OilCast for March 20th, 2017 with you host George Eliopoulos. Can you smell it? I’m catching a whiff of that sweet, unfamiliar aroma of playoff hockey! With a huge 2-0 win against the Kings, the Oilers are all but in! Tonight I celebrate our playoff chances, talk some McDavid, read some tweets, then dive into Cam Talbot’s workload.
Mar 21, 2017
17 min
OilCast for March 16, 2017 with your host George Eliopoulos. Edmonton put up a 7 spot for the second straight game in a very fun 7-4 win over the Bruins. Today I discuss Secondary scoring, Ponder the question of it’s possible to have too many left wingers, touch on the special teams, play 6 million dollar man and FINALLY get into Hart Trophy talk.
Mar 17, 2017
23 min
Oilcast for March 14th, 2017 with your host George Eliopoulos. Edmonton got back in the win column in a big way! It was a 7-1 beatdown of the Dallas Stars on home ice. In this show I talk about balanced scoring, getting in the dirty areas, some issues on defence, and talk through the possibilities for a first line shuffle.
Mar 15, 2017
25 min
Oilcast for March 12, 2017 with your host George Eliopoulos. Very, very disappointing loss at home against the Montreal Canadiens. Today I discuss why this was the worst game in almost three weeks, a big power play opportunity we missed on, a college free agent we might sign, and review the Pens game as well.
Mar 13, 2017
24 min
Oilcast for March 7, 2017 with your host George Eliopoulos. We gave up a much needed two points against the New York Islanders, but I don’t think it was all negative. Today I’ll be discussing the Oilers' defence getting a little antsy, the growing issue of the PK, my new love David Desharnais and what it’s going to take to win down the stretch.
Mar 8, 2017
20 min
OilCast for March 4th 2017, hosted by George Eliopoulos. 4-3 win at home against the Detroit Red Wings. This episode I discuss the complete team effort, , David Desharnais’ first game in the Orange and Blue, the favourable schedule down the stretch, and try to figure out why Pete Chiarelli can’t or won’t pronounce names right.
Mar 5, 2017
17 min
The Oilers snapped the Florida Panthers 5 game win streak thanks to Kris Russell’s first goal of the season, winning 4-3. This episode I discuss the Oilers injury woes on the back end, McDavid’s bounce back performance, the urgency it takes to win down the stretch, and read your tweets.
Feb 24, 2017
17 min
3-1 loss at the hands of the Tampa Bay Lightning, ending the Oilers three game winning streak. I hit on the backup goalie situation after Laurent Brossoit got the start, Connor McDavid being outplayed (Whaaaa), a mid game line shuffle, and a great performance from the fourth line.
Feb 22, 2017
17 min