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The Oilers' playoff is officially over after a tough loss last night at Rogers Place, which meant there was plenty to talk about on the Monday episode of the Real Life podcast.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a rant from Wanye after the Oilers got knocked out of the playoffs last night in Game 6. While Oilers fans everywhere are upset about the way the playoff run ended, Wanye tried to spread some positivity about the way things ended. For the other guys, however, it was pretty tough to find any silver linings after the Oilers took a real step back after making the Western Conference Finals a year ago. Then again, getting hurt is a huge part of being a sports fan, ya know? With the Oilers sadness expressed, the guys then discussed whether or not they'll be watching the rest of the playoffs or if Edmonton being out of the mix means it's time to do literally anything else. Getting away from the Oilers, Chalmers then told a horrible story about his toe that was one of the mo

The Edmonton Oilers picked up a huge win last night in Game 4, and that meant the boys on the Real Life Podcast had plenty to talk about on the Thursday episode of Real Life.To kick off the podcast, the guys got started with a look at last night's game against the Vegas Golden Knights and how it was one of the most fun games we've seen in quite some time. Not only did the Oilers come to play, but the game ended up getting spicy by the time all was said and done. For some reason, that led Chalmers to complain about the way Oilers fans sing the Canadian National Anthem. Why does he get annoyed about this? It's a fair question. Wanye also wanted to talk about Steve Urkel appearing at the game for some strange reason, and how his being at Rogers Place has many Oilers fans wondering what he was doing there in the first place. Getting back to the game, the boys discussed Darnell Nurse getting suspended for a game after being tagged with an instigator for his fight with Nick Hague in the final moments

The Edmonton Oilers made their way back home for the first time since Game 5 against the L.A. Kings, and I was very curious about how the boys would perform after being away for so long. To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a recap of their trip to Vegas for the two boys that weren't able to be on the trip. Thankfully for those that heard the two on-location podcasts, the guys kept the recap quick as to not repeat the same stories over and over again. From there, Chalmers dove into a wild story about his kids after they accidentally bear maced themselves in one of the most chaotic scenes you'll ever hear. He also told the story of his missing iPad that is still up in High Level and how getting it back is proving to be incredibly difficult despite knowing exactly where it is. Changing gears entirely, the guys pivoted to talking about schoolyard games from back in the day and how the kids don't know what they're missing. Finally getting to the Oilers, the guys lo

The boys wrapped their trip down to Vegas by recording a new episode of the podcast from their hotel room. To kick things off, they talked about how yesterday got going. The Las Vegas strip was loaded with orange and blue and the atmosphere outside of the arena was incredible. There were high-fives everywhere and almost every bar leading up to the arena was packed. The guys shared stories of the people they met and also, what they did to try and manifest an Oilers victory (hint: it involves wagering a lot of money on the team). Of course, they had some extra cash in their pockets thanks to a big win at the plastic ponies the night before. Things got derailed a little bit as they relived their big victory and talked about what they did to celebrate after. Then, they dug into the Oilers big victory. Leon Draisaitl is absolutely unstoppable right now, Evander Kane dropped the quote of the playoffs, and Connor McDavid is starting to wake up. It feels like the series has shifted in the Oiler's favour.After the gam

Jay, Tyler, and Baggedmilk are in Las Vegas for the start of the second round. Kicking off the Thursday episode of Real Life, the guys got started by recounting their travel day to Vegas and what it was like to fly down and experience a playoff game in a fantastic destination. Before getting to the hockey game, the boys discussed the vibes outside of T-Mobile Arena and how many Oilers fans came down to watch the boys play. Getting to the game itself, it was hard not to feel disappointed about the way things played out after Edmonton failed to bring their A or even B-game on the first night of this series. Whether it was the passes to no one in particular or the defensive gaffs that always seemed to end up in the back of the net, there is plenty of room for improvement for an Oilers group that surely expects more from themselves. Speaking of mistakes, we also dug into some of those errors and wondered whether they will mean lineup changes for Game 2. Needless to say, if the Oilers are going to even up thi

A new week has landed and the Oilers punched their ticket to the second round, which meant there was a whole lot to talk about on the Monday episode of the Real Life podcast.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a chat about the Moss Pit from Saturday night and how we all hope that the good times don't get ruined by a few idiots that are causing mayhem. Leaving that nonsense alone, the guys dove into Saturday's game and how it was a massive win for the Oilers because of the way the game played out over 60 minutes. The guys also talked about Stuart Skinner's broken stick and how it was incredible to watch the Oilers bounce back from what could have been a devastating blow. For an Oilers team that is now on its second run past the first round, it's been interesting to see the way the boys are able to lean on lessons learned from a year ago. Changing gears, the guys looked around the NHL as there were a couple of dragons were slayed by underdog teams that no one expected. With Bo

