog in the fight. I'm not clamoring for Cain to be suspended. I'm not whatever it is. But Cain hits Brodine in the back, in the numbers. Then Brodine's face, his head hits the glass, but I think it's also one of his knees.

His legs also hits the boards quite awkwardly. He goes to the bench and then Cain knows that something's going to happen. Then Ryan Hartman decides to just tackle Cain near the boards, but not against the boards. They were about 8, 10 feet away from the boards. And then Hartman goes into the penalty box for ruffing. I know the Edmonton-Oilers, I watched on sportsnet-plus, they're saying the Edmonton the broadcasters were saying that, Oh, good on Cain to show some restraint, to not retaliate, to not take a penalty against Hartman. And sure enough, the oilers go in the power play. This time, it's Bouchard with the second of the night and seventh of the season. This one was tricky because I think one of the Minnesota Wild Fours, lost a stick, went to the bench, got a new one. They actually had one or two opportunities to clear it, but Bouchard did a really good job keeping the pucky in on the blue line. Then dry side-off from down below, up top to Bouchard. Then, Follino tries to block it, or at least I don't know what he was doing, did a flyby, screened Floury. Floury didn't even get in a stance, and then just waved at it with his glove.

A third shot that passed Floury on his glove side and Bouchard with his second of the night turns out to be the game-wining goal. Then the third period was quite entertaining. The shots were very even. In the third period, it was 9-8 for Minnesota, the only period of the three that... I see I was shot at Emington, and there was quite a scramble right at the end of the game. I can't remember who took that last shot with a few seconds left, but Skinner made a really good save. And then Hartman and Echombe, who were both antagonistic throughout the entire night, they got cross-checking penalties with no time left on the clock as the the whistle sounded. So you added all together and Edmonton wins four-three. Stewart Skinner makes 17 saves for the win. Mark Andre Florey makes 36 saves in the loss. Yes, Edmonton doubled the Minnesota well shot. They outshot them 40-20. Faisa is also relatively equal. Edmonton did damage on the power-to-over thousand points. Honestly, though, two for four was Minnesota went zero for two hits. Minnesota led 22 to 17. Block shots were about even. Across most stats lines, except for the shots, it was pretty even.

You look at natural stat trick and you're saying, Okay, the shots say it was 40 to 20 for Edmonton. What do the advanced stats say? And the advanced stats say that, yes, the Oilers' expected goals was 2.6, and then Minnesota's expected goals was 1.4. Basically, 3-1 should be the final. The high danger chances, no surprise, Edmonton had 12 and Minnesota only had six. Finally, you look at the actual stats for for this game, Zach Hyman. Sorry, Ryan Nezhat Hopkins. What can you say? Four assists for him in 21 minutes of ice time. He had four. Bouchard had three, two goals and assists. Then Drysard will pitch in two points, a goal and assist. Conor McDavid pitched into a goal and assist as well. I signed McDavid at 21:44. Nezhat Hopkins at 21:05. Drysard at 21. Those three, the big three had 21. Then Lomand, Garnay had 7:45 and Hamlin, who I don't know anything about, had 7:37. On D, the Big Four got 21-24 minutes between the four of them, Bouchard, TC, Echelon, Nurse, and then Kulak and Deherne had 12 and 13 minutes, respectively. There we go. Well, there's fans of Big Four three victory.

With this victory, it's interesting because in Vancouver, we've been just talking about the Vancouver Knucks trying to chase down Vegas. Then LA just whips past them in the standings because LA is playing so good. Knucks fans were relishing in their 3-1 victory over the… Not three-one, their three victories over the Oilers in the first four weeks of the season. And then, Clubs Finals just forgot about the Oilers because they were started 2-9-1. Oilers fired their coach and they win three, they lose three, and then they win another six now. They have won nine of the last 12. Now the Oilers have 23 points in 24 games, just one game under 500. They're only two points behind Calgary, but with two games in hand. You could argue that Edmonton could pass Calgary once they play those two games in hand. That means Edmonton would have passed Anaheim, Seattle, Calgary, and guess who the next team? On the radar will be the Vancouver Knicks. I don't think the Knicks truly as much I want them. I'm not sure if they're going to be able to keep up with Vegas and LA for the entire season. Really, for Vancouver Knicks fans just looking over their shoulder and seeing the Edmonton oilers surging.

