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Oilersnation Radio: World Cup fever, and can the Oilers actually win a Darnell Nurse trade?
It’s Friday afternoon, which means a fresh episode of Oilersnation Radio is ready to massage your eardrums with an hour of off-season Oilers talk. On today’s podcast, the fellas discussed Darnell Nurse’s trade request, where he might end up, the Mike Babcock situation, line combinations, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR…
NHL Notebook: Maple Leafs interview Joe Pavelski; John Tortorella anticipates Game 7 leaving clothes in Carolina
The Toronto Maple Leafs continue to explore all options regarding their vacant head coach position, as Joe Pavelski confirms that he was officially interviewed for the job. While attending the American Century Championship on Thursday, former NHL’er Pavelski was asked about more than just golf. When questioned about the Leafs’ interest in him as a…
5 teams Oilers’ Nurse could waive his no-trade clause for
It’s going to be a busy off-season for the Edmonton Oilers. The 2025-26 season hasn’t even finished yet, and it’s already been chaotic. They fired Kris Knoblauch shortly after falling in six to the Anaheim Ducks in the first round. That has started a whole thing, but there’s also been a lot of smoke surrounding…
Oilers’ Connor McDavid and Evan Bouchard named to NHL all-star teams
A pair of Edmonton Oilers were ranked among the NHL’s elite on Friday morning. 2025-26 Ted Lindsay winner Connor McDavid earned a selection on the NHL’s First All-Star Team, while defenceman Evan Bouchard was named to the NHL’s Second All-Star Team. McDavid’s sixth appearance on the First All-Star Team is the most among active centremen,…
Oilers’ Darnell Nurse prefers Eastern Conference, drawing ‘legitimate interest’
More information on Darnell Nurse’s trade preferences is coming out after he agreed to seek a trade from the Edmonton Oilers. The news broke on Wednesday that Nurse has requested a trade, providing a list of 3-5 teams the left-shot defenceman would waive his full no-move clause to go to. Elliotte Friedman said on the…
Babcock obsessed with power, says former player Frank Corrado
The Edmonton Oilers have sure gotten themselves into a mess, haven’t they? The Mike Babcock saga has quickly turned the biggest off-season in franchise history into a soap opera. The outside noise has reached a fever pitch across the hockey world. Former defenceman Frank Corrado, who played for Babcock in Toronto in 2015-16 and 2016-17,…
Saying goodbye to Oilers’ Darnell Nurse, even if we’re not technically there yet
Nothing is done yet, no trade has been made, so let’s start by acknowledging that before anyone start lighting me up in the comments or arguing about what this unknown trade will look like. As of this moment, Darnell Nurse is still an Edmonton Oiler, but after Mark Spector and Elliotte Friedman reported that he’s…
What was history’s best hockey game to be decided by the worst goal?
We’re down to one or two games left in one of the best Stanley Cup finals in recent memory, if not of all time . And it’s possible that no game will be more memorable than Saturday night’s Game 3, which featured a record-breaking hat trick, a penalty shot, two waved-off goals, one of the greatest third-period comebacks in playoff history, and two periods of overtime. And then… it ended like it did. Yeah, that’s not ideal. But it’s also not rare, because a surprising number of legendary h...
Long Read: Mike Babcock’s history and what this hiring would mean for the Oilers
Successful teams don’t just influence how opponents build their rosters. They influence how organizations think about leadership. This year’s Stanley Cup Final features two perennial contenders that have built their success in different ways. The Carolina Hurricanes have become one of hockey’s most forward-thinking and analytical organizations, while the Vegas Golden Knights remain the league’s…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | June 12, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Real Life Podcast: Darnell Nurse’s trade request, Mike Babcock, and Tyler’s trip to Vegas
Thursday afternoon means a fresh episode of Real Life was recorded and edited, and it’s ready to help you wrap up the week. On today’s podcast, the guys discussed the Darnell Nurse trade request, the Mike Babcock rumours, and much more. The guys kicked off this week’s episode of Real Life with a conversation about…
Oilers’ Connor McDavid finishes second in Hart Trophy voting
The NHL unveiled the winner of the Hart Memorial Trophy on Thursday ahead of Game 5 of the Stanley Cup Final, with the trophy going to Tampa Bay Lightning winger Nikita Kucherov. As a result, Edmonton Oilers captain Connor McDavid finished second in voting for the Hart Trophy, finishing only 10 points behind Kucherov for…
Oilers chaotic coaching search has become a soap opera
Early in his NHL career, Wayne Gretzky appeared on the soap opera, The Young and the Restless. He played a mobster out of “The Edmonton Office.” Gretzky was a big fan of soap operas and was thrilled when he was asked to be on the show. In the 1980s, being on a soap opera was…
‘Ran another one out of town’: Oilers fans react to Darnell Nurse’s trade request
Some Edmonton Oilers fans used to pray for times like this. News dropped Thursday afternoon when Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Mark Spector reported that Darnell Nurse had requested a trade out of Edmonton, that it’s time for a fresh start for the defenceman. Fans and media alike took to social media instantly to share their…
Oilers trade rumours: Kings, Penguins named as teams Darnell Nurse would accept trade to
Among the three-to-five teams that Edmonton Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse is willing to accept a trade to are believed to be the Los Angeles Kings and Pittsburgh Penguins, The Fourth Period’s David Pagnotta reported Thursday. A week after a report from Sportsnet’s Mark Spector indicated the Oilers would be approaching Nurse to see if he’d be willing…
Can the Oilers win a Darnell Nurse trade?