Another Thursday has landed on your calendar, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with another hour of nonsense and (maybe) some Oilers talk to wrap up your week. On today’s show, the guys talked about Tyler's fancy feast, the gap between Game 5 and Game 6, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Thursday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a discussion about Tyler finally eating cat food after losing a bet earlier in the season. As you'll hear, the experience was fantastic for everyone at Nation HQ as the anticipation for the event has been ramping up mightily over the last few days. Needless to say, you'll want to watch the video on Baggedmilk's Instagram. Getting back to the Oilers, the guys tried to figure out how we're a few days out from Game 6 happening and still have no idea what time the boys will be playing at. We also wondered which team will benefit from having the extended break or whether neither side would want to wait that long to get going again. Looking aro

Jay, Tyler, and Baggedmilk are in Los Angeles and that meant the need for a special edition of the Real Life podcast.Kicking off the show, the guys got started with a recap of their trip to LA from getting on the plane in Edmonton to being at the game to knocking out a round of golf this morning at the hotel. As you'll hear, the boys are having a blast in LA despite the horrific results of the hockey game last night. Yet, at the same time, it was hard to ignore some of the annoying Kings fans that were in the building and how they don't seem to really know why they were chirping at us. Digging into the hockey game, the guys discussed how frustrating it is for the Oilers to be down 2-1 in this series despite outplaying the Kings handily at even strength. To put it lightly, the Oilers need to bring it in Game 4. The guys then talked about what else they're getting up to while in California, including a trip to the beach, an Anaheim Angels game, and some pre-game rituals that they'll be doing on Sunday to try an

Another Thursday has landed on your calendar, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with another hour of nonsense and (maybe) some Oilers talk to wrap up your week. On today’s show, the guys talked about the first two games against the Kings, feeling playoff stresses again, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Thursday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a look at last night's win in Game 2 and how it was the only result the Oilers could have or they would have been in real trouble. The wild thing about that win is that the Oilers kicked off the night with a near perfect period before mistakes led to the Kings fighting their way back into a tie game. Thankfully, some magic by Klim Kostin early in the third period restored the Oilers' lead that they would not give up this time, evening up the series in what was a must-win affair for Edmonton. From there, Chalmers told what can only be described as a ridiculous story about his night at Rogers Place and how many rye and cokes he ha

A new week has landed and the Oilers officially clinched home ice for the first round, which meant there was a whole lot to talk about on the Monday episode of the Real Life podcast.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a look at some Stanley Cup predictions after Wanye watched Daily Faceoff Live and saw Tyler say the Rangers were going to take it. As he was trying to explain himself, Baggedmilk and Wayne busied themselves with betting on the Oilers to win the Stanley Cup. With the betting talk out of the way, the guys looked at the matchup versus the Los Angeles Kings and what the boys need to do to make sure they win this series. With some Oilers talk and predictions out of the way, the guys talked about some of the other series that will be kicking off tonight and specifically which ones we'd want to watch. Lastly, the guys wrapped up the Monday episode of Real Life by putting together a squad bet for tonight's game against the Kings. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy

We’re calling this our playoff hype episode and to help us get fired up for the upcoming playoff run we brought former Oilers defenseman Ladi Smid back onto the pod to tell us why this Oilers team is built to go on a deep run. To start things off, they picked his brain and got some thoughts on the Oilers' blueline. Ladi is loving what he’s seeing from Mattias Ekholm early in his Oilers career. He also hit on the season that Darnell Nurse has been having and how Evan Bouchard’s game has turned around.There is one player on this Oilers team that Ladi was teammates with and that is our boy Ryan Nugent-Hopkins. He talked about getting to play with ‘The Nuge’ earlier in his career and how he’s adjusted his game en route to becoming a 100-point scorer in the NHL.The conversation then flowed into Ladi’s new gig with the Edmonton Oil Kings, the future of fighting in the game, and also bringing his own son up through minor hockey in Edmonton.To wrap up the pod, they talked about how excited he is for playoff hockey in

A new week has landed and the Oilers officially clinched home ice for the first round, which meant there was a whole lot to talk about on the Monday episode of the Real Life podcast.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with an array of topics that ranged from betting on the Masters to the Oilers to trying to figure out who Edmonton will face in the first round of the playoffs. With the randomness out of the way, the guys discussed the argument that Tyler started on Twitter that suggested block cheese is significantly better than pre-shredded cheese. With that out of the way, the guys got back to some Oilers talk as we still do not know who the boys will be facing in round one. Depending on how the next few games play out, the list of potential opponents the Oilers could face only seems to be getting wider. With that in mind, the guys spent some time on which team they would prefer to play in round one, not only for the series itself but also for the potential travel plans. Lastly,

Another Thursday has landed on your calendar, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with another hour of nonsense and (maybe) some Oilers talk to wrap up your week. On today’s show, the guys talked about Nuge hitting 100 points, buying tickets to the Masters, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Thursday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a look at Ryan Nugent-Hopkins hitting 100 points last night against the Anaheim Ducks. Before the guys even got rolling on the RNH talk, the guys got distracted by talk of the Avatar guy that lives in Edmonton and whether or not he regrets tattooing himself blue. As you'll hear, this conversation went on for probably way too long as Baggedmilk and Wanye wouldn't let it go. Getting back to the Oilers, the guys wondered what to expect over the final three games of the season. Will Jay Woodcroft rest his big guys down the stretch? Changing gears, the guys spent some time talking about whether or not Jay can hit a ball out of Re/Max Field if given