Now, the Knicks-N-K-N-K. They still have a 12-point gap over the Oilers, which is good. But the Oilers have three games in hand on the Knicks. They win all three of those, and now it's only a six-point deficit. Yes, it's hard to make up points, but the Oilers obviously winning nine of their past 12 are making up those points very, very quickly. As a Knicks fan, I'm not worried. But watching the Oilers tonight, I can see why they can be dangerous. If Stewart's getting into play as well or well enough, he wasn't great tonight, but he was good. And if the big four on the blue line play well, I have a couple of missed queues, but we're used to that in Vancouver as well. And then obviously, the top six is so strong on this team, led by McDavid and Drysidal, I can see. And a lot of people in Vancouver are saying, watch out for this oilers team, and we are seeing it happen right before our eyes. Let's talk about the Van der Cain hit now. And this one I will turn to you in the chat because my only experience with Van der Cain is he came into the bowling alley that my son, Sean, was working at.

All my kids are competitive bowlers. My followers from Vancouver know that. And Van der Cain actually came into the bowling alley, took a picture with my son, Sean, which is pretty cool, and then complained about how expensive the bowling rates were. That still doesn't register with me. I can't fathom how a million dollar millionaire was complaining about a $5 bowling game, but that's neither here nor there. That was a few years ago. Maybe he's more mature now. It's fine. But, O'Lears-Fans, let me know what you think about that hit. Actually, anyone doesn't have to do O'Learstrands. Let me know what you think about that hit. Does Zivana Cain have a history of that? I know he can hit hard. He's not afraid to be an antagonist. But, O'Lears-Fans, as unbiased as you can be, let me know what you thought about that hit. I'll take some of your comments about the hit specifically, and then we can turn it over to questions about other elements of tonight's game. But yeah, I want to get your thoughts on that hit, you guys. Evander Cain on Jonas Brodine behind the net. What do you guys think about that hit?

Is he going to get suspended? I don't think he didn't get a penalty even on the play. Hey, some stranger. Yes, all three of the Edmonton guys. Avery doesn't do the home games because he's at the arena. I believe Zach has an exam and I'm not sure what Dennis is doing. So some stranger. That's why you have this stranger here on your stream tonight. Let me know you guys. Let me know what you guys thought about the Van der Cain hit on Jonas Brodien behind the net. And yes, some stranger, I realized that to catch the wildcard spot, the oilers are chasing two teams from the Central Division right now. I fully understand that. But as we've been saying in Vancouver, as people know, if you can finish third in your division, then you don't even worry about a wildcard spot. You just outright finish third in your division. Some stranger saying what's surprising is how Brodine turned his back on Cain. Yeah, I'll have to watch it back again. I'm not sure if Brodine turned his back where Cain didn't have a chance to even react or change his angle or his path. I'm not convinced of that.

And I have to rewatch it again. But I asked you, as the ones that watched it probably even more than I did watched it back if it was indeed a dirty play or just an unfortunate play because of a mis-time turned by Brodine. I know on the broadcast, the oilers, broadcasters were even saying that they thought it should have been penalized. M. Papps says, Big Cain fan, but bad hit should have been at least a two. I saw you guys talk about it earlier. Have they said anything about that? He's going to have a hearing with the docs, the Department of Player Safety. I'm not sure if they've tweeted, announced, or anything like that. If you guys know, I saw someone mentioned it earlier in the chat, let me know. Travis says, Should have been a penalty, but shouldn't be a suspension. Okay. Then rising says, Brodyen's shoulders don't pivot since above the circle. You're saying that he did not turn his back. That was his natural path was to go behind the net with his back turned from a standpoint. Then I guess what you're saying is it's not like he turned suddenly, whereas Cain had no chance to avoid that hit.