Darnell Nurse was a victim of his own success in 2021 – he could never live up to the massive contract he signed with the Edmonton Oilers after his 16-goal season in the all-Canadian COVID division. The truth is, he’s never been that guy, viewing himself as better offensively than he truly was. The mistakes…
Babcock or not, how the next Oilers head coach can hold players accountable
Smarter people than I have already asked the necessary questions. Why are the Oilers going down this road with Babcock? What could they possibly be thinking? No, really, what’s the upside? They tell us not to worry. The thing about it is that as fans, all we have is our worry. Or our elation, our…
Oilers defenceman Darnell Nurse requests trade, provides list of 3-5 teams
One of the longest-serving members of the Edmonton Oilers has requested a trade. A week after a report surfaced that the organization would approach Darnell Nurse to ask him to waive his no-movement clause, Sportsnet’s Elliotte Friedman and Mark Spector reported Thursday that the defenceman wants out. The previous report, from Spector, indicated that the…
Oilers Trade Tree: How they fumbled trading away Pat Maroon
Drafting was a huge problem during the Edmonton Oilers’ Decade of Darkness. Just over a year after coming oh so close to winning the sixth Stanley Cup in franchise history, the Oilers had three first-round picks in the 2007 draft. The sixth overall pick was used to select Sam Gagner, the 15th overall pick (acquired…
Evan Bouchard has a career year: Oilers 2025-26 player review
Welcome to Oilersnation’s annual player review series, where we dive into the Edmonton Oilers season player by player. We’ll look back at the season that was, what kind of impact each player had, and what we could see from them next season. You can read about the analytics behind my analysis here. An emphatic turnaround Evan Bouchard is…
All-Powerful Mother Nature
The image to the left isn't from some new movie or television show. That was one instance of the sky over Manitoba last night, and the storm that hit the southern portion of the province left behind a pile of problems including flooding and power outages for many people. I am happy to report that HBIC Headquarters suffered no major damage, but I am very limited in my efforts to do anything surrounding this blog thanks to having no internet for a second day. I do realize that this is a first-wo...
The Hockey Show - Episode 716
The Hockey Show , Canada's only campus-produced radio show that strictly talks hockey, is operating a little shorthanded today as Jason will join us from Montreal after flying out for the Scintillation conference ! He'll be a busy man on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday so we'll get him ready to chat by having him join by phone once he's settled in the "Paris of North America". We have some interesting stories to go over tonight, and we may even squeeze in an exit interview if everything works out...
Oilers 2025-26 Prospect Review: Asher Barnett shines in freshman season with Michigan
After a great two years with the United States National Team development program, the Edmonton Oilers selected Asher Barnett in the fifth round of the 2025 NHL Draft, and I wrote about how his defensive play stood out to me. Now the Michigan Wolverine has continued to show off his impressive defensive play in his…
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | June 11, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Better Lait Than Never: The Oilers want Mike Babcock, but the NHLPA wants its investigation first
It’s been another wild week around here with the Oilers rollercoaster making another loop, and I’ve got a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never ready to recap it all. On today’s podcast, I discussed the Stanley Cup Final, the Oilers’ plan to hire Mike Babcock, the NHLPA asking for an investigation, and more. Needless…
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