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5/2/26 Illegal Curve Hockey Show
Guests: Kelly Moore of of 680 CJOB and Moose play-by-play voice Daniel Fink.
Where do the Oilers go from here?
It’s over. Just like that, a season that felt like it had a little bit of everything came to an abrupt halt in only six games, and now the Edmonton Oilers are left to pick up the pieces after a first-round exit that doesn’t sit right with anyone who believed it had more to give….
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | May 2, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
Oilersnation Radio: Breaking down the Oilers’ Game 6 loss and looking ahead at a busy summer
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 the Oilers’ first-round exit, what changes to expect in Edmonton, line combinations, injury updates, and more. We kicked off the Friday episode of ONR with…
Pagnotta: Oilers will be ‘very bold’ this summer in improving team
One NHL insider believes the Edmonton Oilers will be “bold” this offseason. David Pagnotta joined The Sheet with Jeff Marek on Friday, the morning after the Oilers season came to an end in Game 6 against the Anaheim Ducks. It was a disappointing finish to the season, and with Connor McDavid’s two-year extension about to begin…
Oilers Prospect Update: Bakersfield season comes to an end as they fall to Coachella Valley in the first round
Unfortunately, the Bakersfield Condors season has come to a halting stop after losing game three by a score of 6-2 against the Coachella Valley Firebirds and ultimately dropping the series 2-1. After finishing the regular season with 37 wins, 23 losses, eleven overtime losses, and a shootout loss, the Condors found themselves in fifth place…
NHL Notebook: Malkin okay with leaving the Penguins, Jack Adams finalists named, and more
One of the Pittsburgh Penguins’ longest-tenured players could be out the door this offseason. So far there has been little to no discussion reported between Evgeni Malkin and the Penguins. Before the season began, Josh Yohe of The Athletic reported that they would not be bringing their assistant captain back after the 2025-26 season. However,…
Blues sign former Oiler Dylan Holloway to five-year, $7.75 million AAV extension
The St. Louis Blues have locked up a key piece of their future, signing pending restricted free agent Dylan Holloway to a five-year contract extension, the club announced Friday. The deal will pay him an AAV of $7.75 million when it kicks in next season, The Athletic’s Jeremy Rutherford reported. HOLLO-STAY Dylan Holloway has agreed…
It’s time to raise the standard in Edmonton
This is exactly how this Oilers season deserved to end. We should have seen this one coming from miles away. The Edmonton Oilers bowed out in the first round to the Anaheim Ducks in six games Thursday night. Puck luck favoured the Ducks last night, combined with a lack of urgency from the Oilers, and…
Winnipeg Jets prospect Garrett Brown to make pro debut in 2nd round of Calder Cup Playoffs
The big D man goes from the pressure of a National Championship game to Game 1 of the second round.
Manitoba Moose Playoff Practice Report
Final day of practice in Winnipeg before Game 1 on Saturday.
‘Too hurt too soon’: Injuries including fractures no excuse, but factor into early playoff exit, Oilers players say
Injuries will always play a factor in the NHL playoffs. Every team is going to deal with them at some point, but for the Edmonton Oilers, they piled up early. They entered the postseason with Leon Draisaitl recovering from a medical collateral ligament injury in his knee, Zach Hyman dealing with something that kept him…
After quieter season, Samuel Fagemo’s scoring touch could be key for Manitoba Moose
Fagemo’s journey has taken him from Sweden to a key role with the Moose as they enter the second round.
Report: McDavid ‘likely going to’ expect Oilers to deliver on ‘specific roster adjustments this summer’
Summer has arrived early in Edmonton this year, with the Oilers eliminated from the playoffs far sooner than any in the market hoped. While locker room cleanout, exit interviews, and some difficult conversations are soon to follow, so will the noise around what this offseason could look like. After all, two months from today unrestricted…
The Day After +6.0: A monotonous regular season bleeds into playoffs as ‘average’ Oilers end up disappointed
When Connor McDavid talked before the start of the 2026 NHL playoffs, sharing how the regular season has become monotonous, it didn’t come as a surprise. After all, with back-to-back trips to the Stanley Cup Final, the regular season has become somewhat of a formality for the Edmonton Oilers. So did the first round of…
Oilers flat on elimination day, the Ducks deserved to win, and a long summer of questions
The Edmonton Oilers handled their business to stave off elimination on Tuesday, but with Game 6 happening on the road, it was going to take an even better effort if they were going to do it again. Unfortunately, we didn’t get a better effort. Not even close. Instead, the Anaheim Ducks basically controlled the game…
A brief history of the playoff penalty shot, suddenly the NHL's hottest new trend
Something weird happened in the NHL last week. And for a change, it was something fun. Specifically, it happened four times: In Game 2 between the Flyers and Penguins last Monday, later that same night in Game 2 between Carolina and Ottawa, the next night in Game 2 between the Kings and Avalanche, and then again two nights later in Game 3 between the Sabres and Bruins. Each of those games featured a penalty shot. That’s relatively rare in the playoffs. There have been only 94 postseason penalt...
Winnipeg Jets Morning Papers: Today’s Hockey Headlines | May 1, 2026
A daily roundup of Jets, Moose coverage — all the pro hockey news that matters in Manitoba and beyond.
‘Change the coach, ideally the GM too’: Oilers fans react to earliest playoff elimination since 2021
For the first time since 2020, the Edmonton Oilers will not be playing hockey in May. A new champion of the Western Conference will be crowned this season. Fans will have plenty of words to describe this season. Some will say it was fatigue, lack of effort, or even laziness. As the Anaheim Ducks put…
Oilers eliminated from 2026 playoffs after Game 6 loss to Ducks: Recap, Reaction and Highlights
Well, there’s always next year. The Edmonton Oilers’ season came to an end on Thursday evening, as they fell 5-2 to the Anaheim Ducks in Game 6. It’s the first time that the Oilers have been eliminated in the first round since they were swept by the Winnipeg Jets in 2021. Let’s take a look…
Real Life Podcast: Looking ahead at Game 6 and what the Oilers need to do to push a Game 7
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 Oilers‘ Game 5 win, what the boys need to do to push Game 7, the special teams problems, and much more. The guys kicked off…
NHL Notebook: Evgeni Malkin’s future up in the air after Penguins playoff exit
The Pittsburgh Penguins trio of Evgeni Malkin, Sidney Crosby, and Kris Letang have been together for 20 years, but could be split up after losing their series to the Philadelphia Flyers on Wednesday. The Pens dropped Game 6 by a score of 1-0 in overtime to the Flyers, after crawling back from being down 3-0…
GDB +6.0: Oilers want to make Ducks feel playoff pressure in Game 6 (8 PM, CBC)
The Anaheim Ducks entered this series as the underdog with fourteen players making their playoff debuts against a team with back-to-back Stanley Cup appearances. The Edmonton Oilers were expected to win, but the Ducks gained a 3-1 series lead, before dropping Game 5 in Edmonton. And tonight, for the first time in the series, the…
Scenes from Morning Skate: Oilers’ McDavid doesn’t skate, Dickinson ‘game-time’ decision before Game 6
Neither Connor McDavid nor Jason Dickinson participated in morning skate for the Edmonton Oilers on Thursday. The Oilers are again in a must-win situation ahead of Game 6 against the Anaheim Ducks. McDavid and Dickinson didn’t take morning skate before Game 5, either, and were listed as “game-time decisions.” Both played. “We won 4-1. We…
Winnipeg Jets prospect Nikita Chibrikov not an option for Moose as injury is season ending
Another blow for the Moose as they won't be getting the feisty Jets prospect for playoffs.