Very interesting. Very interesting. Any more thoughts, you guys, on the Cain hit? I would really, really, really fascinated to see what you guys think about it, for sure. Also, I'd love to know right now, well, are you, O'Neill's fans, are you pretty confident in their ability to catch the Knucks for a third place in the Pacific? Or, admittedly, are you more focused on just getting over 500 and chasing down the wildcard spots first? Obviously, they have to go in order. They have to chase. If they pass the wildcard spots, then it's because they're battling for a third in the division. Let me know, O'Neill's fans, what you think that… Let's talk about both the hit from Cain, then let's talk about your thoughts on their chances of still salvaging the season. A season that started so poorly and actually capturing a playoff spot, whether it's one of the two wildcard spots or actually catching a team like the Knucks for third overall in the Pacific Division. Some stranger says, Could see Cain going for a hit from a mile away? We could. But are you saying that Rodine could as well? Rising says, Right, his feet turn or stop, but his shoulders don't move at all.

Sorry, wise cow. I almost said whiskey. Maybe I need new glasses. Wise cow says Cain's hit was on the edge, but fine. Interesting use of the words fine meaning, I guess you're saying it was justified in not being penalized, so that's fair. Luke says, The one thing I know about how it should be penalized is that everyone has a different opinion. That's true. I think with anything, especially hockey, I'm learning that everyone does have a different opinion and everyone is wrong to someone. But Luke, yes, I hear you, I agree with you, but I would love to know your opinion. Travis says, Never worry that the Oilers were out of it. They're still gunning for the division. That is totally fair. Wise Kyle says, Oilers will finish second. Wow. Wise Kyle is saying that they're going to pass the Knux, likely because the Knux will stay in third, and then one of Vegas or the Kings. Interesting. Some stranger. No, the wildcard spot is what's realistic. They dug such a big hole early in this season. Yeah, they did, but they're certainly digging out of it for sure. Rosinson, that guy is on hinge. Are you talking about me?

Luke, I'm not an Oilers fan, but I'm amazed they've come back as hard as they have. I thought they would be selling at the deadline. I look solidly wrong now and I'm so glad. It makes for better hockey. Yeah, truly. I'm not sure if you guys heard me at the start. As an honest Knux fan and Knux content creator that would never lie to you, I was torn. I wanted them to win because I knew the mood would be better. But I also wanted them to lose just from a playoff race standpoint. But overall, those two won't even doubt, and I was neutral as I was watching. Wise Kyle says, Brodyen saw him coming. He was on the tracks of the Cain train. So I think Wise Kyle and some stranger are together in their opinion. Travis says, I think the Kings will likely take the division. They look pretty solid. Yeah, I think they've only had four regulation losses and three extra time losses. Pretty crazy. There are only four points behind in Vegas, but they have four games in hand. Oh, rising. Oh, no, I'm not the one unhinged that the guy called the hit fine.

I know everyone's got their opinion. Wise cow says, The Connex will be the first wild card. Oh, it's confusing because he wrote it backwards. I have to just read it backwards. Vegas first, Euler second, L. A. Third, and then Knucks in the wild card. Admittedly, that's what I thought when the season started for the Knucks. I said, get your 95, 96 points, get one of the two wild card spots. Then the Knucks started eight or nine games over 500, which was crazy. They've come down a little bit. Now, they're still eight games over 500. We shall see if the Knucks can indeed keep up their strong play. Yeah, they're 17, nine and 1. That's going to be a very intriguing story to watch for sure. Lurker, I like that name. It says, It's the ref's discretion on the hit, but a two-minute miner is what it looked like. We have a vote for a two-minute miner. Some stranger says, Still need a goalie. Skinner can only do so much. Yeah, I'm really fascinated to oil the trans if you're confident in your goal tending right now. And as Jack Hamel being called up yet? Or is he still down on the farm for you guys?

