There is no better time in your week than when the notification comes through that a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never has been posted on your favourite podcast app. This week, we&#8217;re discussing the Oilers&#8217; struggles, scoring issues, my trip to Toronto, and much more.
I started this week&#8217;s episode of BLTN with an explanation of why I&#8217;m recording a day early and what I&#8217;ll be up to in Toronto over the next few days. As much as I enjoy living on a plane these days, the same can not be said for red-eye flights, which is what I&#8217;ll be taking tonight to head out east. Will I sleep on the plane? Unlikely. Will I complain about it the entire time I&#8217;m in Toronto? Yes. Yes, I will. On the bright side, Survivor is back for another season, which means another handful of weeks where I get to swoon over my new hero, Jeff Probst.
Turning the podcast back to the Oilers, I started with a breakdown of <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-slump-busters-buffalo-sabres-evan-bouchard-depth-scoring">Monday&#8217;s loss to the Sabres</a> and how it&#8217;s truly puzzling that Edmonton continues to struggle against mediocre opponents. Despite starting hot as a pistol, our boys couldn&#8217;t beat Buffalo&#8217;s goaltender with any of their early chances, which seemed to put them in a funk. I also covered the fanbase&#8217;s reaction to <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-2025-nhl-trade-deadline-live-blog">what Stan Bowman did at the trade deadline</a>, and how it always makes me laugh how angry we get regardless of what the GM actually gets done.
Finally, I wrapped up this quick episode of BLTN with a guest Righteous Sack Beating before wrapping up the show with another round of voicemails that were as entertaining as they were all over the map. The inbox was so funny again this week, and I got plenty of laughs from your ideas, feedback, and voicemails. As always, I sat back and laughed while listening to everything that&#8217;s been on your mind over the last seven days.
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There is no better time in your week than when the notification comes through that a fresh episode of Better Lait Than Never has been posted on your favourite podcast app. This week, we're discussing the Oilers' struggles, scoring issues, my trip to Toronto, and much more.

I started this week's episode of BLTN with an explanation of why I'm recording a day early and what I'll be up to in Toronto over the next few days. As much as I enjoy living on a plane these days, the same can not be said for red-eye flights, which is what I'll be taking tonight to head out east. Will I sleep on the plane? Unlikely. Will I complain about it the entire time I'm in Toronto? Yes. Yes, I will. On the bright side, Survivor is back for another season, which means another handful of weeks where I get to swoon over my new hero, Jeff Probst.

Turning the podcast back to the Oilers, I started with a breakdown of <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-slump-busters-buffalo-sabres-evan-bouchard-depth-scoring">Monday's loss to the Sabres</a> and how it's truly puzzling that Edmonton continues to struggle against mediocre opponents. Despite starting hot as a pistol, our boys couldn't beat Buffalo's goaltender with any of their early chances, which seemed to put them in a funk. I also covered the fanbase's reaction to <a href="https://oilersnation.com/news/edmonton-oilers-2025-nhl-trade-deadline-live-blog">what Stan Bowman did at the trade deadline</a>, and how it always makes me laugh how angry we get regardless of what the GM actually gets done.

Finally, I wrapped up this quick episode of BLTN with a guest Righteous Sack Beating before wrapping up the show with another round of voicemails that were as entertaining as they were all over the map. The inbox was so funny again this week, and I got plenty of laughs from your ideas, feedback, and voicemails. As always, I sat back and laughed while listening to everything that's been on your mind over the last seven days.

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