Game four and How the Oilers have matched up against the Ducks on the CBC Edmonton News (TV)

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I joined Adrienne Pan on the CBC Edmonton News this evening to talk about game four and how the Oilers have matched up against the Ducks in the series. Clip starts around the 18 minute mark: CBC Edmonton News (2017, May 4)

Topics we covered:

  • What happened after their great start in the first period
  • Missed calls and penalties
  • How the Oilers match up with the Ducks (Goals, shots, scoring chances, goaltending)
  • Eberle’s struggles
  • Potential changes for game five

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Re-cap of Game One Against the Ducks on the CBC Edmonton News (TV)

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I joined Adrienne Pan on the CBC Edmonton News to talk Oilers/Ducks. Clip is here, starts around the 18:20 mark: CBC Edmonton News (2017, April 27)

Topics we covered:

  • Contributions of Letestu, Larsson and Draisaitl in game one
  • Looked at the shots at even-strength (Data from HockeyStats.ca)
  • How McDavid and RNH handled their matchups
  • Potential changes for the Ducks and Oilers for game two

Previewing Round Two Against the Ducks on the CBC Edmonton News (TV)

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I joined Adrienne Pan on the CBC Edmonton News this evening to preview round two between the Oilers and Ducks. Our segment starts 12 minutes into the newscast: CBC Edmonton News (2017, April 25)

Topics we discussed:

  • What the keys were to beating the Sharks
  • How the Oilers and Ducks finished the regular season; looked at even-strength numbers (Data from Natural Stat Trick)
  • How the Oilers matched up head-to-head against the Ducks in their five games
  • The Ducks strengths and who has the edge
  • My own prediction (Oilers in 7) 😉

Re-capping Game Five on the CBC Edmonton News (TV)

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I joined Adrienne Pan on the CBC Edmonton News to talk about game five between the Oilers and Sharks. Clip is here, starts a few minutes in: CBC Edmonton News (2017, April 21)

Topics we discussed:

  • Overtime thriller
  • What the Oilers did well against the Sharks
  • Compared the shot attempts (Data from HockeyStats.ca)
  • Emergence of Nugent-Hopkins
  • Importance of depth players
  • Martin Jones vs Cam Talbot

 

Talking Oilers and Re-capping Game 4 on the CBC Edmonton News (TV) and CBC Radio Active

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I joined Adrienne Pan on the CBC Edmonton News to talk about the blowout loss in San Jose and what we can expect for game five. Clip is here and starts around the 10 minute mark: CBC Edmonton News (2017, April 19).

Topics we covered:

  • What went wrong in game four
  • What areas the team will need to improve on
  • Compared the goal and shot metrics at even-strength over the first four games

 

I also joined Portia Clark on CBC Radio Active in the afternoon to talk about the loss and preview game five. Clip is here: What Happened to the Oilers Last Night? – CBC Radio Active (2017, April 19)

Big thank you to the crews at both shows. They do an awesome job putting it all together and make it all very enjoyable.

Recapping Game 1 Against the Sharks on the CBC Edmonton News (TV)

I joined Sandra Batson on the CBC Edmonton News to talk about the loss in game one against the Sharks, and preview game 2. Will post the link when it becomes available.

Topics we covered:

  • Getting out-shot badly (used some graphics from Natural Stat Trick)
  • What areas the team needs to improve on heading into game two (i.e., line matching, penalty issues)
  • San Jose’s flaws and what the Oilers did well

 

Previewing the Oilers-Sharks Series on the CBC Edmonton News (TV)

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I joined Adrienne Pan on the CBC Edmonton News this evening to talk Oilers and their upcoming series against the Sharks. Clip is here and starts around the nine minute mark: CBC Edmonton News (2017, April 11)

Topics we covered:

  • The final stretch of the regular season, and the play of McDavid and Talbot
  • Improved play of Lucic, Eberle and RNH over the last month
  • Importance of depth players in the playoffs
  • Areas for improvement
  • How the Oilers match up against the Sharks

I’ll also be making an appearance on the news on Thursday night to preview game 2 and will be on more frequently for the duration of the playoffs. Looking forward to it!

Talking Oilers and Potential Playoff Berth on the CBC Edmonton News (TV) and Radio Active

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I joined Kim Trynacity on the CBC Edmonton News last night to preview the game against the Kings and potentially clinching a playoff spot. Link is here, clip starts around the 19:30 mark: CBC Edmonton News (2017, March 28).

Topics we discussed:

  • Could the Oilers beat the Kings tonight
  • Keys to success this season
  • MVP season for McDavid
  • Cam Talbot’s play
  • Potential first round matchups

Quick note: the graphic we used to highlight the team’s goal-share at even-strength and a breakdown of McDavid’s numbers had a small error in it. The goal-share for the team was supposed to be 53.9%, not 59%. Data was pulled from Natural Stat Trick.

I also joined Trisha Estabrooks on CBC Radio Active on Tuesday afternoon.

 

Talking Oilers and the Playoff Race on the CBC Edmonton News (TV)

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I joined Adrienne Pan on the CBC Edmonton News on Tuesday evening to talk Oilers and the playoff race. Link is here, clip starts around the 21 minute mark: CBC Edmonton News (2017, March 14)

Topics we touched on:

  • Losses against Pittsburgh and Montreal and areas for concern
  • Potentially shaking up the line combinations
  • Could the Oilers miss the playoffs
  • Potential first round match-up if they do make it
  • Cam Talbot’s workload
  • Upcoming week and what to expect

A big thank you to the team at CBC for putting it all together! Always appreciate the work they do.