Coach Rob, Everton should trade for Cusmenco. He's a good player. Maybe to give Vancouver a second or third round pick. Yeah, can the Oilers afford Cusmenco's $5.5 million salary, though. Wise, Kyle said the Connex and Kings PDO is historically high. Yeah, I can't speak for L. A, Kyle, but I do know that the Connex PDO has come back to earth over the past 10 games, for sure. Travis says, The Oilers definitely don't need Kuzmenko. I think Coach Rob was just trying to sell them. Then some strategy already said, Kuzmenko already chose Vancouver over Edmonton. Really, really good points. Love the chat, you guys. This is really good. I'm learning a lot. In researching before the game, I was learning a lot about the Oilers in watching the game, obviously, and watching them play. Because even when the oilers played the Knack's, I just watched the Knack's. I worry about how we're trying to stop McDavid and Drysidal. I don't look at the finer nuances of Evan Bouchard's shot or the way at home is so solid or hymen or Nugent, Hopkins. So today was actually admittedly a treat for me. I'm not sucking up either.

Why do I need to suck up? I'm just telling you what I think. And then some stranger says, Campbell, coming up soon. Very good. All right, friends, for the last five to 10 minutes or so, let's do our game over, Presser, which is Q&A. So ask me any questions about what I think about the oilers. Tell me if I said anything wrong about the oilers. You can ask me any questions about the or the Pacific division overall, but here's a chance to just naturally continue to engage with all of you in the chat. While you are getting your questions in, make sure you subscribe to the SDPN channel, hit the notification bell, and like the video. It helps us out a lot. And if you're listening on a podcast platform, make sure you rate and review as well. Let's keep going into the chat. Luke says, Can the oilers afford to be worrying about things they can't afford? Are they still in cup or bus mode? Truly, Luke, as an outsider, as a Vancouver Knux fan, I would say any time you have McDavid and Drysidal on your team, you should be in cup or bus mode.

I really think that. I think the fact that they've put this string together of nine out of 12 wins, including six straight, whether you call it cup or bus or playoff or bus, I don't think there's one player or one staff member that thought even when they were two, nine to one, that the season was over. Maybe some Edmonton fans thought that. I know Avery and Dennis and Zach have talked about that a lot on this channel. But yeah, you got to get to the playoffs first. But I certainly think this team should always be a perennial, playoff contender. And then they've gotten so close to, at least in certain playoff appearances, they've gotten close to the conference finals, the finals. So I'm sure they're hungry for a cup. Sure. Wise, Kyle says, Yannmark became the first player to win his 500th game on his birthday. Wait, to win? Not only play his 500th game, but actually win it on his birthday? That's interesting. I was almost going to say, That's such a crazy stat? Because it should be 50% win or lose. Then I realized, no, the key point of that stat is on his birthday, not 500 games.

Thank you, Kyle, for letting me know. David says, Of the haves and the flames, neither… No, it's a continuation. David, you got to shorten your comments so I can read them all in one. Stranger, Kuzmenko came to Edmonton and Haulin couldn't sell it. Yeah, that's interesting. Kuzmenko, you guys know, 39 goals last year for the Canucks, but only has four so far this year. Kyle, what do you think that Oilers should pick up? I should stop saying an outsider because it sounds like I don't watch hockey or anything. But as a non-oilers fan, all we about is gold tending. We see the depth of the top six. I think the bottom six is fine. You have some good players, decent players. The fourth line, maybe not so good, but your third line is fine. Your top four D are pretty good. I think to me, someone from AutoMarket. I'll say that instead of outsider. Someone AutoMarket. There's a lot of questions, discussion about the gold tending. And I get that Stewart Skinner is only in his second season, so maybe he'll be fine. But to me, it's gold tending for sure. And what does Carol say?

As an outsider. Love it. Carol says, Clay, you're doing a great job. Thank you, Carol. I appreciate that. I appreciate that. Yeah, some stranger, cup or bust because Connor and Leon's current contracts are expiring soon. That's a really, really good point. Actually, a stranger has a follow-up to that. It's interesting. On the Vancouver market, Elias Petterson is an RFA at the end of the season, finishing his sixth year. He's had two contracts of three years. What we're talking about in Vancouver a lot is what is going to be his next contract. Then we look at the comparables, and then it's hard to fathom that Conra David is only making what he's making. Obviously, it's still a lot of money, but he's not the highest paid player in the league at 12.5. There are a couple more making more than Mcdavid, right? But David's at 12.5, he's two more years after this. I see Drysidal at 8.5, what a steal with one more year after this. Yeah, that's a great point. If they don't make substantial… They don't have to make moves to the team, but if they don't have success, maybe Dry Side at the end of his contract next year just says, No, I want to try a different city for sure.