A new week has landed and the Oilers clinched their playoff spot on Saturday, which meant there was a whole lot to talk about on the Monday episode of the Real Life podcast.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with another look back at #ChumGate after the guys started podcast with an old intro from years ago. Next up, the guys looked at what's happening with A.I. right now after Wanye found a fake Jay-Z track that sounds almost exactly like the hip hop icon. Sticking with fake news, the guys then talked about Cam Lewis' April Fool's Day joke that said Connor McDavid was suspended for six games after his hit on Mikey Anderson. With that out of the way, the guys talked about the Oilers' clinching their playoff spot on Saturday against the Ducks and how it was a dominant performance by the Oilers against a team they should beat every time. Changing gears, the guys spent some time talking about baseball after the MLB season is finally underway after instituting a h

Another Thursday has landed on your calendar, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with another hour of nonsense and (maybe) some Oilers talk to wrap up your week. On today’s show, the guys talked about MLB season tickets, Tyler not knowing his colours, and a whole lot more.To kick off the Thursday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a quick chat about HockeyFights.com after The Athletic wrote an article about the site earlier in the week. But what Tyler actually wanted to talk about was opening day for MLB season and how the Jays' first game of the year is at 2 PM even though everyone has to work. That led the guys to talking about baseball season tickets and how it's such a slog to have so many games to go to that it's hard to understand how they make sense. From there, the podcast fell off the rails a little bit as the guys learned that Tyler can't tell the difference between maroon and red. That led the guys to wonder what other secrets Tyler is keeping. Changing gears, the

A new week has landed and the Oilers' winning streak was snapped on Saturday, which meant there was a whole lot to talk about on the Monday episode of the podcast.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a random food conversation after news came out that Tyler will be eating cat food after the Boston Bruins clinched the Atlantic Division. After a few minutes spent trying to convince Tyler to eat an entire can of cat food, the conversation then turned to a revelation from Jay that he doesn't own a microwave. That led the guys to discuss what other weird things are happening in their houses and whether or not they have any other oddities going on in their lives that need to come out. Getting back to the Oilers, the guys spent about two seconds talking about hockey before the podcast fell off the rails again. Instead, they wrapped up the podcast with a random mish-mash of betting talk, score predictions, and takes on what the Oilers need to do to beat the Coyotes tonight at Mullett

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A new week has landed, the Nation's 15th birthday party is in the books, and the Oilers are rolling, which meant there was a whole lot to talk about on the Monday episode of the podcast.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a recap of Saturday's Oilersnation birthday party and how it was an incredible day spent with hundreds of fellow Nation Citizens. From the moment the party started to when it wrapped up with a team dinner at Japanese Village, the guys recapped what was an incredible day for everyone in attendance and how grateful they all were to have everyone back at the Pint Downtown. Lastly, the guys wrapped up the podcast with Lars and Tim from Oilersnation Germany for another recap of their trip to Edmonton, including what it was like to meet Devin Shore after Thursday's game against the Stars. As you'll hear, the guys have been in town for three Oilers wins and a huge Nation viewing party, which is a stark contrast from the last time the group was in town ahead o

Another Thursday has landed on your calendar, which means the boys from the Real Life Podcast are back with another hour of nonsense and (maybe) some Oilers talk to wrap up your week. On today’s show, the guys welcomed Nils and Tim from Oilersnation Germany, sampled some candies, and a whole lot more.Kicking off the second episode of Real Life of the week, the podcast got started by welcoming Nils and Tim from Oilersnation Germany as they kicked off their own #NationVacation for the week. From the 22-hour journey it took to get here to meeting Leon Draisaitl after the Oilers/Sens game to shutting down a curling rink, it was fun for the boys to listen to their experiences and how much fun they're already having over the first couple of days. Next up, the boys tried a bunch of German candies and gave their reviews. Getting back to the Oilers, the squad previewed tonight's game against the Stars and how this is a huge matchup given that Dallas could end up being a first round opponent if the Oilers get stuck in

A new week has landed and another #NationVacation is in the books, which meant there was a whole lot to talk about on the Monday episode of the podcast.To kick off the Monday episode of Real Life, the guys got started with a look at Psy after Wanye told Baggedmilk that he wanted to have a Gangnam Style button on the Rodecaster. That conversation somehow led to Baggedmilk talking about his favourite TikToker, The Whizzard, and how the stories never seem to end with this guy. Changing gears, the guys turned the podcast toward the #NationVacation and how it was a fantastic time despite the horrific results of the hockey game. As you'll hear, these trips are always amazing and offer up an experience that you can't get anywhere else. Next up, Chalmers wanted to give the guys another Ja Morant update as the bad news just keeps coming for the NBA star after some leaked photos of him hit the Internet over the weekend. Lastly, the guys wrapped up the podcast with a look at the Oilers' schedule and how the pressur