Oil Spills: A podcast on the Edmonton Oilers

NHL beat writer Jim Matheson has been on the road with the Edmonton Oilers for the last week and a half, starting in Germany, where the team played an exhibition game in centre Leon Draisaitl’s home town of Cologne, followed by their regular-season debut in Gothenburg, Sweden, against the New Jersey Devils, a 5-2 loss. And now, the Oilers will make their debut on North American ice on Thursday, Oct. 11, 2018, facing the host Boston Bruins — a potentially tough matchup as are most of their games at the beginning of the 2018-19 NHL schedule. Host Craig Ellingson and fellow hockey writer Derek Van Diest talk to Matty on Wednesday, Oct. 10, about the Oilers’ seemingly uphill climb of the schedule, reaction to their loss in Sweden, lineup changes on the bottom two forward lines, the continuing education of the young defence, including rookie Evan Bouchard, and the notable play of Oilers forward Milan Lucic, who was a bright light in the loss to the Devils.