Great point. David says, In terms of where I see the Oilers at best finishing a top three visual spot as possible, but much further away, in my opinion, than a wildcard spot. Yeah, but the way they're playing, you never know. And two prior posts, how close the Oilers that come on points percentage to the Flames and haves. Yeah, they'll pass them for sure. For sure. Wise Kyle says, Jack's going to come up and kill it. Trust me. So Kyle, very curious. I like Jack Campbell a lot too. My cousin, Dusty, is a gold tending coach and worked a lot extensively with Jack Campbell in the L. A. Kings organization. Do you think that Jack is going to end up being the starter over Stuart Skinner, though? I know he's got the $5 million contract, right? Some stranger says the Cains are the same thing the Oars have, gold tenure lack thereof. Yeah, you guys saw that on Wednesday when you pumpled them six to one and you chased from the creased. Yeah. I don't know. I think I like the Oars gold tenure more than I like the Cains gold tening. By the way, it's funny you mentioned that the Cains makes sense.

Whereas Minnesota played in Vancouver and then headed to U for tonight, the Cains, I think they did Edmonton and Calgary, and then they're… I'm going to the game where they're playing in Vancouver tomorrow. Why is it called? Where will Ohtani sign and when? Well, it doesn't sound like it's going to be Toronto, does it? I don't follow baseball enough. I know my son Sean, the same guy who took the pitcher with the Van der Cain, has got a nice O'TanyTanny, a jersey from last season. I don't know. I don't know enough about baseball to give you a very educated guess. Luke says, cover, bust, after the start, they got as risky. All power to them unless they come up against my favorite team in the final. Who's your favorite team, Luke? Bust with Mcdrysidal if you've sold the farm would be so painful. Yeah, that's true. And are they going to sell the farm? I'm not sure what the track record of Ken Haalen has been in Edmonton and the way he's tinkered with the lineup. Yeah, actually, here's one thing I don't know anything about the Oilers, and I would love for you to educate me is how good is their prospect system?

Vancouver's prospect system, as soon as Patterson Hughes and Demco weren't prospects anymore, it went way down. And they're slowly beefing it up, once again, with some strong drafting. Let me know how good the Oilers prospect system is and what people are saying about it. Good points. Doug says, I only came here for Clay. Well, that's nice. I only came here for all of you. Wise cow. I'll state my bias, Jack's my cousin. Okay. I appreciate that. But was the bear goally from April first of last season? No, wise cow, I appreciate that. I'm not sure if everyone in here, the regular in Game War of Vancouver, know that he's your cousin. No, I appreciate that. We're all about stating our biases tonight and being honest and open with each other. You're saying that the Edmonton, Oilers Farm system is bare. Luke, your favorite team is the Leaves. You must be hoping, praying for a Leaves, Oilers final. Friends, we'll go for two more minutes. Get your last questions in for me. Either or oilers, my impressions of the oilers, impression of this game, playoff race, Van der Kain, Knucks, whatever you want, and then we'll wrap it up in the next couple of minutes.

Coach Rob, a regular in the Vancouver channels, is saying the oilers should hire Jim Benning because we really miss him in Vancouver. Remember, Coach Rob is the same guy that tried to sell you Andre Kuzmenko about 10 minutes ago, so take that for what it's worth. That's awesome, Coach Rob. Some stranger says, A couple of decent prospects, but nothing promising. So yeah, that just speaks to the urgency of the win now then, because you obviously, McDavid and Drysidal, you can't sell them on staying for a rebuild, especially if A, they're getting older, and B, the prospect system, the prospect pool isn't that great in Edmonton, then what are you selling them on? And I think that's a very, very tricky thing. Actually, that's a really good point because that's the same. It's analogous to what we've been talking about in Vancouver for Elias Petterson. There's still a question of what's the hold up? Is it the Cucks waiting or is it PD waiting, or is it both of them waiting? But part of it is you're not going to sell PD on a rebuild. What you're going to sell PD on is that we have a chance to win now.

And I think actually the Connect's quick start has surprised a lot of people. Doug, the and the Oilers played the same when the Oilers had that horrible start to the season. Yeah, the Elks were not good. I know that. Hey, Billy C is here. If it's the same Billy C that I think that I know. Why is Kyle says the Shark's GM was in the building? Your thoughts? The Sharks GM was in the Edmonton building tonight? I wonder who they are trying to peddle, who they're scouting. I don't know. That's interesting. Yeah, I go, and the Westcaste is, What is he looking at on the Oilers? I don't know. I don't know. I'm looking at the O'Lears Cap-Friendly page and the UFAS are Fogal, Yannmark, Brown, Ghanai, Ernie, Desharnay, and Calvin Pickard. Not a lot. There's not a lot there. Slim pickings when it comes to the UFAS. I didn't know Nuge Hawkins was signed for so long. And Zach Hyman. That's good. Both less than $6 million. That's pretty good. Luke says, The hockey Leveron Me would love an Oilers-Leaves final. The Leaves Leveron Me is terrified of that. Are you saying that you think the oilers will beat the Leaves in the final?

That's very interesting for sure. Some stranger, Nurse, Nuge, Hyman, all signed long term. I was just looking at that. Then I didn't know that Nurse. Yikes, 9.25. I'm not trying to start a debate or a fight, but I'll take Quinn Hughes at 7.8 over Darnell Nurse at 9.25, although Hughes is going to need a new contract in a couple of years. But still, I do like Echelman and I like Bouchard a lot. Bouchard at 3.9 is pretty good. Thank you, Billy, for being here because of me, although I'm going to be wrapping up in the next minute or so. So, Oilers fans, thank you. Thank you for putting up with me, for welcoming me. Don't worry, some combination of Zach, Avery, and Dennis will be back after the Oilers next game, which I believe is, when is it? It is on Sunday against the New Jersey Devils. It makes sense that all the teams that you're playing were playing at the same time because all these teams make their Western Canada swing. You played Carolina on Wednesday, we have them tomorrow. We played Minnesota last night, you played them today, beat them 4-3. Then we lost in New Jersey last Tuesday, they're heading, I guess, east now, and you get them on Sunday afternoon.

Wow! Oilers are in the middle of a massive homestead, just like the Conexar as well. Once again, Oilers fans, thank you. It's been my pleasure to fit to fill in for game over Edmonton tonight. I enjoyed watching the game, quite frankly. I enjoyed watching with David, DrySidal, Bouchard, a 4-3 victory for the Edmonton Oilers. They're six straight. They are now only one game under 500 as they have their eyes locked on the two central division teams that they're chasing, actually, three of them, that they're chasing for a wildcard spot. Then once they, I know they're going to succeed in doing that, then they're going to have their eyes locked in on the Vancouver Knucks. But we'll worry about that for another stream. So on your way out, make sure that you subscribe to this YouTube channel, SDPN. Make sure that you hit the notification bell. Make sure that you like the video as well. It helps us with the algorithm. And if you're listening on a podcast platform, make sure you rate and review. So thank you, O'Nears fans, for welcoming me. Thank you, Knux fans, for coming over and hanging out. And I can't wait to maybe hang out with Dennis, Zach, or Avery, excuse me, I just look at Kyle's chat.

Dennis, Zach, or Avery are maybe the next crossover stream. I think the Knux and the O'Nears get to face each other one more time before the season ends. Who knows? Maybe somehow, some way, we get to play each other in the playoffs. I hope you guys have a great weekend and that you stay safe and you stay healthy and you take care of yourselves and take care of each other. Have a great night and thanks again. Take care, everyone. Good night. Game over.